Between all the starters and reserves and injury replacements and pitching replacements, a total of 76 players were selected for the 2015 All-Star Game. That's more than 2 1/2 All-Stars per team and more than one out of every 10 players on a 25-man active roster.
Naturally, those 76 players were acquired in all sorts of ways. Some came over in blockbluster trades, others in minor deals. Some signed huge free agent contracts while one had to settle for a minor league deal. Three former first overall picks are 2015 All-Stars ... and one 21st round pick is an All-Star. There are many ways to acquire talent, so here's a look at how the 76 2015 All-Stars were acquired by their current teams. The transactions are listed chronologically.
The 2015 All-Star Game will be played at 8pm ET on Tuesday night at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park.
ACQUIRED IN TRADES (24 players)
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: Acquired December 2007 with Dontrelle Willis from the Marlins for Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, Burke Badenhop, Dallas Trahern, Mike Rabelo and Frankie De La Cruz.
OF Adam Jones, Orioles: Acquired February 2008 with Chris Tillman, George Sherrill, Kam Mickolio and Tony Butler from the Mariners for Erik Bedard.
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: Acquired August 2008 from the Pirates for a player to be named later (Robinzon Diaz).
OF Matt Holliday, Cardinals: Acquired July 2009 from the Athletics for Clayton Mortensen, Brett Wallace and Shane Peterson. (Holliday re-signed with the Cardinals as a free agent in January 2010.)
SS Alcides Escobar & OF Lorenzo Cain, Royals: Acquired December 2010 with Jeremy Jeffress and Jake Odorizzi from the Brewers for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt.
RHP Chris Archer, Rays: Acquired January 2011 with Hak-Ju Lee, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer from the Cubs for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup.
2B DJ LeMahieu, Rockies: Acquired December 2011 with Tyler Colvin from the Cubs for Casey Weathers and Ian Stewart.
1B Anthony Rizzo, Cubs: Acquired January 2012 with Zach Cates from the Padres for Andrew Cashner and Kyung-Min Na.
1B Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers: Acquired August 2012 with Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto from the Red Sox for Ivan De Jesus Jr., James Loney, Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa and a player to be named later (Jerry Sands).
RHP Wade Davis, Royals: Acquired December 2012 with James Shields and a player to be named later (Elliot Johnson) from the Rays for Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery and Patrick Leonard.
RHP Mark Melancon, Pirates & UTIL Brock Holt, Red Sox: The Pirates acquired Melancon, Ivan De Jesus Jr., Jerry Sands and Stolmy Pimentel from the Red Sox for Holt and Joel Hanrahan in December 2012.
C Stephen Vogt, Athletics: Acquired April 2013 from the Rays for cash.
SS Jose Iglesias, Tigers: Acquired July 2013 in a three-team trade. Iglesias went to the Tigers, Jake Peavy and Brayan Villarreal went to the Red Sox, and Avisail Garcia, Frankie Montas, Cleuluis Rondon and Jeffrey Wendelken went to the White Sox.
1B Prince Fielder, Rangers: Acquired November 2013 from the Tigers for Ian Kinsler.
LHP Hector Santiago, Angels: Acquired December 2013 in a three-team trade. Santiago and Tyler Skaggs went to the Angels, Mark Trumbo and two players to be named later (A.J. Schugel and Brandon Jacobs) went to the Diamondbacks, and Adam Eaton went to the White Sox.
RHP Brad Boxberger, Rays: Acquired January 2014 with Matt Andriese, Logan Forsythe, Matt Lollis and Maxx Tissenbaum from the Padres for Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn.
LHP David Price, Tigers: Acquired July 2014 in a three-team trade. Price went to the Tigers, Austin Jackson went to the Mariners, and Nick Franklin, Drew Smyly and Willy Adames went to the Rays.
RHP Shelby Miller, Braves: Acquired November 2014 with Tyrell Jenkins from the Cardinals for Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden.
3B Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays: Acquired November 2014 from the Athletics for Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin and Franklin Barreto.
2B Dee Gordon, Marlins: Acquired December 2014 with Dan Haren and Miguel Rojas from the Dodgers for Andrew Heaney, Austin Barnes, Enrique Hernandez and Chris Hatcher.
C Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers: Acquired December 2014 with Zach Eflin and Joe Wieland from the Padres for Matt Kemp and Tim Federowicz.
OF Justin Upton, Padres: Acquired December 2014 with Aaron Northcraft from the Braves for Max Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson and Mallex Smith.
SIGNED AS FREE AGENTS (12 players)
1B Mark Teixeira, Yankees: Signed eight-year, $180 million deal in December 2008.
LHP Aroldis Chapman, Reds: Signed six-year, $30.25 million deal in January 2010.
RHP Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies: Signed four-year, $50 million deal in November 2011.
1B Albert Pujols, Angels: Signed 10-year, $254 million deal in December 2011.
RHP Zack Greinke, Dodgers: Signed six-year, $147 million deal in December 2012.
SS Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals: Signed four-year, $52 million deal in November 2013.
OF J.D. Martinez, Tigers: Signed minor league contract in March 2014.
C Russell Martin, Blue Jays: Signed five-year, $82 million deal in November 2014.
RHP A.J. Burnett, Pirates: Signed one-year, $8.5 million deal in November 2014.
OF Nelson Cruz, Mariners: Signed four-year, $57 million deal in December 2014.
RHP Max Scherzer, Nationals: Signed seven-year, $210 million deal in January 2015.
RHP Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers: Signed two-year, $13 million deal in March 2015.
DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND (20 players)
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins: Selected 22nd overall in 2004. ($1.425 million bonus)
OF Alex Gordon, Royals: Selected 2nd overall in 2005. ($4 million bonus)
OF Ryan Braun, Brewers: Selected 5th overall in 2005. ($2.45 million bonus)
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies: Selected 7th overall in 2005. ($2.3 million bonus)
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates: Selected 11th overall in 2005. ($1.9 million bonus)
LHP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers: Selected 7th overall in 2006. ($2.3 million bonus)
3B Mike Moustakas, Royals: Selected 3rd overall in 2007. ($4 million bonus)
LHP Madison Bumgarner, Giants: Selected 10th overall in 2007. ($2 million bonus)
3B Todd Frazier, Reds: Selected 34th overall (supplemental first round) in 2007. ($825,000 bonus)
C Buster Posey, Giants: Selected 5th overall in 2008. ($6.2 million bonus)
OF A.J. Pollock, Diamondbacks: Selected 17th overall in 2009. ($1.4 million bonus)
OF Mike Trout, Angels: Selected 25th overall in 2009. ($1.215 million bonus)
OF Bryce Harper, Nationals: Selected 1st overall in 2010. ($6.6 million bonus as part of $9.9 million major league contract)
3B Manny Machado, Orioles: Selected 3rd overall in 2010. ($5.25 million bonus)
LHP Chris Sale, White Sox: Selected 13th overall in 2010. ($1.656 million bonus)
RHP Gerrit Cole, Pirates: Selected 1st overall in 2011. ($8 million bonus)
RHP Sonny Gray, Athletics: Selected 18th overall in 2011. ($1.54 millon bonus)
2B Joe Panik, Giants: Selected 29th overall in 2011. ($1.116 million bonus)
RHP Michael Wacha, Cardinals: Selected 19th overall in 2012. ($1.9 million bonus)
3B Kris Bryant, Cubs: Selected 2nd overall in 2013. ($6,708,400 bonus)
DRAFTED AFTER THE FIRST ROUND (14 players)
C Yadier Molina, Cardinals: Selected fourth round (113th overall) in 2000. ($325,000 bonus)
OF Brett Gardner, Yankees: Selected third round (109th overall) in 2005. ($210,000 bonus)
LHP Zach Britton, Orioles: Selected third round (85th overall) in 2006. ($435,000 bonus)
RHP Dellin Betances, Yankees: Selected eighth round (254th overall) in 2006. ($1 million bonus)
OF Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins: Selected second round (76th overall) in 2007. ($475,000 bonus)
SS Brandon Crawford, Giants: Selected fourth round (117th overall) in 2008. ($375,000 bonus)
3B Nolan Arenado, Rockies: Selected second round (59th overall) in 2009. ($625,000 bonus)
2B Jason Kipnis, Indians: Selected second round (63th overall) in 2009. ($575,000 bonus)
LHP Dallas Keuchel, Astros: Selected seventh round (221st overall) in 2009. ($150,000 bonus)
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks: Selected eighth round (246th overall) in 2009. ($95,000 bonus)
2B Brian Dozier, Twins: Selected eighth round (252nd overall) in 2009. ($30,000 bonus)
RHP Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals: Selected 21st round (639th overall in 2009. ($65,000 bonus)
RHP Jacob deGrom, Mets: Selected 9th round (272nd overall) in 2010. ($95,000 bonus)
OF Joc Pederson, Dodgers: Selected 11th round (352nd overall) in 2010. ($600,000 bonus)
INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FREE AGENTS (5 players)
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners: Signed July 2002 out of Venezuela for $710,000.
C Salvador Perez, Royals: Signed October 2006 out of Venezuela for $65,000.
RHP Kelvin Herrera, Royals: Signed December 2006 out of Dominican Republic for unknown bonus.
2B Jose Altuve, Astros: Signed March 2007 out of Venezuela for $15,000.
RHP Carlos Martinez, Cardinals: Signed April 2010 out of Dominican Republic for $1.5 million.
CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS (1 player)
RHP Darren O'Day: Claimed from Rangers in November 2011.
