My All Star Ballot

Each year, I like to come up with my own best effort at each league's all-star roster. I put in place a few rules for myself:

*I limit the roster size to 25. That is normal to regular rosters, but generally all-star rosters are at 32.
*I require myself to have each team represented, per all-star rules.
*I do not take more than 11 starters, of which 5 can be starters.
*My bench will include one catcher and two outfielders. Of the remaining spots reserved for infielders, not more than one can be a 1Bmen.

With that in mind, here is my best effort at your 2007 MLB All Stars, as of today...

American League
C - V. Martinez
1B - K. Youkilis
2B - BJ Upton
3B - A. Rodriguez
SS - D. Jeter
OF - V. Guerrero
OF - G. Sizemore
OF - M. Ordonez

SP - Haren
- Shields
- Meche
- Lackey
- Sabathia

RP - Janssen
- Jenks
- A. Reyes
- Nathan
- Okajima
- Putz

Bench - Cuddyer, Teixeira, B. Roberts, Posada, Ichiro, O. Cabrera

Team Census - 3: TB, NYY; 2: Bos, Min, Cle, Sea, LAA; 1: Tor, CHW, KC, Det, Oak, Tex

National League
C - R. Martin
1B - P. Fielder
2B - C. Utley
3B - M. Cabrera
SS - J. Reyes
OF - J. Willingham
OF - E. Byrnes
OF - R. Church

SP - B. Penny
- J. Peavy
- I. Snell
- R. Oswalt
- R. Hill
RP - Isringhausen
- B. Fuentes
- F. Cordero
- T. Saito
- B. Lyon
- B. Wagner

Bench - A. Gonzalez, K. Johnson, B. Bonds, B. Molina, A. Rowand, B. Phillips

Team Census - 3: LAD; 2: SF, SD, Phi, NYM, Mil, Fla, Arz; 1: Was, StL, Pit, Hou, Col, Cin, ChC, Atl