What do Elvis Andrus, Jose Bautista, Adrian Beltre, Clay Buchholz, John Buck, Trevor Cahill, Robinson Cano, Fausto Carmona, Neftali Feliz, Phil Hughes, Jon Lester, David Price, Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher, Matt Thorton, Jered Weaver and Ty Wigginton all have in common?
They were each named to their first All-Star Game in 2010. This particular bunch represented almost half of the American League roster last summer.
With so many up-and-coming players making a significant impact in the Majors, let’s make a few predictions on guys who will become perennial American League All-Stars but have yet to appear in the Midsummer Classic.