AFBL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen ... and here they are. The rosters for this year's American Federation Baseball League All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Frontier League, the roster includes:

SP <Jesus Barillas:player#12256> (IL) - 6-3, 7 SV, 3.00 ERA, 66.0 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 1.6 WAR
SP <Ed Branch:player#11846> (MN) - 10-4, 2.97 ERA, 118.1 IP, 1.01 WHIP, 10.9 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP <Petro Groeneveld:player#10923> (CO) - 8-6, 3.66 ERA, 115.2 IP, 1.18 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, 3.1 WAR
SP <Sam Johnson:player#4455> (CA) - 11-3, 2.72 ERA, 125.2 IP, 0.93 WHIP, 10.7 K/9, 3.6 WAR
SP <Gilberto Martínez:player#1632> (TX) - 9-7, 3.24 ERA, 127.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 3.3 WAR
SP <Edgardo Pacheco:player#11393> (AZ) - 5-4, 14 SV, 1.15 ERA, 47.0 IP, 0.64 WHIP, 19.7 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP <José Suárez:player#9862> (ID) - 8-4, 3.22 ERA, 92.1 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 11.6 K/9, 2.9 WAR
SP <Riemer van Uffelen:player#10256> (TX) - 6-4, 3.82 ERA, 134.1 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 9.2 K/9, 3.3 WAR
RP <Eric King:player#4315> (MN) - 2-4, 19 SV, 1.79 ERA, 55.1 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 1.6 WAR
RP <Jeff Todd:player#6029> (NM) - 1-2, 10 SV, 2.78 ERA, 71.1 IP, 0.86 WHIP, 12.1 K/9, 1.5 WAR
CL <Paço Estaa:player#6494> (NM) - 3-0, 14 SV, 1.32 ERA, 61.1 IP, 0.72 WHIP, 13.5 K/9, 2.8 WAR
CL <Bobby Etheridge:player#8370> (CO) - 3-5, 22 SV, 3.38 ERA, 40.0 IP, 1.32 WHIP, 15.5 K/9, 1.5 WAR
C <Dan Byrd:player#7124> (IL) - .286/.365/.440, 273 AB, 6 HR, 124 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
C <José Ruíz:player#5918> (TX) - .271/.338/.476, 269 AB, 14 HR, 1 SB, 121 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
1B <Ben Gloff:player#8885> (MN) - .263/.317/.654, 228 AB, 26 HR, 1 SB, 162 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
1B <Jerry Hyde:player#6230> (ID) - .316/.364/.553, 320 AB, 16 HR, 7 SB, 151 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
2B <Jesus Vasquez:player#10751> (MN) - .238/.348/.365, 315 AB, 7 HR, 16 SB, 103 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
3B <Anastasio López:player#5651> (NM) - .315/.344/.558, 321 AB, 20 HR, 144 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
3B <Orlando Méndez:player#11354> (MN) - .272/.325/.586, 331 AB, 28 HR, 17 SB, 145 wRC+, 3.2 WAR
SS <Rusty Gustafson:player#2598> (CO) - .360/.401/.480, 369 AB, 2 HR, 47 SB, 140 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
SS <Joe Hyde:player#10745> (AZ) - .338/.381/.487, 337 AB, 4 HR, 5 SB, 136 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
SS <Eric Malvern:player#9348> (TX) - .290/.329/.431, 276 AB, 7 HR, 32 SB, 107 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
LF <Ned Selph:player#5646> (AZ) - .287/.351/.415, 352 AB, 1 HR, 58 SB, 107 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
LF <Jim Szczepanski:player#5122> (AZ) - .323/.402/.629, 232 AB, 21 HR, 2 SB, 181 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
CF <Edgardo Galindo:player#10471> (ID) - .321/.373/.466, 352 AB, 8 HR, 61 SB, 129 wRC+, 3.8 WAR
CF <António López:player#10459> (CO) - .314/.348/.353, 357 AB, 40 SB, 91 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
RF <Tony Benavides:player#970> (TX) - .302/.368/.420, 324 AB, 2 HR, 57 SB, 115 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
RF <Qi-chao Situ:player#10014> (CA) - .284/.332/.569, 313 AB, 24 HR, 4 SB, 139 wRC+, 2.4 WAR (Injured)
RF <Ron White:player#7286> (ID) - .284/.330/.586, 331 AB, 27 HR, 4 SB, 150 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
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For the Patriot League these players have been selected:

SP <Raul Arvelos:player#1911> (KY) - 8-3, 3.20 ERA, 104.0 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 12.7 K/9, 5.6 WAR
SP <Bernie Custello:player#11911> (PA) - 9-4, 3.40 ERA, 121.2 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 13.3 K/9, 2.8 WAR
SP <Buwono Ernalia:player#10507> (NJ) - 4-9, 4.28 ERA, 122.0 IP, 1.48 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 2.9 WAR
SP <Harland Guillou:player#9207> (GA) - 4-7, 2.83 ERA, 111.1 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, 2.5 WAR
SP <Jason Karels:player#12566> (MD) - 10-2, 3.17 ERA, 102.1 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 7.8 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP <Iván Morales:player#6324> (KY) - 8-7, 3.02 ERA, 131.0 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 7.8 K/9, 2.9 WAR
RP <Tony Faulkner:player#11317> (NY) - 6-4, 3.58 ERA, 32.2 IP, 1.35 WHIP, 11.6 K/9, 1.3 WAR
RP <Luis Vázquez:player#4640> (NC) - 1-0, 3.74 ERA, 33.2 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP <Greg Wilkinson:player#7583> (MD) - 3-0, 1.12 ERA, 40.1 IP, 0.87 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 1.3 WAR
CL <Mark Davidson:player#9018> (NY) - 4-4, 19 SV, 2.91 ERA, 46.1 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 13.6 K/9, 1.7 WAR
CL <Randy Gagnon:player#2345> (OH) - 3-2, 14 SV, 0.65 ERA, 27.2 IP, 0.69 WHIP, 13.0 K/9, 1.2 WAR (Injured)
CL <Mike Gómez:player#4656> (PA) - 8-6, 16 SV, 3.81 ERA, 49.2 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 9.8 K/9, 1.3 WAR
C <Duri Al Gahary:player#9058> (ON) - .259/.389/.444, 239 AB, 10 HR, 2 SB, 128 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
C <Rob English:player#654> (MD) - .312/.345/.528, 269 AB, 12 HR, 13 SB, 135 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
1B <Mike Cobb:player#2065> (PA) - .285/.344/.557, 323 AB, 22 HR, 145 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
1B <Dewitt Joyner:player#8682> (PA) - .221/.327/.505, 317 AB, 25 HR, 5 SB, 121 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
1B <Steve Miller Jr.:player#3761> (NY) - .290/.372/.563, 334 AB, 26 HR, 144 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
1B <Luis Antonio Pérez:player#5163> (NJ) - .310/.334/.566, 332 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 144 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
2B <Tony Grimaldo:player#10209> (NY) - .355/.424/.577, 324 AB, 9 HR, 51 SB, 173 wRC+, 4.9 WAR
2B <Jorge Martínez:player#1457> (ON) - .265/.334/.455, 268 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 111 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
3B <Mario Rodríguez:player#1083> (KY) - .254/.286/.399, 268 AB, 10 HR, 84 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
SS <Rod Crews:player#10398> (NC) - .299/.318/.408, 294 AB, 1 HR, 22 SB, 96 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
SS <Wai-ho Zhai:player#9854> (GA) - .266/.383/.419, 320 AB, 13 HR, 8 SB, 122 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
LF <António Estrada:player#8748> (NY) - .292/.351/.553, 291 AB, 21 HR, 140 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
LF <Jesus Mesia:player#3071> (AL) - .386/.405/.545, 352 AB, 1 HR, 52 SB, 161 wRC+, 4.0 WAR
CF <Gerd Sas:player#10524> (NC) - .383/.447/.558, 321 AB, 8 HR, 47 SB, 176 wRC+, 4.7 WAR
CF <Eric Steele:player#9965> (GA) - .323/.405/.711, 325 AB, 32 HR, 38 SB, 190 wRC+, 5.8 WAR
RF <Chris Bermudez:player#9528> (KY) - .271/.348/.545, 277 AB, 19 HR, 6 SB, 138 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
RF <Juan Ybarra:player#10037> (NJ) - .317/.383/.523, 243 AB, 9 HR, 29 SB, 142 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
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The FL manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots." 