Scott White

As promised, I have for you my complete and finalized selections for the AL and NL All-Star teams. I'll present the AL team Friday and the NL team Saturday.

Keep in mind I wanted to make these rosters as realistic as possible, meaning I adopted two premises for my selections. First, I made sure all 30 major-league teams had at least one representative. Easy enough, right? Second, I projected the starting lineups based on the last count of fan voting. I repeat: I didn't pick the starting lineups. The fans did. So if you have a problem with Dustin Pedroia starting at second base over Ian Kinsler, don't blame me. Really, both deserve to make the team, so I wouldn't go as ballistic over that vote as I would the Griffey vote in the NL, but we'll get to that Saturday.

Also, remember I selected these players based exclusively on what they've done, not on what I expect them to do. So to keep with the Fantasy theme of this blog, I'll designate each player "for real" or "sell high," giving you an indication of how well I think each will sustain his stats in the second half.

Up, up and away:

2008 American League All-Star Team
Starting lineup
C - Joe Mauer, MIN (for real)
1B - Kevin Youkilis, BOS (for real)
2B - Dustin Pedroia, BOS (for real)
3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY (for real)
SS - Derek Jeter, NYY (for real)
OF - Josh Hamilton, TEX (for real)
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA (for real)
OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS (for real)
DH - David Ortiz, BOS (for real)*

* - won't play due to injury

Reserves
C - Ivan Rodriguez, DET (for real)
1B - Justin Morneau, MIN (for real)
1B - Aubrey Huff, BAL (sell high)
2B - Ian Kinsler, TEX (for real)
3B - Evan Longoria, TB (for real)
SS - Michael Young, TEX (for real)
OF - Carlos Quentin, CHW (for real)
OF - Grady Sizemore, CLE (for real)
OF - Milton Bradley, TEX (for real)
OF - Jermaine Dye, CHW (sell high)
OF - J.D. Drew, BOS (sell high)*

* - injury replacement

Pitching staff
SP - Cliff Lee, CLE (sell high)
SP - Roy Halladay, TOR (for real)
SP - Ervin Santana, LAA (for real)
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