Second Base - Jay Bell is off to his most outstanding start ever, and deserves the nod now over Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio.
Third Base - Fernando Tatis gets the nod here just slightly over Matt Williams because of Tatis has made outs at a much lower rate than Williams.
Shortstop - Barry Larkin and Rich Aurilia have had equivalently valuable seasons, so the more valuable career gets taken into consideration here and makes Larkin the choice.
Left Field - The shockingly successful Luis Gonzalez is the clear cut choice here
Centerfield - No really outstanding options here, so my selection is Brian Giles, who in previous years hasn't been a centerfielder but has started more games in center than at any other position this year.
Right Field - The hardest position to make a choice at, with Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Jeromy Burnitz, Raul Mondesi and Bob Abreu all reasonable options. Since most baseball fans undoubtedly want to see Sosa play, we'll use that as the deciding factor here and make him the choice.
Catcher - Mike Liberthal and Dave Nilsson both have strong cases, but the pick here is Jason Kendall, whose combination of offense and defense probably makes him the best overall catcher in baseball right now.
Starting Pitcher - Randy Johnson has continued to dominate the National League just as he did last year, and that makes him an easy selection
Relief Pitcher - This hasn't been a good year for closers, so the award goes to Reds middle reliever (though he does have 7 saves) Scott Williamson, who has been totally dominating in his 45 innings of work.
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