"Should-be" American League All-Star Team

As I wrote in the NL post, the All-Star Game selection process is a joke. So I've created these posts to show the guys who deserve it most and what the teams should actually look like. Here's the criteria for my All-Star teams:

Each roster has 31 roster spots. Actual MLB all-star rosters often feature a few more spots.

The starting lineups consist of the player at each position that is having the best overall year, offensive, defensive, and team performance all factored together. The bench has at least one backup for each position. To fill out the rest of the bench, the best remaining players regardless of position were selected. The pitching staffs include 4 relievers on each team, with the rest filled in with starters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS
Starting Lineup
1. CF - Mike Trout (Los Angeles)
    All be it a down year for Trout, still an elite AL outfielder (.556 SLG, 45 RBI)
2. SS - Derek Jeter (New York)
    Usually this is a textbook case of popularity, but see 2001 All-star game. Happy Trails #2.
3. 1B - Miguel Cabrera (Detroit)
    Resident great in a good crop of 1B. .326 BA, 52 RBI
4. RF - Nelson Cruz (Baltimore)
    Breakout year. His past bothers me but he's clean and crushing baseballs
5. LF - Jose Bautista (Toronto)
    Rejuvinated year, .982 OPS with a climbing ball club
6. 3B - Josh Donaldson (Oakland)
    The elite of the AL 3B, top 5 in AL in RBI (50)
7. DH - Victor Martinez (Detroit)
    .330 BA with 136 TB in 61 gms. Guy is a bonified stud.
8. 2B - Robinson Cano (Seattle)
    .332 BA and trying to get the Mariners moving in the West
9. C - Salvador Perez (Kansas City)
    Slim pickings at Catcher in A.L, Perez stands out most.
P  Masahiro Tanaka (New York)
    The Japanese rookie sensation has earned the nod to start for the A.L
Bench
C- Kurt Suzuki (Minnesota)
    Leads al A.L Catchers in OPS, mainly here for the job he's done with MIN pitchers
1B - Jose Abreu (Chicago)
    Another rookie phenom turning heads. 19 HR, 50 RBI in 52 games
1B/DH- Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto)
    Part of the Toronto slugging company, set TOR record for HR in a month. Also 53 RBI
1B/DH- Brandon Moss (Oakland)
    Great story, continues to produce for A.L West leading A's (16 HR, 53 RBI)
2B- Jose Altuve (Houston)
    Leader of a young, talented Houston squad. .315 BA, 24 SB
3B- Adrian Beltre (Texas)
    Still getting it done defensively, .323 BA, .879 OPS.
SS- Alexi Ramirez (Chicago)
    Well-deserved for the young SS from the South Side, .312 BA, 34 RS
OF- Melky Cabrera (Toronto)
     Catalyst of an elite offense, .823 OPS, 43 RS
OF- Adam Jones (Baltimore)
     .301 BA, 40 RBI, very consistent and steady force for the O's
OF- Yoenis Cespedes (Oakland)
     Another young phenom deserving of an All-Star trip. 12 HR, 42 RBI

Pitchers
RHP- Felix Hernandez (Seattle)
     Might be the best pitcher in all of baseball
LHP- Mark Bhuerle (Toronto)
     Comeback POY candidate, first in ML to 10 wins, 2.04 ERA
LHP- Scott Kazmir (Oakland)
     Leading the A's elite pitching staff, 2.20 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
RHP- Yu Darvish (Texas)
     A bright spot in a tough season for the Rangers, 101 K's, 2.11 ERA
LHP- Dallas Keuchel (Houston)
     Star in the making for the Astros, 8-3, 2.38 ERA
RHP- Garrett Richards (Los Angeles)
     Another young power arm, 8.5 K/9, 1.10 WHIP, .211 OPP BA.
RHP- Sonny Gray (Oakland)
     Made a splash in the postseason, translated into good start to 2014. 2.83 ERA
RHP- Koji Uehara (Boston)
     ALCS MVP has picked up right where he left off. 13/13 SVS, 0.65 ERA
RHP- Fernando Rodney (Seattle)
     Under the radar in Seattle, 18/20 SVS, 2.19 ERA
RHP- Joakim Soria (Texas)
     13 SVS, 1.96 ERA, 0.70 WHIP. Another underrated closer.
RHP- Greg Holland (Kansas City)
     19/20 SVS, 1.43 ERA. Might be the toughest closer in baseball right now.