By Rick Morris
As is
tradition, we bring you our picks for the 2014 MLB All-Star rosters. First, here’s the actual rosters, courtesy
of CBS Sports:
AL Starters
(fan vote)
C Salvador
Perez, Royals
1B Miguel
Cabrera, Tigers (injured, will not play)
2B Jose Altuve,
Astros
SS Alcides
Escobar, Royals
3B Josh
Donaldson, Blue Jays (leading vote-getter overall)
OF Mike Trout,
Angels
OF Lorenzo
Cain, Royals
OF Alex Gordon,
Royals (injured, will not play)
DH Nelson Cruz,
Mariners
AL Reserves
C Russell
Martin, Blue Jays
C Stephen Vogt,
Athletics
1B Albert
Pujols, Angels (will start in place of the injured Cabrera)
1B Prince
Fielder, Rangers
1B Mark Teixeira,
Yankees (replaces injured Cabrera on roster)
2B Jason
Kipnis, Indians
SS Jose
Iglesias, Tigers
3B Manny
Machado, Orioles
3B Mike
Moustakas, Royals (Final Vote winner)
OF J.D.
Martinez, Tigers
OF Jose
Bautista, Blue Jays
OF Adam Jones,
Orioles (expected to start in place of the injured Gordon)
UTIL Brock
Holt, Red Sox
OF Brett
Gardner (injured placement for Gordon, had been on Final Vote ballot)
AL Pitchers
RHP Sonny Gray,
Athletics
RHP Felix
Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Chris
Archer, Rays
LHP David Price,
Tigers
LHP Dallas
Keuchel, Astros
LHP Chris Sale,
White Sox
RHP Dellin
Betances, Yankees
RHP Brad
Boxberger, Rays
RHP Kelvin
Herrera, Royals
RHP Wade Davis,
Royals
RHP Darren
O'Day, Orioles
LHP Glen
Perkins, Twins
LHP Zach
Britton, Orioles
NL Starters (fan
vote)
C Buster Posey,
Giants
1B Paul
Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
2B Dee Gordon,
Marlins NOTE: Gordon had a late injury and should be replaced by teammate
Carter Capps)
SS Jhonny
Peralta, Cardinals
3B Todd
Frazier, Reds
OF Bryce
Harper, Nationals (leading vote-getter in NL)
OF Matt
Holliday, Cardinals (injured, participation questionable)
OF Giancarlo
Stanton, Marlins (injured, will not play)
NL Reserves
C Yadier
Molina, Cardinals
C Yasmani
Grandal, Dodgers
1B Anthony
Rizzo, Cubs
1B Adrian
Gonzalez, Dodgers
2B DJ LeMahieu,
Rockies
2B Joe Panik,
Giants
SS Brandon
Crawford, Giants
3B Nolan
Arenado, Rockies
3B Kris Bryant,
Cubs (replaces injured Stanton on roster)
OF Andrew
McCutchen, Pirates (will start in place of the injured Stanton)
OF Joc
Pederson, Dodgers
OF Justin
Upton, Padres
OF A.J.
Pollock, Diamondbacks
NL Pitchers
RHP Max
Scherzer, Nationals
RHP Zack
Greinke, Dodgers
RHP Gerrit
Cole, Pirates
RHP Michael
Wacha, Cardinals
RHP Jacob
deGrom, Mets
RHP Shelby
Miller, Braves
RHP A.J.
Burnett, Pirates
LHP Madison
Bumgarner, Giants
RHP Trevor
Rosenthal, Cardinals
RHP Mark
Melancon, Pirates
RHP Jonathan
Papelbon, Phillies
RHP Francisco
Rodriguez, Brewers
LHP Aroldis
Chapman, Reds
RHP Carlos
Martinez, Cardinals (Final Vote winner)
OK, now here’s
the changes we would make for the AL, first if we did not have to account for
every team being represented.
In the AL, make
the following changes to the starting lineup:
C: Stephen Vogt
(he is a reserve, but should have been voted in)
2B: Brian
Dozier (bump Jose Altuve to the bench, taking Mark Teixeira’s spot on the
roster) – NOTE: he is a last-minute replacement in place of Jose Bautista
OF: JD Martinez
(he is a reserve, but should have been voted in and while Alex Gordon won’t
play due to injury, he shouldn’t have been voted to the team)
Here’s the
changes to the AL bench:
1B: Jose Abreu
for Jose Bautista
SS: Xander
Bogaerts for Jose Iglesias
3B: Alex
Rodriguez for Mike Moustakas
OF: Yoenis
Cespedes for Jason Kipnis
Here’s the
changes to the AL pitching crew:
Hector Santiago
for Brad Boxberger
Andrew Miller
for Zach Britton
With the
scenario of every team having to be accounted for, then leave Jason Kipnis on
the roster and drop Alex Rodriguez.
OK, now here’s
the changes we would make for the NL, first if we did not have to account for
every team being represented.
In the NL, make
the following changes to the starting lineup:
OF: A.J. Pollock
for Matt Holliday (Sterling Marte should be on the roster for Holliday, who is
injured and won’t play in the game regardless)
Here’s the
changes to the NL bench:
1B: Joey Votto
for Kris Bryant
1B: Adam Lind
for Joc Pederson
Here’s the
changes to the NL pitching crew:
Clayton Kershaw
for Shelby Miller
Johnny Cueto
for Madison Bumgarner
Jake Arrieta
for Carlos Martinez
Michael Wacha
for Aroldis Chapman
Francisco
Liriano for Mark Melancon
With the
scenario of every team having to be accounted for, then leave Shelby Miller on
the roster and drop Michael Wacha.
