Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s First Half All-Stars

It’s the middle of Week 13 in most fantasy baseball leagues, which technically counts as the halfway point of the fantasy baseball season.

With that in mind, Fantasy Baseball Dugout would like to hand out some All-Star nominations for great first half performances.

Unlike the real leagues, Fantasy Baseball Dugout doesn’t care about petty things like having one player from every Major League team on our roster - we only reward the best.

Our All-Star lineup will be created with the parameters of a typical fantasy baseball starting lineup (1 each 0f the infield positions, 3 outfielders, 1 DH/utility, 2 starting pitchers, 2 closers, 3 utility pitchers). A standard 5×5 league will be used for determining who the top players are and publishing their statistics.

• Catcher: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (.305 average, 14 homeruns, 44 RBI, 35 runs scored, 1 stolen base)
• First Base: Lance Berkman, Houston Astros (.358, 21, 62, 68, 12)
• Second Base: Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies (.289, 22, 63, 57, 6)
• Third Base: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves (.395, 16, 46, 48, 2)
• Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins (.294, 16, 33, 66, 19)
• Outfielders:
  • Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers (.310, 19, 76, 50, 2)
  • Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh Pirates (.293, 15, 51, 59, 9)
  • Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers (.287, 20, 57, 44, eight)
• DH/Utility: Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers (.303, 12, 47, 65, 19)
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati Reds (10 wins, 2 losses, 1.71 ERA, 110 strikeouts, 1.17 WHIP)
  • Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers (9-1, 2.59, 84, 1.04)
• Relief Pitchers:
  • Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees (2-2, 21 saves, 0.76 ERA, 40 strikeouts, 0.57 WHIP)
  • Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs (4-1, 19, 2.56, 46, 0.85)
• Utility Pitchers:
  • Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians (10-1, 2.45, 79, 1.08)
  • Dan Haren, Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4, 3.04, 89, 0.96)
  • Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays (8-6, 2.90, 93, 1.04)

Agree with Fantasy Baseball Dugout? Think we’re idiots? Who isn’t on our list that’s been an all-star for your squad? Drop us a comment or contact us via e-mail - fantasybaseballdugout (at) gmail (dot) com.

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