2014 Base-Knock All-Star Teams

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Since today is the All-Star game, here are the teams for both leagues. This is pretty simple: I just went by points, except I also optimized for position and I picked a player from every team.* 30 players per team.

American League:

C: Carlos Santana TEX
1B: Edwin Encarnacion SEA
2B: Jose Altuve TOR
3B: Anthony Rendon TEX
SS: Dee Gordon BAL
OF: Mike Trout LAA
OF: Andrew McCutchen KC
OF: Giancarlo Stanton CLE
DH: Victor Martinez TEX

SP: Felix Hernandez SEA
SP: Adam Wainwright DET
SP: Max Scherzer LAA
SP: Julio Teheran TB
SP: Sonny Gray BAL
SP: Scott Kazmir MIN
SP: James Shields TOR
SP: Tyson Ross OAK

RP: Fernando Rodney TEX
RP: Greg Holland KC
RP: Glen Perkins BOS
RP: Mark Melancon CLE
RP: Jonathan Papelbon BOS

Bench:

C Salvador Perez KC
1B Freddie Freeman TB
2B Ian Kinsler CLE
2B Robinson Cano NYY
3B Josh Donaldson LAA
OF Jose Bautista TEX
OF Yasiel Puig SEA
OF Marlon Byrd CWS

National League:

C: Jonathan Lucroy MIL
1B: Paul Goldschmidt MIA
2B: Brian Dozier SD
3B: Todd Frazier CIN
SS: Troy Tulowitzki PHI
OF: Michael Brantley SD
OF: Nelson Cruz ARI
OF: Charlie Blackmon LAD
DH: Jose Abreu PIT

SP: Johnny Cueto CIN
SP: Masahiro Tanaka PIT
SP: David Price COL
SP: Garrett Richards MIA
SP: Corey Kluber SD
SP: Zack Greinke STL
SP: Jon Lester SD
SP: Madison Bumgarner WAS
SP: Josh Beckett NYM

RP: Francisco Rodriguez MIL
RP: Craig Kimbrel COL
RP: Trevor Rosenthal STL
RP: Koji Uehara ATL
RP: Kenley Jansen PHI

Bench:

C Buster Posey SD
1B Albert Pujols HOU
1B Miguel Cabrera PHI
2B/3B Matt Carpenter CHC
OF Jayson Werth CHC
OF Carlos Gomez MIL
OF/3B Nick Castellanos SF

*That final piece is easier said than done, for the record.

[Braves GM (Jared)]

Good job Mike. This is a cool addition to our league

[Orioles GM (Michael)]

Thanks for doing this Mike!

[Pirates GM (Max)]

Why is the NL team not the entire Pirates roster? 5 in a row mothalovas!