AL All-Star Ballots

For the next three days the "Stand Up Double" will be releasing its all-star ballots for both the American League and the National League. Joey Almars and myself both filled out our ballots without conversing with each other. Today we will post our AL ballots, tomorrow we will post our NL ballots, and on Thursday we will feature our first "roundtable" post where we will discuss why we made the decisions that we did on our ballots. Without further ado, here are our AL All-Star Ballots:

Matthew Taylor:

Starting Lineup:
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
First Base: Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
Second Base: Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
Third Base: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Shortstop: Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers
Outfield: Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
Outfield: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Outfield: Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

Reserves:
Catcher: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians
First Base: Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
Second Base: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
Third Base: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, Baltimore Orioles
Outfield: Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
Outfield: Nick Markakis, Baltimore Orioles
Outfield: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox
Designated Hitter: Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals

Pitchers:
Clay Bucholtz, Boston Red Sox (Starter)
Hishashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariners
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
James Shields, Kansas City Royals
Ervin Santana, Kansas City Royals
Hiroki Kuroda, New York Yankees
Bartolo Colon, Oakland Athletics
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Joe Nathan, Texas Rangers

Joey Almars:

Starting Lineup:
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
First Base: Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
Second Base: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
Third Base: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Shortstop: Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers
Outfield: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Outfield: Nick Markakis, Baltimore Orioles
Outfield: Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

Reserves:
Catcher: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians
First Base: Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers
Second Base: Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
Third Base: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstop: Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics
Outfield: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics
Outfield: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox
Outfield: Nate McClouth, Baltimore Orioles

Pitchers:
Clay Bucholtz, Boston Red Sox (Starting Pitcher)
Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians
Bartolo Colon, Oakland Athletics
Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariners
Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
James Shields, Kansas City Royals
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees,
Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles
Joe Nathan, Texas Rangers