7:25PM: Freddie Freeman is also joining the NL roster, as the league announced that the Dodgers first baseman is replacing Starling Marte.
4:04PM: The league announced that the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas has now been added to the NL roster, taking the spot of Brewers righty Corbin Burnes.
July 17, 1:15PM: The Mariners have announced that Ty France will be joining the festivities as well. MLB later announced the addition as well, noting that he is replacing Mike Trout. With Trout not taking part, Byron Buxton will move into the starting center fielder role for the American League.
10:05AM: MLB has announced three more additions, with one of them being the previously reported addition of Williams. The other two are closers: Liam Hendriks of the White Sox and Jordan Romano of the Blue Jays. Those three will replace Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander and Max Fried.
July 16, 11:01PM: Brewers reliever Devin Williams has also been named to the NL roster, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link).
7:11:PM: Four replacements were announced to the All-Star rosters, taking the spots of four other players who won’t be part of the Midsummer Classic. Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson, Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth, and Braves third baseman Austin Riley will be joining the National League’s team, while Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal has been named to the American League’s roster.
Espinal is replacing Jose Altuve, who was hit in the knee by a pitch on Thursday. Altuve sat out Friday’s action and is back in the Astros lineup tonight as the DH, but even though he is well enough to play, Altuve and the Astros will use the All-Star break to get the second baseman fully back to 100 percent. Altuve had been voted in as the AL’s starter at second baseman, but now the Guardians’ Andres Gimenez take over as the starter for Tuesday’s game.
Jazz Chisholm was voted as the NL’s starting second baseman, but the Marlins standout will also be missing the game due to his lower back injury. Chisholm has been on the 10-day injured list since June 28, but he has been working out at the Marlins’ spring camp, and taking part in baseball activities. There isn’t a set timeline for Chisholm’s return, but the team is hopeful Chisholm can be activated for the start of the second half. With Chisholm out, Jeff McNeil becomes the NL’s new starter at the keystone, while Cronenworth will take over the backup infield role.
Giants lefty Carlos Rodon is also battling injury, opening the door for Anderson to receive the first All-Star nod of his seven-year career. Rodon has both a blister and a split nail on the middle finger of his throwing hand, and told Henry Schulman and other reporters that he is skipping the ASG in order to give the injury time to properly heal. There isn’t yet any indication that Rodon might require a visit to the injured list, and since Rodon last pitched on Thursday, he’ll receive at least a full week off between starts.
Riley was perhaps the most prominent omission from the original All-Star roster, given how the Braves slugger has posted some huge numbers over the first half. However, as it often the case with “snubs,” the situation sorted itself out once other players started to drop out. Riley will be taking the place of Nolan Arenado, as the Cardinals third baseman will use the break to rest a lingering back problem.
D’Arnaud over Will Smith is shameful. No Freddie Freeman is a ridiculous omission also
I agree, the Dodgers actually cut Travis and kept Smith. DArnaud credits LA’s coaches for turning his career around too
@metsfanina22: Are you serious? d’Arnaud played for the Dodgers for exactly 1 game. Do you really think he credits a team he played 1 game for as the team who “turned his career around?” What a joke. If his time with the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves shows anything it’s that his career didn’t need turning around. It was just that the Mets were the only team that could figure out how to screw him up. He has been great for every other team. I can’t believe you just tried to pretend the Dodgers “turned him around” when he only played one game for them.
Yeah… I’m sure while d’Arnaud has been wining All-Star awards and Silver Slugger awards with Tampa and Atlanta he is sitting there thinking about everything he learned for Dodgers coaches during that 1 day he played for them. That doesn’t even make sense. If you had said Tampa I could see it. The Dodgers? He only played 1 game for them. That’s like saying Mike Piazza credits the Marlins for his career as a Met.
@steve
You’re ridiculous bro.
Travis said it not me. He said the dodgers coaches turned his career around and heaped praises on the work they did with his swing.
Don’t take it up with me, go complain to DArnaud
@steve
Here you go straight from the catchers mask
“The Dodgers were the team I always envisioned myself playing for since I was 3 years old,” he said. “My time with them had a way bigger impact than people realize. It reminded me of who I am, where I’m from, and why I wanted to play baseball in the first place. Those five days, for me, felt so much longer and so much more powerful than just a small, short stint.”
Enjoy your crow
And here’s a link to the LA times article
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2020-10-12/dodgers-jump-started-braves-catcher-travis-darnauds-resurgence
damn steve, a simple google search would tell you mets fan was right. no need to spend paragraphs jumping down someones throat. we’re all baseball fans here
it wasn’t just the LA times, the athletic and yahoo sports did similar pieces too. i only checked the first few results though
I think we got it, Nebraska. You said the same thing three times, three different ways.
Yes, he was serious. That comment came straight from D’arnaud’s mouth. You owe metsfan an apology.
@mets fan: When did “my time had a bigger impact than people think” become the equivalent of “DArnaud credits LA’s coaches for turning his career around?” d’Arnaud never said that. He never said that in the article. He never said that period. I am sure he loved his “5 days” as a Los Angeles Dodger but that is a far cry from “DArnaud credits LA’s coaches for turning his career around.” He never said that. Read the quotes in your own article you posted. If you want to believe Maria Bello’s opinions (which weren’t quotes at all) while she was working for the LA Times (A newspaper whose baseball writers are paid to make the Dodgers look good) that is up to you. You don’t have to lie though. Travis d’Arnaud has never said anything close to “crediting the LA coaches for his career turnaround.” What a joke. Show me one quote of d’Arnaud actually saying that. Not some LA Times employee implying it. Huge difference. That’s like pretending Michael Conforto is actually healthy just because Scott Boras said so 4 months ago. d’Arnaud never said anything other than his time in LA was more important than people realize. Far cry from “crediting the Dodgers coaches with his career turnaround.”
“More important than people realize” does not equal “They are responsible for turning my whole career around.” Where do you guys get these insane leaps of faith?
One game I’m sure Travis was there for a couple of days. You can soak up a lot of knowledge in a couple of days
Crow? Kinda just sounds like he was excited to put on the uniform. Nowhere in there is any evidence that they “turned him around”. It “felt” so much more powerful. “Felt”, but wasn’t. It’s a throwaway quote, not proof of an outlandish claim.
I gotta say it was a good day!
And strangely enough, the Dodgers signed d’Arnaud with the idea that he could play the OF. He was worked out in the position, but never made a single OF appearance in a game, not then or since. His sole appearance in a Dodger uniform was one AB as a pinch-hitter. (I happened to be at the game.) A real career-changer that must have been!
Can’t believe dude thought u made it up lol
Can’t believe dude thoughtu lied its not only in la times its in few different articles
“It reminded me of who I am, “.
Yeah, it reminded him he’s a catcher, not an outfielder.
But how many games did he play with the dodgers? Two? No? Oh, it was just one game? You don’t say…
@Steve you were wrong and now trying to find any reason to save face. Just give it a rest and apologize. You’re a smart baseball guy and I know a lot of baseball knowledge. I know a lot of people respect your opinion. But this time, you’re wrong, so just let it go.
Matsfania seems triggered
metsfanina22…….
Crow….that ain’t even sparrow.
The quote from DArnaud does not even remotely equate to “DArnaud credits LA’s coaches for turning his career around too”. You are way off the mark son.
It doesn’t say what was claimed. Folks need to learn how to interpret quotes. Steve was correct.
That’s decent money. Where do I sign up immediately?
That quote doesn’t actually say any of the silly things that you quoted him saying.
The Dodgers didn’t cut Travis d”Arnaud they sold his Contract to Tampa Bay
Don’t worry, 10 more players will opt out tomorrow.
Freeman been tearing the cover off the ball. It’s been amazing the plays Arenado has made with sore back.
Who cares? Lol
Blame the fans voting. There’s always someone that should have gone. It’s not like Will Smith has numbers that are light years better than D’Anaud’s.
Actually, the players vote on the reserves, not the fans. Travis hasn’t played as much because of Contreras, but the players across the league appreciate his abilities.
Replacements should not be allowed to tell their grandchildren that they made the all-star team.
Anderson over Urias is also kind of strange. Word is, Anderson was as shocked as anyone to be named. He’d already made other plans!
Mikolas should’ve been picked before Anderson, as well. It appears W/L record still matter more than it should.
I guess. Urias has the same problem.
Anderson and Mikolas have one thing in common, they are both journeymen pitchers having a really good three months.
…and ERA and WHIP and FIP, etc.
Well, never mind. Mikolas got in after all.
By the way, don’t forget that this is Mikolas’s 2nd time as an All-Star, so he’s not just “having a really good three months.” He reinvented himself overseas, came back to be an All-Star in 2018 and had a pretty good 2019, but then injuries cost him most of 2020 and 2021. Now he’s finally healthy again and proving that he still has it.
Fair enough, Mikolas had one other good season. Urias is arguably just as good this season and has put together a much more impressive body of work over many seasons without ever being selected. Not a lot of logic behind who gets the nod.
Correction: Mikolas has had one other great season (2018) and a good season (2019) in addition to his great season this year.
In any case, only 2022 performance matters for All-Star picks for this season.
Look at the remnants of these rosters… any excuse not to play. In 50 years theyre not going to be talking about the 2022 rosters like they do about the 1971 AS roster.
That’s because in 50 years most baseball fans will be dead. MLB does not try to court young fans like they did in the 60s and 70s.
That a lamestream media narrative. Despite all the promotion and hype of basketball done by the 4-letter network, baseball ratings are still #2, and higher than basketball ratings on all fronts – regular season, post-season, etc.
https://content.gallup.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/ibn7ziuxwushdqmmozoppw.png
But look how far baseball has fallen. It isn’t basketball. Football is stealing the fans that would be watching baseball. The lines are almost perfect mirrors.
Anytime anyone uses the word “lamestream,” I immediately deduct about 50 IQ points. Of course the ratings are high. Older people are the ones watching it. Most younger people don’t watch TV on devices that are associated with those ratings, so all TV ratings skew toward the older generation.
Therein lies the problem. When I was a kid (90s), my dad watched or listened to AT LEAST 125 White Sox games every year. Consequently, I watched or listened to AT LEAST 100 games every year. The vast majority of kids today have not had that kind of exposure to baseball and never will.
A lot of kids these days just play video games and act like little bitches on the internet
Wow your dad watched at least 125 White Sox games a yr? Yet you turned out OK Douger.
This is like a Hall of Fame old guy rant at cloud thread we got going here
Yes, football has become more popular over the years, but there’s no shame in being #2. If the WNBA and MLS can continue to do pretty well, so will MLB at a bare minimum.
That’s an awful lot of wholesome *constant* during-game ad reads by the announcers and ears-r**ing pounding walk-up rap that this and future generations of kids won’t be getting.
Nah, the median baseball fan is an old and cranky white guy. Will still be around in 50 yrs, screaming at clouds and bat flips and flying cars in the retirement home
I see your future, Dumpster.
Apparently if you are over 50 and have an opinion, all someone has to do to refute it is point out your age. The future looks…. bleak.
If only I eat right and avoid the sugary fake margaritas drinks in Wrigleyville
Remember, Miggy, all old and broken down that he is, is still a Millennial
@Dumpster: Ageist bigot still, and also racist.
I’m surprised your able to type after 50 years
You’re, not your.
Dang, you got me! I certainly know the difference but good catch.
Dang?
See what you did there
Yet still no Ty France, even though when the initial rosters were named he was universally named as the number one snub. Hottest team in Baseball and onlybone pick. Come on Manfred, bring France to Hollywood. (And Logan Gilbert too)
Isn’t he injured?
Been back for about a week now
Oh, thanks. He definitely deserves the nod.
Ty France was named to the roster today. If he gets into the game, listen for Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Ruehle. When France played for the Padres, when he came up to bat he got “La Vie en Rose” as his walkup music. I don’t know if many fans got the joke, but the player seemed to think it was pretty funny.
I feel more than in most other years that the guys named to the ASG were right on. There are always going to be snubs of some kind, but there wasn’t one guy who was selected to the game that made me say “how was he an all star”.
Well deserved gentlemen!
Yes, all 90 of them there deserving all stars
Daniel Bard deserves to be on the All Star team. His comeback is a story for the ages and he has pitched excellently this year.
#99. Come on down. Only if you’re able to fly Southwest tho. Economy.
Why do we even name all star team? All replacements show up anyway. ⚾️
Ty France can play 2B.
For real. WTF. Santiago Espinal over France? Does whoever makes these replacement selections even understand baseball?
Yes, they understand that Ty France has not been playing 2B. There’s a difference in can play the position, and actually should play the position.
On top of the fact that Arraez got picked over him even though he splits his time at second, Ty has better numbers than Vladdy this year. It’s a joke that France wasn’t selected.
That didn’t stop Albert Pujols from playing 2B one year when the NL strangely only had a single natural second baseman on its roster.
Arraez was chosen over France because he has played som3 first 37 games…hes also played second 28 games….Toronto has a ton of guys in the game Seattle has 1….
Ty France Logan Gilbert Freddie Freeman robbed
Dylan Cease*
Meh. Cease overrated. Can’t even get out of the sixth.
I feel like Altuve never plays in the all star game
Altuve is not hurt…he was going to get destroyed by fans at Dodger Stadium, so he bows out, typical…
Apparently you missed him getting hit by a pitch and being removed from the game?
LA fans are idiots and booed Astros prospects yesterday. One was a freshman in college and the other was in the Cleveland organization in 2017.
LA fans have never been accused of being baseball savvy. For the longest time, they thought the game started in the 3rd inning and ended in the 7th.
Altuve is afraid to be in the locker room with players from other teams. He’s a good player but his repuation has been destroyed and nobody wants to be anywhere near him, unless they play on the same team.
He’s afraid the other players will rip off his jersey to see what he’s hiding. Or will pound him with a pillowcase full of soap a la Private Pyle, Full Metal Jacket, when he’s sleeping.
No. You are so wrong. Altuve is genuinely hurt. Butt hurt cuz no one likes the big, er, little baby.
The MLB all star game is starting to become a joke. Nobody wants to play in it, they would rather take the extra days off.
Nothing wrong in taking days off if you need them
@Peart: And why risk ten$ of million$ by getting hurt in a meaningless exhibition?
It’s not a joke, it’s just that with mass media availability and inter league play it’s lost a lot of it’s appeal. It’s a game that doesn’t count amidst a bunch of games that do.
Do you really want pitchers to risk (significantly higher than usual) getting hurt in an exhibition game after starting a game just two days prior to the event? Furthermore, if they’re not going to pitch anyway, shouldn’t they be replaced on the roster?
Still no Dylan Cease…
Usually pitchers scheduled to start on the Sunday before aren’t chosen if they don’t make it the first round. But maybe he can sing “We are the Champions” postgame.
Don’t stop him now.
Espinal over Ty France? No Freeman, Cease, Will Smith? This years All Star roster is a bit of a joke.
Cease is better than Cortes is nearly EVERY category, with the exception of W/9. More wins, better ERA, better FIP (by almost a full run), more innings, 50 more Ks, fewer hits per 9.
That alone will tell you what a joke the All-Star roster is.
Big hurt? More like big butt hurt. Cease also leads in walks. So there’s that.
Gimenez and McNeil starting for their respective teams.. woooo weeee
Riley should’ve been in a loooooong time ago. And there’s still no Freeman. Whoever is choosing these teams needs to be imprisoned
The fans, mostly.
To be fair, Austin hit like 5 home runs after the choices were announced, and he still trails Machado and Arenado in fWAR. It all worked out in the end. Freddie should be there over Alonso, even with Pete’s big counting stats. Cron is only there because COL had to have a rep.
Cronenworth?!? I know batting average ain’t what it use to be but 9 homers and a .241 average is not an All-Star!!
Cronenworth an all star? Lmao this is why this has been such a joke
A good case can be made. Cronzone has highest WAR (2.8) of any other available NL 2B. He’s a clutch hitter and a defensive wizard. Who else would you pick to replace Chisholm?
Wizard????
Not if you consider Edman, who has more games at second than at short. He’s been the best NL second baseman by WAR by a long shot.
@ Stan. I can’t argue against Edman (who’s WAR is lifted by his dWAR), he’s having a sensational year. Tommy has played 55% of games at 2B whereas Jake 85% at that position, maybe that swayed the decision I dunno.
Yes, welcome to the 2022 all-clutch defensive wizard game. Snooz
U R funny guy, Ozzie
Hi, guys. How’s it hanging?
How does Cronenworth make it over Drury?
Thanks for the chitchat.
It’s laughable. Drury or Edman can play 2B. Drury’s been one of the best hitters in the NL despite very little support around him. I’m not a Reds’ fan but that is ridiculous. Cronenworth has been terrible.
Drury hasn’t played 2B position since a few games back in May. The ALG awards players by position, not by stats. But if you compare WAR, Cron is at 2.8, Drury (who’s having a fine year) is at 1.7 WAR.
That’s how.
Ketel Marte (WAR 1.9) makes a better case than Drury for 2B ASG
Correction, Cronenworth’s WAR is 3.1, not 2.7
Another indication of the flawed war stat.
I like ops plus, I’m my personal evaluation. And also you cannot dispute Drury is clearly better than him. Sue me.
Okay, use your preferred stat OPS+. Cronenworth is second best among available 2B (guys who have played majority of games at 2B) trailing only Ketel Marte (who probably got snubbed more than anyone). But defense matters and Cron is great at 2B compared to Marte who isn’t.
I just don’t see the “surprise” that Cronenworth was selected. From the primary metrics, he’s as deserving as any other NL 2B.
And Edman is at 4.3. Now s should have been Tommy.
It should have been*
Drury isn’t a 2Bman, he’s played the position about 20% of games this year, not at all the last 2 months, and in his career less than 5% of time.
Using OPS+, Edman’s is just 101, Cronenworth is at 114+
Cronenworth made it as 2B selection over Drury in the same way that he made it over Freeman. A lot of guys are better hitters than Cronenworth, but the ASG selections are position-based.
@Brew88 you could draw a picture and they still wouldn’t get it. Thanks for the stats and facts. Jake has had a disappointing season but still is the most worthy replacement
All the analytics don’t take away from a .241 average and 9 homers. The All-Star game is for the fans and just because those other guys don’t play much 2B, most would rather see a guy who has hit nearly 20 bombs with a .864 OPS play out of position for a few innings just to get him in there. It’s not like we’re asking for a catcher or outfielder to play second. If you asked Cronenworth himself, I bet he’d say those other guys are more deserving.
I’ll ask him and get back to you
Drury or dreary?
Doesn’t Snitker get to pick the NL reserves?
I’m not surprised Freddie got snubbed.
Not how it works
Used to be that way. Now the managers get very few selections.
@jjd: Yet another absurd change.
It was voted on by the fans. If it was up to Snitker, he’d be on the team.
Snitker loves Freddie. If his opinion counted, Freddie would be there.
After fan vote on starters, most other reserves are picked by player vote. A few spots are reserved for MLB to make a choice. Managers don’t get to pick anymore
Thankfully, that snub has been corrected, and he’s even replacing Marte, who shouldn’t have made the team in the first place.
Unpopular opinion: Roster replacements should NOT count as All-Star appearances.
It’s an exhibition. It doesn’t matter.
You’re right. That’s an unpopular opinion.
@bhambrave: But a correct one.
Opinions can’t be correct or incorrect. Otherwise, they’d be facts instead of opinions.
So, the 2022 All Star game, where you there?…. Yes, but I didn’t “appear”….. Where you on a roster, did you play?…. Yes and yes, but I didn’t “appear”….. So you were, um, a ghost?…. Heh, no, it’s just that to appease some fans and keep their panties from bunching up, I had to agree to never use the word “appear” or any of its grammatical derivatives. So I was there, I played, but officially I never “appeared”….. Ok, sounds to me like some folks back in 2022 were pretty odd and triggered pretty easily…. And how!
@Cosmo: Yes, every enlightened person whose higher logic you are incapable of comprehending must be……triggered.
Responding that way to what is clearly a joke doesn’t really make your case for not getting triggered. I was exaggerating for the sake of humor. Plus you if you think that the objection to players who were actually on the All Star team saying that they were actually on the All Star team is “higher logic”, well….
Lol baseball injuries. They never end. I don’t care if they are professional athletes. How in this world can people get hurt so much and it just keeps getting worse? These guys get the best of everything and can’t ever stay healthy. It’s like they wake up in the morning set one foot on the floor and it’s “OWW I STRAINED AN OBLIQUE! I MUST MISS SIX WEEKS OF DOING MY JOB!”
Yeah they’re aaaaalllll faking it.
Didn’t say that. I said they get hurt beyond anything that most people would consider reasonable. The injury rates are astounding. Never ending surgeries.
That’s what I was saying. I reread what I wrote and I never mentioned faking anything.
You try practicing and playing a sport professionally nearly every day for 7-8 months every year and see how long your body holds up.
Really?
MLB All Star Game>NFL Pro Bowl
In other news, water is wet.
The only other All-Star game that even comes close to MLB in quality is the NHL, and that’s only after they switched it to 3-on-3 (plus goalies).
Looks like a replacements game. When so many replacements are named, it takes away from the game in my view.
It has been since the advent of the ASG. You go 2-for-2 with two homeruns and get yanked for a lesser player. Same for pitchers who throw two perfect innings.. It’s an exhibition, not a strategically-sound nor meaningful game.. Enjoy it for what it is or don’t pay attention. It’s not must-watch for me. I enjoy the Futures ASG much more.
Same.
That said, I’d push for entertainment value and cater to the local fans. Have Trout lead off again at Kershaw in this one. Things like that.
Jinx.
This aged well.
Aged as well as the 2022 Angels season.
Altuve was looking fir a way out of this game. Not big e ouch of a man to face these fans unless he has to.
This excuse is at least believable, unlike the chest tattoo one
Bro, your team is the reason he’s out. He literally got hit by a pitch and pulled from the game. Do you not watch Angel games after they went back to being a bad team?
The line “even though he is well enough to play” factors in.
Dude was going to find a way out. He did.
Mr Chest Tattoo should send Detmers a thank you card for providing his excuse.
The chest tattoo is very easily verified with a google search. You should try it.
Yep. Good enough to be seen on instagram several times, oddly not fit to be displayed after the biggest home run of his life.
Hence saying the excuse isn’t believable, not the tattoo doesn’t exist.
Wait. Jjd spends his evenings googling Jose Altuve and chest tattoos? Ewww. Hope you’re not using your work computer
So what you are saying is you believe a random rumor from a random Twitter account, who accused Torres of having a buzzer the game before?
Back to being a bad team? They haven’t been part of the top 3 teams (in the west division) in 6 or 7 years.
Do these “replacements” get credit for making an all star team when it comes to contract bonuses? They would not have made it if not for injuries to those who made it and Sunday’s starting pitchers.
Yes, they still count just as much as for the guys who wouldn’t be there if they weren’t the best player on a bad team or a legacy pick. An All-Star is an All-Star.
Acuna AS choice is a travesty. This guy couldn’t hit the ocean if he fell out of a boat this year. Granted, he is a top 3 to 5 player. But not this year. Just goes to show how popular he is. It’s bordering on embarrassing that he is in HR derby, let alone AS game. Don’t mean to rag on him as he is my favorite player. Just really frustrated with him right now. Just hope he figures it out and HR derbies don’t exactly help with that. His timing is horrible. Constantly swinging through balls that he should be smoking…
I hate the all star game now. NO one wants to play in the game anymore. Sad
That’s not true. The position players who dropped out only did so for legitimate health-based reasons. Arenado in particular is upset about needing to drop out. As for most of the pitcher replacements, MLB is required to replace the ones who started the Sunday beforehand for good reasons.
They should take the roster to 25 players, eliminate the “every team represented” rule and give the winners $1M each. I think you’d see some motivated players and real competition.
And the losers dropped into a giant blender out in centerfield.
The $1 million is a good idea, except you’d end up with utility players making it again. They all star game was bad when it meant something.
I like this idea. I think you’re on to something.
It’s an exhibition game for the fans. It’s not meant to be taken so seriously! That’s why nobody liked how it used to determine home field advantage in the World Series.
Yea but you gotta admit, the whole losers in a blender thing adds a Roman Coliseum type wow factor to things.
Paying millionaires more millions. Great plan.
Good, now all the Mariners fans can shut the hell up.
All the 2017 Astros are ducking out of this game lmao
Honestly, until the league is honest about making them the fall guys they should all boycott it.
Dodger and Yankee players get booed every All-Star when it isn’t at their venue and they still show up
Those players don’t hear half the crap Altuve unfairly hears. I can only imagine how exhausting it is to listen to the same stuff over and over again, knowing full well your team wasn’t the only one doing it (and Altuve wasn’t a participant).
Cry me a river. You don’t think it’s gonna be hell for Machado playing at Dodger Stadium? Yet, he’s still gonna play
They should boycott baseball. That’ll show em!
@Dumpster: Everyone should boycott baseball, for *many* different reasons.
So Buxton needs every 3rd game off, but he’s gonna suit up and start a meaningless all star game? Bad look
He still gets the day off the day before and day after at the very least, so why not?
Because his priority should be helping his team. If he needs rest, take rest don’t play in a meaningless game at a position he hardly plays for his actual team, he usually DHs
He doesn’t need that much rest. You said he only needs one out of every three days off, and the All-Star game fits right in that schedule
Okay now the lack of Wheeler does look like a miss.
Face it folks this isn’t a ALLSTAR game it’s a most popular vote not a best player at each position it will always have 4 or 5 Yankees always have Mike Trout even if hitting .220. Will always have 3 or 4 Red Sox even if they don’t deserve it will always have 4 or 5 Dodgers in it
Yeah. Remember all those ysars Trout was hitting .220. Must be at least thirty of them. Good times
what the $s@!…whats the sense? if the best players aren’t there. so let’s take the worst players and put them in a game. it would probably be watched and more amusing. Or even better put Manfred in a dunk tank.
Doesn’t matter who the fans vote in because half of them don’t want to play.
Your confusing “don’t want to play “with “can’t play.” I bet every single one of the dropouts wishes they could play.
With condensed schedule with make up games many teams are playing 25-29 straight games played. Some have a short All star break with double headers to be played with another 25-28 more games in a row. Most of you people have more then 2 or 3 days off in a month. Remember teams spend half of them on the road. Not as easy as you think, life on the road isn’t fun. Injuries will happen, fatigue for many players remember it’s hot as hell out their. They should have a one week break for all player’s.
The biggest sham is Dylan Cease not being a all star please someone give me a legitimate reason for that happening
Meh. He already got an Oscar for his transcendent performance as a tortured artist overcoming Paki taunts and slights to become a transcendent legend. And now you want more?
They forgot Dylan Cease again.
Nico Hoerner should’ve been an all star. Hitting
.307 with .767 OPS and .423 SLG. (Not bad for a guy who is more of a slap hitter. Singles and doubles.
Mikolas should’ve made the squad to begin with. Numbers are up there wIth Alcantra’s
why mikolas? at 7-7 wainwright would have been better
Because of his 70s p–n stache
Because W/L record isn’t a very good stat, whereas Mikolas significantly leads Wianwright in the stats that really matter such as ERA, WHIP, Ks, K%, BB%, etc.
Besides, Mikolas also has a 7-7 record.
Looks like someone would actually post a correct list. The announcement about starting pitchers omitted Riley and Freeman. Listed only one 2B on the NL roster is that correct?
Cease not being an All-Star this year is beyond a snub. He is in possible contention to win a Cy Young, and leads the MLb in Ks and K/9.