With the All-Star break at hand, now’s the perfect time to unveil my All-Surprise team from the first half of the MLB season:
C: Carlos Ruiz, Phillies — .350, 13 HR, 46 RBIs. Best hitting catcher out there.
1B: Adam Dunn, White Sox — .208-25-61. Yeah, there’s the average, but look at the other numbers.
2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians — .277-11-49-20 steals. What’s not to like?
3B: Trevor Plouffe, Twins — .254-19-36. Who honestly drafted him?
SS: Jed Lowrie, Astros –.254-14-36. I’ve liked him from his Red Sox days.
OF: Melky Cabrera, Giants — .353-8-44-10. The average came out of nowhere.
OF: Mike Trout, Angels — .341-12-40-26. MVP and Rookie of the Year?
OF: Josh Reddick, A’s — .268-20-43-8. Surprising source of power for Oakland.
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox –.312-22-57. Big Papi still can hit.
SP: R.A. Dickey, Mets — 12-1, 2.40 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 123 Ks in 120 IP. The magic of the knuckleball.
SP: Chris Sale, White Sox — 10-2, 2.19 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 98 Ks in 102.2 IP.
SP: Chris Capuano, Dodgers — 9-1, 2.91 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 100 Ks in 111.1 IP. Looks great after being on the scrap heap.
RP: Fernando Rodney, Rays — 0.93 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 25 saves.
RP: Ernesto Frieri, Angels — 0.71 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 11 saves, 63 Ks in 38 IP.
Who would you add to the list?
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