All Star rosters to be released June 30
JEDDDOGGY
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Here are the top vote getters as of Friday, June 21.
CATCHER
AL
Gary Sánchez (Yankees), 2,266,469
James McCann (White Sox), 1,085,254
Robinson Chirinos (Astros), 946,823
NL
Willson Contreras (Cubs), 2,384,622
Brian McCann (Braves), 1,762,917
Yasmani Grandal (Brewers), 1,193,352
FIRST BASE
AL
Luke Voit (Yankees), 1,205,706
Carlos Santana (Indians), 1,180,719
C.J. Cron (Twins), 1,045,120
NL
Freddie Freeman (Braves), 2,214,793
Josh Bell (Pirates), 1,831,933
Anthony Rizzo (Cubs), 1,545,682
SECOND BASE
AL
Tommy La Stella (Angels), 1,713,094
José Altuve (Astros), 1,629,148
DJ LeMahieu (Yankees), 1,312,490
NL
Ozzie Albies (Braves), 2,190,518
Mike Moustakas (Brewers), 1,758,636
Ketel Marte (D-backs), 1,102,419
SHORTSTOP
AL
Jorge Polanco (Twins), 1,450,913
Carlos Correa (Astros), 1,115,469
Gleyber Torres (Yankees), 976,163
NL
Javier Báez (Cubs), 2,598,426
Dansby Swanson (Braves), 1,719,262
Trevor Story (Rockies), 961,384
THIRD BASE
AL
Alex Bregman (Astros), 2,341,355
Gio Urshela (Yankees), 857,474
Hunter Dozier (Royals), 746,742
NL
Nolan Arenado (Rockies), 2,483,867
Kris Bryant (Cubs), 1,400,401
Josh Donaldson (Braves), 1,376,228
OUTFIELD
AL
Mike Trout (Angels), 3,370,499
George Springer (Astros), 2,565,706
Michael Brantley (Astros), 1,667,430
Austin Meadows (Rays), 1,344,031
Mookie Betts (Red Sox), 1,325,117
Eddie Rosario (Twins), 1,172,657
Aaron Judge (Yankees), 995,903
Josh Reddick (Astros), 928,606
Joey Gallo (Rangers), 904,563
NL
Cody Bellinger (Dodgers), 3,685,170
Christian Yelich (Brewers), 3,646,071
Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves), 2,553,169
Nick Markakis (Braves), 1,425,889
Charlie Blackmon (Rockies), 1,242,552
Albert Almora Jr. (Cubs), 1,071,664
Jason Heyward (Cubs), 1,040,260
Kyle Schwarber (Cubs), 997,340
Joc Pederson (Dodgers), 961,515
DH
AL
J.D. Martinez (Red Sox), 1,564,520
Hunter Pence (Rangers), 1,054,282
Nelson Cruz (Twins), 974,788
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Comments
No matter how you slice it, it's a subjective vote by a flawed group. Writers who cover the league or fans who follow it have as reasonable a purpose in voting as anyone else does. Add in the massive marketing campaigns teams run for their own players as well as a runoff voting, it's hard to say anyone really gets screwed. Even then, you hear stories about teams honoring any bonus they might have received if they came close.
It's supposed to be a game for the fans anyway. Taking it more seriously than that is the issue, not the game itself. I think it's fun to see the players clowning around with each other, not having to compete seriously.
I think the polar bear is more left off due to the position he plays. Who are you taking off at NL 1b to put him in the top 3?
Alonso: WAR 3.5 HR 27 BA .276 RBI 61 OBP .366 SLG .642 OPS 1.008 OPS+ 166
Bell: WAR 2.7 HR 20 BA .315 RBI 66 OBP .386 SLG .640 OPS 1.026 OPS+ 165
Rizzo: WAR 2.1 HR 19 BA .276 RBI 54 OBP .387 SLG .541 OPS .928 OPS+ 137
I am a Mets fan and as badly as I wanted Pete in the final three I don't feel he got snubbed.
I'm certainly not advocating for the All Star game, because I usually don't watch the whole thing either. That said, the baseball All Star game is miles better than the NBA, NHL and especially the NFL versions of the same game. Baseball has the benefit of not being a full contact sport (most of the time). So the style played in the Midsummer Classic looks reasonably like real baseball, albeit with way more pitching changes and more mid-game batter substitutions. In the other professional leagues, the utter lack of defense and the desire to avoid physical contact/injury absolutely ruins the quality of the game.
WAR - 1
HR - 1
BA - T3
RBI - T2
OBP - 4
SLG - 1
OPS - 3
OPS+ - 1
So as always... depends what stat you value