Tom Verducci's View

SEEING STARS

As long as Fox is billing the All-Star Game as "This time it counts," let's make sure the best players get to Chicago on July 15. Here are the most deserving All-Stars (considered only for the position they have played the most).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C Jorge Posada , Yankees Through June 15 he had the most RBIs (311) of any catcher since 2000 and is clearly the best in the league at the position.

IB Carlos Delgado , Blue Jays The league leader in home runs (22) and RBIs (76) is on pace to surpass 100 RBIs for the sixth straight year.

2B Bret Boone , Mariners He's having a bigger offensive season than the Yankees ' Alfonso Soriano and still has those soft hands in the field.

3B Hank Blalock , Rangers With a .341 average and solid play in the field, this second-year player gets the nod over Anaheim 's Troy Glaus in a coin flip.

SS Alex Rodriguez , Rangers Boston 's Nomar Garciaparra was outslugging him thanks to 12 triples, but with 16 home runs and reliable defense A-Rod is the class of the field.

LF Manny Ramirez , Red Sox Versatile Melvin Mora of Baltimore is having a terrific season, but Ramirez 's run production (51 RBIs) is superior.

CF Vernon Wells , Blue Jays In the AL only Delgado had more RBIs than Wells (61), who is also stellar in the field.