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The All-Star rosters are set.
After the initial roster was announced this week, as voted on by fans, the reserves and pitching staff were announced on Sunday. Those locations were included using both players’ ballots and selections from the commissioner’s office.
Below, we’ll analyze the entire roster and learn about some of the players who were snubbed for this year’s edition of the Midsummer Classic.
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The All-Star starters are set.
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AL reserves and pitching staff
1B:Josh Naylor, Cleveland Guardians
2b:Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
3b:Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox; Isaac Paredes, Tampa Bay Rays
ss:Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins; Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
C:Salvador Pérez, Kansas City Royals
Of: Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros; Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox; Riley Green, Detroit Tigers; David Fry, Cleveland Guardians
SP: Garrett Crockett, Chicago White Sox; Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers; Tanner Houck, Boston Red Sox; Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals; Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals; Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners; Corbin Burns, Baltimore Orioles; Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Angels
R.P: Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics; Kirby Yates, Texas Rangers; Clay Holmes, New York Yankees; Emmanuelle Klasse, Cleveland Guardians
NL reserves and pitching staff
1b:Pete Alonso, New York Mets; Freddy Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
2b:Luis Arraez, San Diego Padres
3b: Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
ss: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers; Eli De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds; CJ Abrams, Washington Nationals
C: Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
Of:Teoscar Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers; Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres; Heliot Ramos, San Francisco Giants; Brian Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates
DH’s: Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves
SP: Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies; Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers; Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs; Reynaldo Lopez, Atlanta Braves; Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants; Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates; Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves; Zach Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
R.P: Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals; Tanner Scott, Miami Marlins; Robert Suarez, San Diego Padres; Matt Stram, Philadelphia Phillies; Jeff Hoffman, Philadelphia Phillies
In the American League, the AL-East leading Orioles probably have few complaints.
Anthony Sanchez was probably the most surprising omission from any roster on Sunday. He is hitting .233 with 22 homers, 56 RBI, 46 runs scored and a .794 OPS this season.
Craig Kimbrel is second in the American League with 22 saves, trailing only Klaas (26). He also made a strong case for inclusion by the commissioner’s office or by player vote, although it is possible that he was excluded out of the requirement that every team in baseball have at least one selection.
Finally, Oakland’s Brent Rucker (.277 with 18 homers, 54 RBI, 34 runs and an .891 OPS) was a worthy reserve prospect, but did not make the cut this season.
In the National League, the Phillies can’t really complain after having three starters (Bryce Harper, Trey Turner and Alec Bohm) and four pitchers named to the All-Star Game. But Aaron Nola (10-4 with a 3.48 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 107 strikeouts) and Christopher Sanchez (6-4 with a 2.96 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 82 strikeouts) have both put together All-Star seasons this year.
However, roster shortages always persisted, and with so many Phillies represented, Nola and Sánchez did not find a spot.
On another basis, most advanced statistics would suggest that Brice Turang should have been selected over Arraez.
Granted, Erez leads the National League with 118 hits. you be the judge:
- Arraez: .315 with two homers, 23 RBI, 50 runs, three stolen bases, a .732 OPS and a 0.8 WAR.
- Turang: .288 with six homers, 38 RBI, 43 runs, 28 stolen bases, a .757 OPS and 3.9 WAR.
It’s a close call, but in most ways Turang is having a better season.
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