2013 FBLG Midseason All-Stars, Part Two

Today we'll unveil the starting outfield and rotation of the 2013 midseason all-star team.

Left field: Carlos Gonzalez (Pitch You Blockhead), 298 points.

The original Cargo is the league's midseason MVP, blending his power, average, speed and home ballpark advantage into an unstoppable scoring machine. While some owners were wary of him coming off a season in which he missed 30 games and slumped badly in the second half of the season, he was still a first-round pick and fourth player taken at his position. After drafting Cargo, Starling Marte and Shin-soo Choo, Scott might consider renaming his team Outfield You Stud. Gonzalez's numbers are crazy across the board: he leads the league in homers, total bases, slugging and OPS. What's more, he's been healthy all season and had protection in a powerful Rockies lineup. He and his outfield brethren make PYB a force to be reckoned with in the season's second half.

Season stats: 91 g, 354 ABs, .302/.370/.610, 22 doubles, 6 triples, 25 homers, 64 RBIs, 68 runs, 16-17 steals, 148 OPS+.

Honorable mention: Domonic Brown (Manwaring a Muumuu).

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Center field: Carlos Gomez (Rookies), 263 points.

Cargo Deux is finally displaying the tools that have had scouts drooling over him for a decade. He's raised his average 35 points over last season's career-high mark and, like the other Cargo, has a fantastic power-speed combination shown by his league-leading nine triples. He's been hurt a little by the Brewers' struggles; with Ryan Braun in and out of the Biogenesis clinic lineup and Aramis Ramirez and Jonathan Lucroy off to sluggish starts, Gomez and Jean Segura have carried the Brewers offense much of the year. Similarly, after draft day the Rookies looked like a team built on their pitching after spending three early picks on would-be aces. But it's Gomez, a 10th-round pick and the 25th outfielder off the board (one pick after three-FBLG-team journeyman Jason Kubel) who has been the Rookies' consistent force this season.

Season stats: 89 g, 336 ABs, .295/.337/.533, 20 doubles, 9 triples, 14 homers, 45 RBIs, 51 runs, 21-24 steals, 132 OPS+.

Honorable mention: Andrew McCutchen (Lawyers, Guns & Money).

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Right field: Jay Bruce (Going Going Gonzo), 271 points.

The Beaumont Bomber isn't terribly flashy, strikes out a ton and bats behind two guys who are way more famous than he is. But when he gets a hold of a pitch, look out. This year, he's decided that there's a third option beyond home runs and whiffs... doubles! Lots and lots of doubles - a league-leading 28, in fact. Bruce quietly is putting up a monster season at the plate despite being on pace for 200 strikeouts and 50 walks. Jon picked him up in the third round as the eighth outfielder off the board, and he's outscored Jon's second-round outfield pick (B.J. Upton) by 170 points thus far. The guy just shows up every day and swings hard, and sometimes that's all it takes.

Season stats: 94 g, 379 ABs, .277/.325/.507, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 19 homers, 66 RBIs, 53 runs, 2-5 steals, 122 OPS+.

Honorable mention: Hunter Pence (Testosteraun Braun).

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No. 1 starter: Adam Wainwright (Misfits), 291 points.

Well, he's back. If anyone was worried about Waino's ability to come back from Tommy John surgery after a shaky 2012, their concerns have been quashed so far. The league leader in games started, complete games, shutouts, innings, batters faced, walks/9 innings, K/BB ratio and... hits allowed has been awesome in the first half of the season. So awesome that he has 12 wins and 15 walks. So awesome that he has nearly nine strikeouts for each walk. So awesome that he's leading the league in hits allowed and his WHIP is barely over 1.00. So awesome that he's making that contract he signed in the offseason look like a major bargain for the Cardinals. Waino, the third-round selection and ninth pitcher drafted, is the unquestioned ace of the Cardinals and of the Misfits as each seek postseason success.

Season stats: 20 starts, 12-5, 2.45 ERA, 146.2 IP, 133 H, 15 BB, 130 K, 1.009 WHIP, 149 ERA+.

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No. 2 starter: Clayton Kershaw (Silver State Sagebrushers), 289 points.

The first pitcher off the board with the No. 3 overall pick, Kershaw has been stupendous once again. Just imagine what he could have done if the Dodgers offense had existed before mid-June. His win-loss record isn't sparkling, but consider that the Dodgers are 0-6 in games in which he's given up three runs. Even by meager run support standards, that's meager run support. Kershaw basically leads the league in most of the categories Wainwright doesn't, including ERA, ERA+, H/9 and WHIP, and is tied with Waino with 20 starts and two shutouts. He's even hit a homer and two doubles at the plate. Plus, he's mad at Bruce Bochy for not starting him in the all-star game tonight. Which just makes Dodgers fans love him all the more. He, David Wright and Justin Upton form an awesome core for the Sagebrushers, and Brian hopes the Dodgers' recent offensive spark lasts throughout the season so Clayton can get some wins.

Season stats: 20 starts, 8-6, 1.98 ERA, 145.1 IP, 97 H, 35 BB, 139 K, 0.908 WHIP, 181 ERA+.

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No. 3 starter: Matt Harvey (Manwaring a Muumuu), 281 points.

Let's see. He was mostly unknown coming into the season, was a ninth-round choice in FBLG as the 26th starting pitcher drafted, plays for one of the worst teams in the league... and now he's dating a swimsuit model and starting the all-star game? Oh to be young, hunky and throw 99 mph. Harvey has been a revelation for the Mets and for league-leading Team Muumuu, whose starting pitching looked questionable after the draft but has instead been carrying the weight while the offense battles injuries and slumps. The young fireballer leads the league in strikeouts and K/9 and his sparkling record could have been improved with a little offensive support in his nine no-decisions. He's only gone fewer than six innings twice and has seven games with nine or more whiffs. The Mets have vowed to shut him down late in the season, so Team Muumuu hopes to get every last point it can out of him before that point.

Season stats: 19 starts, 7-2, 2.35 ERA, 130 IP, 91 H, 28 BB, 147 K, 0.915 WHIP, 153 ERA+.

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No. 4 starter: Cliff Lee (Arbitration Losers), 269 points.

Every starting rotation needs a veteran presence, right? Cliff Lee, the well-traveled 34-year-old, fills that role for the FBLG all-stars. Coming off a season in which he pitched great but finished just 6-9, Lee is helping the Phillies stay afloat in the NL East this year in his typically dominant way. Like the other pitchers on this list, Lee strikes out many and walks few, and every time he takes the mound the Phillies think they're going to win. Lee, a second-round pick, was the fifth pitcher taken off the board this year and has kept the Arbitration Losers near the top of the standings all year while the rest of the rotation ebbs and flows.

Season stats: 19 starts, 10-3, 2.86 ERA, 138.2 IP, 117 H, 21 BB, 125 K, 0.995 WHIP, 135 ERA+.

Honorable mention: Madison Bumgarner (Testosteraun Braun), Jordan Zimmermann (Testosteraun Braun), Patrick Corbin (Lawyers, Guns & Money), Gio Gonzalez (Rookies), Mat Latos (Manwaring a Muumuu).

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All-star breakdown by FBLG team

Testosteraun Braun: 0 all-stars, 6 honorable mentions

Arbitration Losers: 2 all-stars, 2 honorable mentions

Silver State Sagebrushers: 2 all-stars, 0 honorable mentions

Going Going Gonzo: 2 all-stars, 2 honorable mentions

Lawyers, Guns & Money: 0 all-stars, 4 honorable mentions

Pitch You Blockhead: 1 all-star, 1 honorable mention

Rookies: 1 all-star, 1 honorable mention

Manwaring a Muumuu: 2 all-stars, 3 honorable mentions

Misfits: 2 all-stars, 1 honorable mention

Fresh Fish: 1 all-star, 1 honorable mention