Sunday, July 06, 2008

Predicting the All-Star pitching staffs/reserves

The starting lineups for both All-Star squads have already been determined.

In the American League, Joe Mauer is starting behind the plate. The infield consists of Kevin Youkilis at first, Dustin Pedroia at second, Derek Jeter at shortstop, and Alex Rodriguez at third base. The three starting outfielders will be Manny Ramirez, Ichiro Suzuki, and Josh Hamilton. David Ortiz was voted in as the designated hitter, although he will not be playing because of an injury. Cliff Lee will be the starting pitcher.

In the National League, Geovany Soto gets the start at catcher. The starting infielders are Lance Berkman at first base, Chase Utley at second, Hanley Ramirez at shortstop, and Chipper Jones at third. The outfield will be made up of Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, and Ryan Braun. Brandon Webb will take the mound to start things off.

Now, on to the predictions for the remainder of the rosters:

American League

Reserves:
Dioner Navarro, C, TB
Justin Morneau, 1B, MIN
Miguel Cabrera, 1B, DET
Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX
Michael Young, SS, TEX
Mike Lowell, 3B, BOS
Jermaine Dye, OF, CHW
Magglio Ordonez, OF, DET
Carlos Quentin, OF, CHW
Johnny Damon, OF, NYY
David DeJesus, OF, KC
J.D. Drew, OF, BOS
Milton Bradley, DH, TEX

Pitching staff:
Cliff Lee, CLE (starter)
Justin Duchscherer, OAK
Roy Halladay, TOR
Felix Hernandez, SEA
Shaun Marcum, TOR
Joe Saunders, LAA
Francisco Rodriguez, LAA
Mariano Rivera, NYY
Joakim Soria, KC
Jim Johnson, BAL

National League

Reserves:

Russell Martin, C, LAD
Albert Pujols, 1B, STL
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, SD
Dan Uggla, 2B, FLA
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN
Cristian Guzman, SS, WAS
Garrett Atkins, 3B, COL
David Wright, 3B, NYM
Carlos Lee, OF, HOU
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL
Matt Holliday, OF, COL
Xavier Nady, OF, PIT
Ryan Ludwick, OF, STL

Pitching staff:
Brandon Webb, ARZ (starter)
Edinson Volquez, CIN
Tim Lincecum, SF
Ben Sheets, MIL
Johan Santana, NYM
Danny Haren, ARZ
Brad Lidge, PHI
Brandon Lyon, ARZ
Hong-Chih Kuo, LAD
Takashi Saito, LAD

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