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McGowan is progressing slowly after shoulder surgery so the team is targetting a 2010 return.

Marcum is making progress after tommy john surgery, he had a scary setback awhile back (there were talks about career ending) but is due to start a rehab stint sometime this month. The organization is being cautious about setting a time table but i'm optimistic that he may return to the rotation this season.

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McGowan is progressing slowly after shoulder surgery so the team is targetting a 2010 return.

Marcum is making progress after tommy john surgery, he had a scary setback awhile back (there were talks about career ending) but is due to start a rehab stint sometime this month. The organization is being cautious about setting a time table but i'm optimistic that he may return to the rotation this season.

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Marcum should be fine, he's a pitcher who depends on changing speeds and location. McGowan might have a tough road ahead because no one knows if he'll have the same stuff anymore... and it was amazing stuff before the surgery. If the Jays had both of them this year, I'd bet the Jays would be leading the AL East still.

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BJ Ryan lost 3mph on his fastball after TJ surgery but some pitchers actually throw harder when they come back, hopefully Marcum picks up where he left off before he got hurt. Romero for ROY!

Agreed Mr. X, if the rotation was healthy Jays would definitely be contending in the AL east :(

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OK, the All-Star rosters:

American League

Starters

Pos Player B/T

C Joe Mauer, MIN L/R

1B Mark Teixeira, NYY S/R

2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS R/R

SS Derek Jeter, NYY R/R

3B Evan Longoria, TB R/R

OF Jason Bay, BOS R/R

OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA L/R

OF Josh Hamilton, TEX L/L

Pitchers

Pos Player B/T

P Andrew Bailey, OAK R/R

P Josh Beckett, BOS R/R

P Mark Buehrle, CWS L/L

P Brian Fuentes, LAA L/L

P Zack Greinke, KC R/R

P Roy Halladay, TOR R/R

P Felix Hernandez, SEA R/R

P Edwin Jackson, DET R/R

P Joe Nathan, MIN R/R

P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS R/R

P Mariano Rivera, NYY R/R

P Justin Verlander, DET R/R

P Tim Wakefield, BOS R/R

Reserves

Pos Player B/T

C Victor Martinez, CLE S/R

1B Justin Morneau, MIN L/R

1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS R/R

2B Aaron Hill, TOR R/R

SS Jason Bartlett, TB R/R

3B Michael Young, TEX R/R

OF Carl Crawford, TB L/L

OF Curtis Granderson, DET L/R

OF Torii Hunter, LAA R/R

OF Adam Jones, BAL R/R

OF Ben Zobrist, TB S/R

National League

Starters

Pos Player B/T

C Yadier Molina, STL R/R

1B Albert Pujols, STL R/R

2B Chase Utley, PHI L/R

SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA R/R

3B David Wright, NYM R/R

OF Carlos Beltran, NYM S/R

OF Ryan Braun, MIL R/R

OF Raul Ibanez, PHI L/R

Pitchers

Pos Player B/T

P Heath Bell, SD R/R

P Chad Billingsley, LAD R/R

P Jonathan Broxton, LAD R/R

P Matt Cain, SF R/R

P Francisco Cordero, CIN R/R

P Ryan Franklin, STL R/R

P Dan Haren, ARI R/R

P Josh Johnson, FLA L/R

P Ted Lilly, CHC L/L

P Tim Lincecum, SF L/R

P Jason Marquis, COL L/R

P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM R/R

P Johan Santana, NYM L/L

Reserves

Pos Player B/T

C Brian McCann, ATL L/R

1B Prince Fielder, MIL L/R

1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD L/L

1B Ryan Howard, PHI L/L

2B Orlando Hudson, LAD S/R

2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT R/R

SS Miguel Tejada, HOU R/R

3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH R/R

OF Brad Hawpe, COL L/L

OF Hunter Pence, HOU R/R

OF Justin Upton, ARI R/R

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Don't forget the 2 spots still available through the vote:

On the AL side, i'd like to see Lind make it (surprise surprise), similar power numbers to Kinsler and Inge but way better BA.

On the NL side, I'll go with Pablo Sandoval although Mark Reynold's 24hr deserves some merit like you mentioned for 3B

-Agree that Morneau should be starting at 1st over Texeira

-Jared Weaver got fleeced, Tim Wakefield makes it with a 4.30 era! Bosox bias

-Dustin Pedroia got the MVP treatment over Aaron Hill, he's been solid but no where near last year

-Hamilton made the team because he's the "feel good story of last year" Dye and Lind should be on this team over Hamilton or even Zobrist

-If Rolen had better power numbers he would've made a good case but i guess there is a certain level of power expectation from that postition so can't argue with Young and Longoria

I don't follow the NL as closely as the AL so I'm not going to pretend to be overly knowledgeable but the one obvious ommission is Gallardo with similar or better records than Lilly and Santana and way better ERA

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I'd have Hill starting for the AL, and Lind would at least be there as a reserve. (my Jays bias shining through ;) ) I also agree that Hamilton doesn't really deserve his spot.

I would like to see Cruz and Dunn in this game as well, although I agree that Werth is deserving too.

Kinsler - Perdroia is a bit of a toss-up, but I would have given the Ranger the edge personally. He doesn't have the Monster to play pepper with in half his games.

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Don't forget the 2 spots still available through the vote:

On the AL side, i'd like to see Lind make it (surprise surprise), similar power numbers to Kinsler and Inge but way better BA.

On the NL side, I'll go with Pablo Sandoval although Mark Reynold's 24hr deserves some merit like you mentioned for 3B

-Agree that Morneau should be starting at 1st over Texeira

-Jared Weaver got fleeced, Tim Wakefield makes it with a 4.30 era! Bosox bias

-Dustin Pedroia got the MVP treatment over Aaron Hill, he's been solid but no where near last year

-Hamilton made the team because he's the "feel good story of last year" Dye and Lind should be on this team over Hamilton or even Zobrist

-If Rolen had better power numbers he would've made a good case but i guess there is a certain level of power expectation from that postition so can't argue with Young and Longoria

I don't follow the NL as closely as the AL so I'm not going to pretend to be overly knowledgeable but the one obvious ommission is Gallardo with similar or better records than Lilly and Santana and way better ERA

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