All Star roster updates 2011

A whopping nine player replacements were announced due to either injury or pitching issues. Scott Rolen was picked to replace Chipper Jones who withdrew due to injury a couple days ago. Pablo Sandoval is replacing Jose Reyes, Miguel Montero is replacing Placido Polanco, David Robertson replaces David Price, Alexi Ogando is replacing CC Sabathia, Kevin Correia replaces Cole Hamels, Craig Kimbrel replaces Cole Hamels, Michael Pineda replaces Justin Verlander and Ricky Romero replaces Felix Hernandez. Sabathia was actually on the roster for the blink of an eye as was Jon Lester but both were bumped. Sabathia had originally been a replacement for James Shields but since he pitched Sunday can't pitch in the All Star game. Lester was tabbed to replace Hernandez but injured his back so it fell to Ogando. 


Scott Rolen of the Cincinnati Red is hitting .241 with five home runs, 36 RBI, 31 runs and one steal. This is his seventh All Star selection. He was drafted by the Phillies in the second round in 1993.


Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants is hitting .303 with eight home runs, 29 RBI, 26 runs and 2 steals.  This is his first All Star selection. He signed with the Giants as an amateur free agent in 2003.


Miguel Montero of the Arizona Diamondbacks is hitting .272 with 10 home runs, 45 RBI, 40 runs and one steal. This is his first All Star selection. He signed with the Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 2001.


David Robertson of the New York Yankees is 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA,  56 strikeouts, and 1.36 WHIP in 35.1 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 17th round in 2006.


Alexi Ogando of the Texas Rangers is 9-3 with a 2.92 ERA, 78 strikeouts and 1.01 WHIP in 104.2 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He signed with the Athletics as an amateur free agent in 2002.


Kevin Correia of the Pittsburgh Pirates is 11-7 with a 4.01 ERA, 59 strikeouts and 1.28 WHIP in 116.2 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round in 2002.


Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves is 2-2 with a 2.40 ERA, 70 strikeouts, 27 saves and 1.07 WHIP in 45 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He was drafted by the Braves in the third round in 2008.


Michael Pineda of the Seattle Mariners is 8-6 with a 3.03 ERA, 113 strikeouts and 1.04 WHIP in 113 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He signed with the Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2005.


Ricky Romero of the Toronto Blue Jays is 7-8 with a 3.09 ERA, 101 strikeouts and 1.23 WHIP in 122.1 innings. This is his first All Star selection. He was drafted by the Blue Jays with the sixth pick of the first round in 2005.


CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees is 13-4 with a 2.72 ERA, 126 strikeouts and 1.16 WHIP in 145.2 innings. This was his fifth All Star selection. He was drafted by the Indians with the 20th pick of the first round in 1998.


Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox is 10-4 with a 3.31 ERA, 110 strikeouts and 1.21 WHIP in 114.1 innings. This is his second All Star selection. He was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of 2002.


I'm sure some of the players are just happy to be named due to contract bonuses. It is a good thing I waited because I was close to writing about some players that should have made it including Sabathia, Ogando and Kimbrel.