MLB: Predicting the All-Star Game Starters for the 2017 Season

MLB: Predicting the 2017 All-Star Game Starters

Jul 7, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist (18), shortstop Addison Russell (27), center fielder Dexter Fowler (24), third baseman Kris Bryant (17), starting pitcher Jake Arrieta (49), starting pitcher Jon Lester (34), and first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) are honored before the game against the Atlanta Braves with their All-Star jerseys at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports /

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AL: Jonathan Lucroy / NL: Buster Posey

The 2017 AL catcher nod is going to Jonathan Lucroy. In 2016, Lucroy went to the Texas Rangers and he’ll be back in Arlington in 2017. Globe Life Park is a notorious hitter’s ballpark, which will help Lucroy’s stats.

In 45 games as a Ranger, Lucroy hit 11 home runs. He hit just 13 home runs in 95 games with the Brewers before the trade. In a more powerful lineup, Lucroy sees better pitches to hit. Expect both his home run and RBI totals to rise in 2017.

Lucroy made the All-Star game twice before, including last season. His other selection came in 2014.

For the NL side, Buster Posey, who earned the starting spot over Lucroy in the 2016 ASG, is going to start again in 2017. Posey earns his third straight start at catcher for the NL, his fourth ASG start and fifth overall selection.

Posey and the Giants enter the 2017 season with a chip on their shoulder. Not only did they see their even-year championship run end, but they also blew a three-run ninth inning lead to the Cubs in Game 4 of the NLDS. They will be out to prove they are World Series contenders in 2017, and Buster Posey is going to lead the charge.

Giants fans do a great job of voting their players in, and if Posey has even a decent first half, we should see him starting in Miami.

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