The All-Underrated Team - National League

By Chris Maza
Fan Fanatic Sports

As promised, here is the National League's All-Underrated Team. Remember - these are not necessarily guys who should have been voted in, but merely guys who have done work for their teams and deserved to at least pick up a significant number of votes.

C - Miguel Olivo. Olivo doesn't qualify for the batting title yet because he spent the beginning of the year splitting time with Chris Ianetta, but that should make his numbers even more impressive. Olivo's .301 average, 39 RBI and .901 OPS are better than all of the five top vote getters in the NL and his 11 homers are more than anyone except Rod Barajas at the position.

1B - James Loney. Loney will never be a big power numbers guy, but he's a great defensive first baseman who has driven in just about as many runs as anyone in the fan voting without the benefit of the long ball. No first baseman that made the top-5 has as many hits or doubles.

2B - Kelly Johnson. Johnson has cooled off, but in the early-going, he was one of the hardest guys at his position to pitch to. Even despite some recent struggles, Johnson ranks third in homers among NL second basemen and his OPS is comparable to everyone on the list.

3B - Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman has 14 homers and while 44 RBI isn't outstanding, it's pretty good considering his team has a problem getting on base.

SS - None. Other than Troy Tulowitzki, Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, no one really deserved votes in the NL. The rest of the pack was all remarkably unremarkable.

OF - Carlos Gonzalez/Chris Young. Seeing as the NL doesn't have the DH, I've decided to pick two guys for this spot. Both Young and Gonzalez could flirt with 30-30 seasons this year while currently ranking second (Young) and fourth (Gonzalez) in RBI. Young has also played some pretty good center field, recording six assists, including five double plays from the outfield. Gonzalez has yet to make an error, while splitting time between all three outfield positions (43 games in center, 20 in left, 19 in right).