Major League Baseball All-Star Ballot

The MLB All-Star Game ballot is out, sponsored by Sprint. (Old-timers like myself still link it to Gilette.) Here's the URL:

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2011/ballot.jsp

FYI, here are my first picks, based on stats as of 4-25-11:

First Base

AL: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers - .338, 5 HR, 15 RBI
NL: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers - .345, 3 HR, 22 RBI

Second Base

AL: Robinson Cano, New York Yankees - .304, 4 HR, 14 RBI
NL: Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds - .364, 2 HR, 10 RBI

Shortstop

AL: Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians - .253, 4 HR, 14 RBI
NL: Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies - .317, 7 HR, 16 RBI

Third Base

AL: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees - .346, 5 HR, 17 RBI
NL: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves - .284, 2 HR, 16 RBI

Catcher

AL: Russell Martin, New York Yankees - .311, 6 HR, 16 RBI
NL: Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants - .280, 4 HR, 16 RBI

Designated Hitter

AL: Travis Hafner, Cleveland Indians - .348, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Outfielders

AL: Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays - .364, 8 HR, 11 RBI
AL: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics - .281, 1 HR, 8 RBI
AL: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners - .309, 0 HR, 9 RBI

NL: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers - .378, 8 HR, 20 RBI
NL: Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs - .478, 0 HR, 2 RBI
NL: Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers - .396, 5 HR, 18 RBI