It’s time for my annual post wherein I reveal my MLB All-Star Game voting ballot. If you’ve not yet voted for the mid-summer classic, time is running out. Here’s who you should be voting for, starting with the American League:

C – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins. The whole Yankees / Red Sox bias is most evident in the All-Star voting where a Boston or New York player leads the votes at 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, DH, and one of the OF spots. Thankfully, Mauer recently edged out Jason Varitek at C. Because every All Star team needs a .231 hitting catcher, right? Isn’t it enough that I have to watch Boston on every ESPN and TBS game? Do I have to see them represented en masse at the All Star Game, too? But I digress.

1B – Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins. Although you could make an argument for Kevin Youkilis here, I’ll go with Morneau, who matches the Greek God of Walks in every category except RBI where he leads Youk by 15. And I don’t want to hear anything about a Minneapolis bias here.

2B – Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers. This guy can hit and run circles around Dustin Pedroia. By season’s end, he’ll have put together a 25HR / 40SB season. He’s the most deserving AL 2B.

SS – Derek Jeter, New York Yankees. A decade ago, this would’ve been a tough call between ARod, Jeter, Nomar, and Miguel Tejada. Now Jeter is the last man standing among that quartet of AL shortstops. There are really no deserving AL SS’s, so Jeter’s as good a choice as any, I guess.

3B – Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees. No matter how you look at the numbers, he’s the class of the league here. No brainer.

OF – Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers; Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians; Milton Bradley, Texas Rangers. Hamilton has been an absolute beast for Texas with an eye-popping 76 RBI. Considering the long road he’s taken to big league glory, he’s a guy you just want to root for. On the other end of the spectrum, Milton Bradley is one guy that’s easy to root against. But there’s no denying his numbers (.332, 15 HR, 48 RBI). Sizemore’s blend of power and speed (17 HR; 17 steals) has been the lone bright spot in an otherwise lackluster Indians offense.

DH – Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals. I know you can’t really vote for Guillen because he doesn’t “play” DH (only “full-time” DH’s qualify for the voting), but he’s much more deserving of a starting nod than Big Papi David Ortiz. Toiling in relative anonymity in KC, Guillen has posted a .293 average with 13 HR and 60 RBI (good for 2nd in the league). I’m lobbying for him to start in place of the injured Ortiz.

Tomorrow, I’ll preview my NL ballot.