You already knew that fans in stadiums around the country and of course online are now voting for their DMBL All-Star selections. But Did You Know who the leading candidates are? Over the next few weeks, DYK's Gregg Jefferies sorts out the contenders from the pretenders for the mid-season classic. This week: Morris Division batters.

Infielders

Catcher: There's no sophomore slump for last year's Listach Rookie of the Year Victor Martinez. The Vancouver catcher is hitting .349 (.887 OPS) with 19 2B, 7 HR, 45 R and 46 RBI, easily out-pacing his peers. But the competition to be his back-up on the All-Star roster is going to be a close one, with the favorites being Arkansas' Javier Valentin (.266, .881 OPS, 12 HR, 36 RBI) and Hillsborough's Jason Varitek (.288, .796 OPS, 7 HR, 33 RBI), followed by Carolina's Toby Hall (.265, .654 OPS, 4 HR, 24 RBI), South Boston's Ramon Hernandez (.251, .664 OPS, 4 HR, 29 RBI) and Philly's Paul Lo Duca (.240, .612 OPS, 3 HR, 22 RBI)... Name recognition and defense is the only thing going for D.C.'s Ivan Rodriguez, who is having the worst season (.192, .522 OPS, 2 HR, 11 RBI) of his Hall of Fame career.

First Base: It's a clash between young and younger as Philly's Albert Pujols (.329, 1.008 OPS, 21 HR, 61 RBI) and Hillsborough's Ryan Howard (.303, 1.029 OPS, 20 HR, 49 RBI) appear to be the leading contenders. But the rest of the field also is worthy of consideration, with South Boston's Dan Johnson (.301, .833 OPS, 9 HR, 41 RBI) and Vancouver's Jeff Kent (.291, .845 OPS, 21 2B, 45 RBI), followed by Arkansas' Mark Sweeney (.279, .827 OPS, 9 HR, 26 RBI) and Carolina's Paul Konerko (.274, .858 OPS, 15 HR, 38 RBI). In fact, only D.C.'s Lyle Overbay (.267, .722 OPS, 4 HR, 25 R) isn't off to a strong start.

Second Base: Once again, it's Philly vs. Hillsborough, with the Hitmen's Robinson Cano (.321, .835 OPS, 21 2B, 54 R) challenging the Animals' Brian Roberts (.303, .832 OPS, 22 2B, 33 R). But don't overlook Arkansas' Antonio Perez (.326, .784 OPS, 25 R, 5 SB) or D.C.'s Placido Polanco (.297, .720 OPS, 12 2B, 31 RBI)... Carolina's Bill Hall (.243, .615 OPS, 14 2B, 30 R), South Boston's Rickie Weeks (.266, .823 OPS, 9 HR, 25 RBI) and Vancouver's Chase Utley (.245, .766 OPS, 6 HR, 32 RBI) need to get hot to get into the race.

Third Base: There's lots of big names, but no one really living up to expectations when it comes to the hot corner in the Morris Division. The five contenders are Arkansas' David Wright (.266, .840 OPS, 12 HR, 41 RBI); Carolina's Aramis Ramirez (.275, .786 OPS, 19 2B, 33 RBI); Hillsborough's Alex Rodriguez (.256, .815 OPS, 13 HR, 42 RBI); South Boston's Hank Blalock (.282, .745 OPS, 3 HR, 16 RBI) and Vancouver's Eric Chavez (.260, .784 OPS, 10 HR, 41 R)... The voters should forget about D.C.'s Troy Glaus (.149, .521 OPS, 10 HR, 27 RBI) and Philly's Jorge Cantu (.227, .615 OPS, 19 2B, 32 RBI).

Shortstop: If you want to vote for a Bushslapper batter, your best bet is D.C.'s Jimmy Rollins, hitting .298 (.814 OPS) with 21 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs, 36 runs scored and 24 runs batted in. But he will get some competition from Carolina's Felipe Lopez (.275, .776 OPS, 20 2B, 34 R); Philly's Clint Barmes (.286, .763 OPS, 4 HR, 25 RBI) and Vancouver's Michael Young (.300, .797 OPS, 15 2B, 55 R)... Then there's a sudden drop-off to South Boston's Rafael Furcal (.269, .649 OPS, 12 SB, 35 R), then Arkansas' Bobby Crosby (.227, .678 OPS, 18 2B, 26 R) and at the bottom, Hillsborough's Julio Lugo (.203, .567 OPS, 8 SB, 34 R).

Outfielders and Designated Hitters

Outfield: For the first time in six years, one of the three spots in the Morris Division outfield isn't automatically going to Barry Bonds, who has been there every year since 2000 -- and in four of the six seasons before that.  With 21 outfielders to choose from and no clear-cut favorite, it's a deep and also diverse pool of talent this year.

If you're looking for pure power, Hillsborough's Adam Dunn (.282, 1.006 OPS, 20 HR, 60 RBI), South Boston's Vladimir Guerrero (.273, .825 OPS, 17 HR, 47 RBI) and Vancouver's Moises Alou (.309, .905 OPS, 15 HR, 45 RBI) and Jason Bay (.269, .817 OPS, 13 HR, 57 RBI) lead the Morris outfielders in home runs. If you're more of a batting average guy, consider Arkansas' Coco Crisp (.304, .806 OPS, 7 HR, 38 R), Carolina's Randy Winn (.342, .883 OPS, 19 2B, 35 R), Philly's Frank Catalanotto (.288, .726 OPS, 14 2B, 35 R) or Vancouver's J.D. Drew (.348, 1.100 OPS, 12 HR, 35 R). Want a burner? Try Arkansas' Kenny Lofton (.255, .632 OPS, 31 R, 10 SB), D.C.'s Carl Crawford (.250, .742 OPS in 36 AB with D.C.; .261, .670 OPS, 32 R, 11 SB overall), Hillsborough's Juan Pierre (.283, .704 OPS, 9 3B, 15 SB) or South Boston's Dave Roberts (.259, .730 OPS, 5 3B, 5 SB, 33 R). For a more balanced attack, consider Carolina's Grady Sizemore (.275, .824 OPS, 9 HR, 30 RBI), D.C.'s Carlos Beltran (.267, .722 OPS, 3 HR, 18 R) or Philly's Jose Guillen (.291, .777 OPS, 9 HR, 41 RBI) and Magglio Ordonez (.286, .721 OPS, 18 2B, 40 R). Not much of a case can be made for Arkansas's Lance Berkman (.222, .734 OPS, 11 HR, 34 RBI), Carolina's Jim Edmonds (.231, .751 OPS, 10 HR, 30 RBI), D.C.'s Matt Holliday (.250, .744 OPS, 8 HR, 31 RBI), Hillsborough's Carlos Lee (.230, .696 OPS, 12 HR, 31 RBI) or South Boston's Ryan Langerhans (.200, .545 OPS, 2 HR, 15 RBI).

Designated Hitter: Philly's Vernon Wells has eye-popping numbers (.412, .459 OBP, .868 SLG, 1.327 OPS) but he's had just 68 at-bats this year. We'll see what happens to his stats as he gets more playing-time, or if the fans have even noticed him yet... If you take Wells out of the running, it's a tough race to call. The big guns are Carolina's Travis Hafner (.269, .976 OPS, 16 HR, 36 RBI), Hillsborough's Carlos Delgado (.271, .793 OPS, 20 2B, 44 RBI) and Vancouver's David Ortiz (.248, .866 OPS, 19 HR, 60 RBI), but if you can look past the gaudy power numbers, Arkansas' David DeJesus (.287, .852 OPS, 4 3B, 24 RBI) and South Boston's Jacques Jones (.284, .852 OPS, 9 HR, 28 RBI) are having solid seasons as well... D.C.'s Alfonso Soriano has 14 HRs, but his other numbers (.211, .699 OPS) are ugly.

Did You Know that Gregg Jefferies set the record for most DMBL franchises played for when he retired in 1999? The former Columbia Crusader, Arkansas Golden Falcon, Waikiki Key, Jerusalem Rabbi, Honolulu Shark, Carolina Mudcat, Newark Sugar Bear, Hawaii Volcano and Vancouver Iron Fist also has the distinction of having played for all three franchises located in the 50th state. Jefferies hit .283 (.734 OPS) in 2,392 at bats over eight DMBL seasons. Click Here for past articles.