1. 2B José Altuve, HOU
2. RF Juan Soto, NYY
3. CF Aaron Judge, NYY
4. 3B José Ramírez, CLE
5. SS Gunnar Henderson, BAL
6. LF Kyle Tucker, HOU
7. 1B Josh Naylor, CLE
8. C Salvador Pérez, KC
9. DH Brent Rooker, OAK
SP Luis Gil, NYY
-The start at third base is shaping up to be a compelling battle between José Ramírez (146 OPS+, 16 HR, 58 RBI, 2.3 WAR), Rafael Devers (164 OPS+, 13 HR, 32 RBI, 2.0 WAR), Isaac Paredes (154 OPS+, 10 HR, 37 RBI, 1.8 WAR) and Jordan Westburg (139 OPS+, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 2.3 WAR). There is a good chance someone from that group will be among the biggest snubs of the year.
-It's unlikely the voters are going to select an Oakland Athletics player to the starting lineup, but based solely on merit, Brent Rooker (164 OPS+, 25 XBH, 12 HR, 39 RBI) is a more deserving AL starter at designated hitter than Yordan Alvarez (141 OPS+, 24 XBH, 12 HR, 28 RBI) right now.
