First-half fantasy baseball All-Stars

July 11, 2012 @ 11:10:12 PDT

Since the Kansas City insomnia cure - I mean, the All-Star Game - happened yesterday, I'll be ultra-timely and post the first-half fantasy All-Stars today.

We're not talking about an All-Studs squad, but instead a combination of performance and the best value return upon investment.

Pos	Player	Tm
C	Carlos Ruiz	PHI
1B	Mark Trumbo	LAA
2B	Jason Kipnis	CLE
3B	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR
SS	Ian Desmond	WSH
CI	Adam Dunn	CWS
MI	Aaron Hill	ARI
OF	Carlos Beltran	STL
OF	Mike Trout	LAA
OF	Melky Cabrera	SF
OF	Alex Rios	CWS
OF	Austin Jackson	DET
UT	Jason Kubel	ARI
SP	R.A. Dickey	NYM
SP	Chris Sale	CWS
SP	James McDonald	PIT
SP	Ryan Vogelsong	SF
SP	Lance Lynn	STL
SP	Chris Capuano	LAD
RP	Chris Perez	CLE
RP	Fernando Rodney	TB
RP	Jim Johnson	BAL

Bench

David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

Rafael Furcal, St. Louis Cardinals

Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox

Trevor Plouffe, Minnesota Twins

Josh Reddick, Oakland Athletics

Allen Craig, St. Louis Cardinals

Jonathan Broxton, Kansas City Royals

Who was the biggest snub? Who doesn't deserve to be on this list?

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