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Marco Scutaro and Aaron Hill have been pacing the Blue Jays' offense so far, and there is a realistic chance that both players will be named to the American League All-Star team this season. Right now, though, the pair of infielders are slipping in fan balloting for the league's elite squad.

In the second round of voting results, Scutaro ranked fourth among AL shortstops, with 349,922 votes, and Hill was fourth among the league's second basemen, with 388,457. One look at the numbers produced up to this point by Scutaro and Hill -- Toronto's leadoff man and second hitter, respectively -- and it's easy to see why they might deserve more recognition.

"The two guys up front," said Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, "the first and second hitters, have been getting on pretty much all year."

Entering Tuesday, Scutaro, with a team-leading .408 on-base percentage, ranked second in the AL with 37 walks and 43 runs. The 20 walks he had drawn to open an inning ranked first in the Majors. Among leadoff hitters, Scutaro led the group in walks and was second in runs and doubles (15) and third in hits (64).

YogiStewart wrote:Hill should be a given for the ASG.
Scuturo deserves a look, but isn't "sexy" enough.
Roy will be the starter most likely.

any chance BJ Ryan gets a repeat visit?

YogiStewart wrote:Hill should be a given for the ASG.
Scuturo deserves a look, but isn't "sexy" enough.
Roy will be the starter most likely.

any chance BJ Ryan gets a repeat visit?

seanied wrote:

YogiStewart wrote:Hill should be a given for the ASG.
Scuturo deserves a look, but isn't "sexy" enough.
Roy will be the starter most likely.

any chance BJ Ryan gets a repeat visit?

I love Hill, but have you seen the quality of second basemen around the league? It's probably the hottest position at the moment. It's not even close to "a given".