Earlier today, I published a proposal to change the way the fans vote for the All Star Game. To show how this may work, here is my best guess on how the fans may vote based upon if fans were voting today:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL East

Baltimore Orioles – Manny Machado 3B

Boston Red Sox – David Ortiz DH

Toronto Blue Jays – Josh Donaldson 3B

Tampa Bay Rays – Kevin Kiermaier CF

New York Yankees – Dellin Betances RP

AL Central

Chicago White Sox – Chris Sale SP

Kansas City Royals – Alex Gordon LF

Cleveland Indians – Francisco Lindor SS

Detroit Tigers – J.D. Martinez RF

Minnesota Twins – Joe Mauer 1B

AL West

Oakland Athletics – Sonny Gray SP

Texas Rangers – Adrian Beltre 3B

Seattle Mariners – Felix Hernandez SP

Los Angels Angels of Anaheim – Mike Trout CF 

Houston Astros – Jose Altuve 2B

Now, as the season progresses and players improve, we could see changes here and there like Miguel Cabrera in place of J.D. Martinez. Overall, this looks to be a fair projection. Of the 15 players selected, there were three starting pitchers, one reliever, no catchers, one first baseman, one second baseman, three third baseman, one shortstop, one left fielder, two centerfielders, one rightfielder, and a DH.  With nineteen spots left, there is plenty of room left to assemble a complete All Star Game roster. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL East

Washington Nationals – Bryce Harper RF

New York Mets – Noah Syndergaard SP

Philadelphia Phillies – Vincent Velasquez SP

Miami Marlins – Giancarlo Stanton RF

Atlanta Braves – Freddie Freeman (?) 1B

NL Central

Chicago Cubs – Anthony Rizzo 1B

St. Louis Cardinals – Yadier Molina C

Pittsburgh Pirates – Starling Marte LF

Cincinnati Reds – Zack Cozart SS

Milwaukee Brewers – Ryan Braun LF

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers – Clayton Kershaw SP

Arizona Diamondbacks – Paul Goldschmidt  1B

Colorado Rockies – Nolan Arenado 3B

San Francisco Giants – Buster Posey C

San Diego Padres – Melvin Upton, Jr. LF

In total, the National League would have three starters, no relievers, two catchers, three first basemen, no second basemen, one third baseman, one shortstop, three left fielders, no centerfielders, and two rightfielders. Again, there’s plenty of room to fill in the rest of the roster. 

OVERALL

By no means should my choices here be interpreted as the final say or who I would vote for if these rules were adapted. It’s only a guess.

With that said, there are some young and exciting players here like Syndergaard and Lindor. There are bona five superstars like Harper and Trout (who also qualify as young and exciting). Also, there are players here like Freeman and Velasquez, who may not be chosen to an All Star Game, but nevertheless, they would be there because every team must be represented. Look, if you’re going to name someone to the All Star Game who wouldn’t be there but for one rule, you might as well let those fans pick the players. 

At the end of the day, these are mostly deserving All Stars, and their inclusion would not hamper Ned Yost’s or Terry Collins’ ability to field a team. It’s time to let fans pick their own players.