Scott White

A little over a month has passed since I first chimed in with my selections for the All-Star game, and since so much can change in that period of time, I thought I'd revisit the process.

Same drill as before. I'll give you a position-by-position rundown with an analysis for each, only this time I'll mention my picks from late May for the sake of comparison.

American League
C Joe Mauer (MIN)
Mauer again gets the nod here. His continued lack of power makes him a perennial disappointment, but the AL has little power to boast at the position. You don't want Mike Napoli starting, do you? Dioner Navarro's stats actually come surprisingly close to Mauer's, making him the obvious backup.
1B Justin Morneau (MIN)
Morneau has pushed ahead of Kevin Youkilis even though he's hit only two home runs in June. He has a higher batting average and a 15-RBI advantage. Jason Giambi has significantly closed the gap in one's month time and probably deserves a reserve spot.
2B Ian Kinsler (TEX)
With all the stir in Texas over Josh Hamilton, Milton Bradley and David Murphy, Kinsler's emergence as an elite second baseman has flown a bit under the radar. But the 20-20 player last year looks like he might go 25-40 this year, and he's upped his batting average from .263 last year to .308 this year. I also selected him in May. Dustin Pedroia wouldn't make a terrible backup with his 15-15 potential, but Brian Roberts already has more than 20 stolen bases.
3B Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
Even with his time lost due to a quadriceps injury, A-Rod blows his competition out of the water at this position, easily retaining his vote from late May. Mike Lowell, Joe Crede and rookie Evan Longoria have nearly identical statistics, but I'll give the reserve nod to Lowell for now.
SS Orlando Cabrera (CHW)
Michael Young had my vote in May, but he's hit around .250 since the end of April and is hardly worthy of a spot on my Fantasy team, much less the All-Star team. (OK, that's a little bit of an overstatement, but he's clearly not an elite talent.) Cabrera gets my vote now more due to a lack of alternatives than anything else. Thanks to a recent hot streak, he has his batting average respectable again, and his 12 stolen bases put him ahead of players with similar peripherals, like Derek Jeter.
OF Josh Hamilton (TEX), Carlos Quentin (CHW), Milton Bradley (TEX)
All three of these players have slowed down in recent weeks, but all three still have good enough stats to keep their starting spots from May. Of course, Quentin has virtually no chance of starting since Jerry Owens took his spot on the ballot, forcing me to name Manny Ramirez his replacement. Jermaine Dye has closed th