Picking fantasy All-Stars through season’s first month

With balloting open for the 87th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, fans can start voting for all of their favorite players ahead of the Midsummer Classic in July. If voters were to take a fantasy-centric approach by selecting the biggest fantasy studs so far, the players below would have their names clicked on many ballots.

Welington Castillo, catcher: After opening the season on waivers in many one-catcher leagues, Castillo hit six homers across seven games from April 15-24. Since joining the D-backs during the 2015 season, he has ripped 23 round-trippers across 351 at-bats.

Mark Trumbo, first baseman: Trumbo is off to a great start, and his success cannot solely be ascribed to his relocation to hitter-friendly Camden Yards. In fact, the slugger collected five of his six homers and 17 of his 19 RBIs on the road during April — with a sizzling five-game stretch from April 11-15 (five homers, 11 RBIs) heavily contributing to his early production.

Jose Altuve, second baseman: Locked in a battle with Bryce Harper for the top spot in ’16 fantasy rankings, Altuve has combined surprising power (six homers) with his typically great production in the batting-average (.305) and stolen-base (nine) categories.

Nolan Arenado, third baseman: He, Josh Donaldson and Manny Machado were closely bunched in the first round of most ’16 drafts, and they have extended their tightly contested battle for hot-corner supremacy into the regular season. Arenado finished April among the top-5 big leaguers in homers, RBIs and runs, so he gets the nod here.

Trevor Story, shortstop: The most surprising name on this list, Story finished April tied with Arenado for the Major League …

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