MLB All-Star Game Voting

With less than one month left, MLB fans have the power to vote their favorite position players into the All-Star game.  The purpose of the MLB All-Star game is to get your favorite team's players into the game or the best major league players at that point of the season.  What is not necessarily great about that method is fan's favorite players aren't always the best players in the league.  With the players who are deserving to make the All-Star squad, sometimes they are left off due to less votes.  Injuries to players who were voted for could open the door for the ones left off the rosters, but in reality there needs to be a better structure for fan voting.  For example, the American League shortstop spot is currently filled by Derek Jeter. Historically speaking, Jeter deserves to be in that spot for the success he has had in his career.  For 2014 being his final year, I am opposed to him starting the game, but I would vote for him to make the roster to play some innings in the All-Star game. I feel there are three ways the fan voting for the All-Star game can change.

1) Reduce the amount of votes counted by the fans, but still allow them to vote who they want in the game. Also include the current major league players to vote and have a 50/50 split. 

2) Select a panel of sportswriters across the country for each team in the league, and let them cast who they feel should make the All-Star game. Split fans and writers votes 50/50.

3) My last potential idea would let the fans continue to vote like normal, but just vote for them to make the All-Star game. For the American and National League, let the respected manager decide for the starting lineup for the game. 

Of the three possible scenarios, my last scenario would make the most sense. The managers already decide their starters for pitching and what pitchers make the roster.  For the starting line up, why can't the same be done? For the fans to not feel left out for a game they support and pay money to watch, let them continue to vote the position players into the game. Voters should vote for two of each position, except you vote for one Designated Hitter and five outfielders. I think this kind of structure would spice up the game.

If I were to vote for starters for each position, here is who I would vote, based on my proposal.

National League

C - Jonathan Lucroy (MIL)/Yadier Molina (STL)

1B -  Paul Goldschmidt (ARI)/Freddie Freeman (ATL)

2B - Chase Utley (PHI)/Dee Gordon (LAD)

3B - Anthony Rendon (WAS)/Nolan Arenado (COL) (Injured)

SS - Troy Tulowitzki (COL)/Brandon Crawford (SF)

OF - Giancarlo Stanton (MIA)/Yasiel Puig (LAD)/Carlos Gomez (MIL)/Charlie Blackmon (COL)/Justin Upton (ATL)

American League

C - Salvador Perez (KC)/Brian McCann (NYY)

1B - Miguel Cabrera (DET)/Edwin Encarnacion (TOR)

2B - Brian Dozier (MIN)/Robinson Cano (SEA)

3B - Josh Donaldson (OAK)/Kyle Seager (SEA)

SS - Alexei Ramirez (CHW)/Jose Reyes (TOR)

OF - Jose Bautista (TOR)/Michael Brantley (CLE)/Mike Trout (LAA)/Adam Jones (BAL)/Alex Gordon (KC)

DH - Victor Martinez (DET)

If I had the power to choose the pitchers, this is who I would choose:

National League

SP: Clayton Kershaw (LAD), Madison Bumgarner (SF), Stephen Strasburg (WAS), Zack Greinke (LAD), Johnny Cueto (CIN), Tim Hudson (SF), Adam Wainwright (STL), Kyle Lohse (MIL), Jeff Samardzija (CHC), Gerrit Cole (PIT), Julio Teheran (ATL)

RP: Huston Street (SD), Francisco Rodriguez (MIL), Craig Kimbrel (ATL), Jean Machi (SF)

American League

SP: Felix Hernandez (SEA), Yu Darvish (TEX), Masahiro Tanaka (NYY), Dallas Keuchel (HOU), Corey Kluber (CLE), Scott Kazmir (OAK), Sonny Gray (OAK), Max Scherzer (DET), Jon Lester (BOS), Phil Hughes (MIN), Rick Porcello (DET), Mark Buehrle (TOR)

RP: Greg Holland (KC), Joakim Soria (TEX), Koji Uehara (BOS), Zach Britton (BAL)