No snub for Kinsler

Since the All-Star rosters were announced Sunday, there has been a small outcry for the snubbing of Texas Ranger second baseman Ian Kinsler.
While Kinsler still has a shot to be an All-Star depending on how the fans vote for the final spot, he did not deserve to be named to the team. Despite having a stellar start to the season, Kinsler has cooled down considerably and is now the third best second baseman in the American League behind Boston's Dustin Pedroia (who was voted to the All-Star starting lineup) and Aaron Hill (who was picked over Kinsler).
Kinsler got out of the 2009 gates faster than any other player and that is what the outcry is about. During the first month of the season, he was on fire, hitting .322 with seven home runs. During that span, he had a 6-for-6 game against Baltimore and had nine multiple hit games in the month.
But since that time, Kinsler has come back to reality and coming into the series against Seattle, is hitting a season-low .252. After the first month of the season, Kinsler has only eight multiple hit games after having nine in the first month alone.
Pedroia was the opposite of Kinsler, getting off to a slow start, but has been much more consistent than the Ranger second baseman. Pedroia only had five multiple hit games in April, but since then, he has tallied 22 multiple hit games.
Even with Pedroia edging out Kinsler in the fan voting, Toronto's Hill may be the best second baseman in the first half of the season. Hill has a higher batting average and OPS (on base plus slugging percentage) than the other two second baseman and has matched Kinsler in the home run department and trails the Ranger by one RBI.
Maybe it was Hill who got snubbed as he should be the starter for the AL with Pedroia on the bench. But in the end, Kinsler is where he should be, still battling to make the All-Star team.