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The All-Star voting comes to an end today and it is apparent that no Red will be voted in by the fans and rightfully so.

With every team having to represented someone from the team will have to go. Reds' beat writer Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News posed the very question on his blog today.

There is no doubt that Joey Votto would be a hands down pick had he not missed the better part of a month. Votto is hitting .354 and has clubbed 9 HR's and 38 RBI's in just 158 at bats. If he had enough at bats to qualify, Votto would be leading the NL in batting (Hanley Ramirez current leader with .348 average).

While the argument can be made that Brandon Phillips is the team's most valuable player, his .269 batting average drags down the fact that he has hit 11 HR's and driven in 52 runs. His gold-glove caliber defense shouldn't be overlooked, but it will.

McCoy suggests there are only two candidates to consider - starter Johnny Cueto and closer Francisco Cordero.

Cordero is currently tied for fourth in the NL with 19 saves, three behind league-leader Heath Bell. He has converted 19 of his 20 save opportunites and posted a 1.91 ERA.

Cueto is 8-4 with a 2.69 ERA. There are so many starter options to consider though.

Manager Dusty Baker thinks the young hurler is deserving.

“I haven’t thought about it. But Cueto’s ERA is indicative of being an All-Star," Baker said. "But there are a lot of good pitchers in our league.”

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Also posted on BleacherReport.com: 

It was just two years ago that Randy Moss helped re-write the record books, catching 24 touchdowns as the Patriots rolled through a perfect season.

Moss, who was hands down fantasy’s top wideout at this time last year, suffered a bit of setback in 2008 after Tom Brady went down in week one to a season-ending knee injury.

There’s no doubt Moss still has the potential to be fantasy’s top wideout.  At 32, there is still enough gas in the tank and he's always had the speed, size and athleticism to cause havoc for opposing defenses.

However, with the emergence of Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson and Calvin Johnson, it’s hard to justify putting Moss atop the wide receiver rankings to start the season.

Expect 90 receptions for about 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns. If those numbers hold true Moss will be a steal as early as Round 2 on draft day.

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