The rosters for the MLB All-Star game have been announced and the teams are riddled with players that make fans want to get MLB tickets to see them play. Here I analyze the starting lineup selections for the American League. Note: All statistics are as of July 8th.

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Catcher - Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins: Mauer is leading the league with a .326 batting average. He's one of the best hitters in the league.

First Base - Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox: You can't argue with this selection. Justin Morneau and Jason Giambi are both having good years, but Youkilis has batting over .300 and has nice power numbers.

Second Base - Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox: I simply cannot support this pick. Ian Kinsler is having a fantastic season for 메리트카지노 the Rangers. He's hitting over .320 and has 13 home runs and 50 RBI. The most amazing statistic is that Kinsler has scored 74 runs in just 83 games. Pedroia is having a good year, but he's not on the same level as Kinsler.

Shortstop - Derek Jeter, New York Yankees: Michael Young is having a slightly better season statistically, but the difference is almost negligible. I agree with the Jeter selection based on reputation and the fact that he brings so many intangibles to the clubhouse.

Third Base - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees: A-Rod was the leading vote-getter and he deserves to be. He's got top tier numbers and he missed a month of the season. He fills up every category, including stolen bases, and is the best player in major league baseball. Not that the Yankees need help selling MLB tickets, but people come to the stadium to see this guy play the game.

Outfield - Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers: Hamilton is having a great year and would have been my first choice for an outfield slot. He's been an RBI machine, partly due to Kinsler's production, driving in 85 runs thus far.

Outfield - Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox: This was a reputation pick. Manny is having a decent year, but he's not having a better year than Grady Sizemore or Milton Bradley.

Outfield - Ichiro, Seattle Mariners: Ichiro's average is a little down, but he has 34 steals and plays incredible defense. Again, I'd give Grady Sizemore the nod over him, but you can't complain about Ichiro getting the start.

Designated Hitter - David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox: Another reputation pick. Ortiz has missed a good portion of the season with an injury and he's not expected to play in the All-Star Game. He's one of the most popular players in the league, and for good reason, but he doesn't deserve a starting nod this season. Carlos Quentin, Milton Bradley and Grady Sizemore could be choices here.

These guys all deserve to make the All-Star squad and often have baseball fans clamoring for MLB tickets.

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