All-Star Rosters 2023

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AlwaysSomewhere

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Jarring to see two Oakland players on here and just one Red Sox player (Verdugo). Going strictly by WAR, that is fair--three A's have more WAR than the #2 Sox player (Connor Wong!). Realistically, Oakland will get only the one courtesy player, probably Rooker. The Red Sox will probably have just the one as well, though as Yoshida has better offensive numbers i could imagine it being him.
 
Petagine in a Bottle

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I can’t imagine 3 players from the 18 win Royals, either. I’d go with Perez; Chapman and Witt don’t seem deserving.
 
Ale Xander

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That's not that great of a backup defensive OF for AL (but who cares)

NL is West-heavy in the projections, I am not sure I buy that.
 
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CaptainLaddie

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Petagine in a Bottle said:
I can’t imagine 3 players from the 18 win Royals, either. I’d go with Perez; Chapman and Witt don’t seem deserving.
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Maybe, but... Chapman has thrown 22.1 innings, has a K rate of 15.31 per 9, an ERA of 2.82, and is tied for 3rd among all relievers in WAR; Salvy is leading all catchers in HR, has a OPS of .790, and is still a "name"; Witt's got 10 HR, 20 SB, and while his rate stats aren't great, he's played 63 games -- by the time the ASG rolls around, if Seager has enough PA or GP, he'll make sense to slot in.
 
Ale Xander

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https://www.mlb.com/news/all-star-ballot-update-june-12-2023 for downballot choices
Zero Red Sox in top 10 at C, 1B, or 2B

AL

CATCHERS
1. Adley Rutschman, Orioles - 460,496
2. Jonah Heim, Rangers - 320,028
3. Salvador Perez, Royals - 312,615
4. Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays - 258,580
5. Martín Maldonado, Astros - 154,799


FIRST BASEMEN
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays - 545,976
2. Yandy Díaz, Rays - 533,179
3. Anthony Rizzo, Yankees - 321,765
4. Nathaniel Lowe, Rangers - 192,643
5. Ty France, Mariners - 132,393

SECOND BASEMEN
1. Marcus Semien, Rangers - 707,712
2. Jose Altuve, Astros - 363,013
3. Whit Merrifield, Blue Jays - 286,799
4. Gleyber Torres, Yankees - 171,173
5. Brandon Drury, Angels - 146,476


THIRD BASEMEN
1. Matt Chapman, Blue Jays - 475,322
2. Josh Jung, Rangers - 470,836
3. Rafael Devers, Red Sox - 221,310
4. Alex Bregman, Astros - 187,388
5. Anthony Rendon, Angels - 147,258

SHORTSTOPS
1. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays - 775,221
2. Corey Seager, Rangers - 376,659
3. Wander Franco, Rays - 226,629
4. Jeremy Peña, Astros - 172,258
5. J.P. Crawford, Mariners - 123,364

10. Enrique Hernández, Red Sox - 43,651
DESIGNATED HITTERS
1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels - 924,182
2. Brandon Belt, Blue Jays - 205,659
3. Robbie Grossman, Rangers - 129,623
4. Corey Julks, Astros - 116,842
5. Harold Ramírez, Rays - 112,860

8. Justin Turner, Red Sox - 72,273

OUTFIELDERS
1. Aaron Judge, Yankees - 844,965
2. Mike Trout, Angels - 598,918
3. Yordan Alvarez, Astros - 571,986
4. Randy Arozarena, Rays - 532,489
5. Kevin Kiermaier, Blue Jays - 322,341
6. Adolis García, Rangers - 300,968
7. George Springer, Blue Jays - 275,512
8. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox - 268,969
9. Julio Rodríguez, Mariners - 221,092
10. Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays - 216,643
11. Ezequial Duran, Rangers - 206,475
12. Josh Lowe, Rays - 194,691
13. Leody Taveras, Rangers - 164,851
14. Kyle Tucker, Astros - 162,122
15. Jarred Kelenic, Mariners - 153,175



NL

CATCHERS
1. Sean Murphy, Braves - 603,501
2. Will Smith, Dodgers - 419,587
3. Elias Díaz, Rockies - 168,163
4. Francisco Alvarez, Mets - 167,708
5. J.T. Realmuto, Phillies - 161,838

FIRST BASEMEN
1. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers - 775,503
2. Pete Alonso, Mets - 377,749
3. Matt Olson, Braves - 272,275
4. Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals - 178,238
5. Trey Mancini, Cubs - 79,229

SECOND BASEMEN
1. Luis Arraez, Marlins - 509,092
2. Ozzie Albies, Braves - 376,726
3. Nolan Gorman, Cardinals - 245,524
4. Miguel Vargas, Dodgers - 142,182
5. Jeff McNeil, Mets - 126,924


THIRD BASEMEN
1. Nolan Arenado, Cardinals - 410,122
2. Austin Riley, Braves - 368,044
3. Max Muncy, Dodgers - 358,235
4. J.D. Davis, Giants - 227,536
5. Manny Machado, Padres - 191,629

SHORTSTOPS
1. Orlando Arcia, Braves - 406,509
2. Francisco Lindor, Mets - 302,051
3. Xander Bogaerts, Padres - 209,144
4. Matt McLain, Reds - 200,152
5. Dansby Swanson, Cubs - 197,569

DESIGNATED HITTERS
1. J.D. Martinez, Dodgers - 412,373
2. Bryce Harper, Phillies - 380,345
3. Travis d'Arnaud, Braves - 221,543
4. Jorge Soler, Marlins - 170,483
5. Christopher Morel, Cubs - 114,897


OUTFIELDERS
1. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves - 1,086,537
2. Mookie Betts, Dodgers - 676,491
3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., D-backs - 367,348
4. Juan Soto, Padres - 339,009
5. Corbin Carroll, D-backs - 232,565
6. Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres - 207,474
7. Michael Harris II, Braves - 192,261
8. Cody Bellinger, Cubs - 187,828
9. Nick Castellanos, Phillies - 186,503
10. Seiya Suzuki, Cubs - 170,013
11. Marcell Ozuna, Braves - 163,104
12. Brandon Nimmo, Mets - 159,708
13. Lars Nootbaar, Cardinals - 159,035
14. James Outman, Dodgers - 153,952
15. Bryan Reynolds, Pirates - 132,990
 
Ale Xander

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Those Canadians really stuff the ballots.

Kiermaier in 5th? GTFO

Bichette with 3x as many votes as Wander? GTFO
 
Red(s)HawksFan

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So is it simply a product of the size/loyalty of Red Sox Nation or are five other AL teams in way worse shape at SS than the Sox are?
 
Sad Sam Jones

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You'd think there are only 6-7 teams in the AL looking at the fan voting. Salvador Perez is the only AL Central player in the top 5 voting at his position.
 
Red(s)HawksFan

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So the guys that Kike is ahead of in the voting: Tim Anderson, Carlos Correa, Aledmys Diaz, Amed Rosario, Bobby Witt Jr. Seems like partly brand recognition, partly unenthusiastic fan bases.
 
Ale Xander

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Rangers fans stuffed the ballots. Not to say they didn’t deserve it, but Jung, Semien, and Heim join Seager as AS Starters
 
Ale Xander

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Betts and JD Martinez voted ASG starters.

Obligatory why can’t the Red Sox get players like that

Freeman joins them as Dodgers starters
 
Ale Xander

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If Garcia beats out Luis Robert and the others, there can be just 3 teams representing the AL as starters (not counting the pitcher)
 
Ale Xander

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Shohei makes it as both a P and a (D)Hitter

Keller lone pirates representative
Castillo lone Mariners (home team) representative
 
Ale Xander

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Verdugo semi-snubbed, but could be replacement for Yordan, Judge and/or Ohtani being a P too. They have to add a roster spot for that, no?
 
AB in DC

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Yeah Wander is probably a bigger snub than anyone on the Sox.

Though Verdugo and Yoshida are decent candidates to be injury replacmeents.
 
Ale Xander

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The four of the biggest stars of the next 10 years not going for four different reasons

Jrod (undeserved to go)
Wander (snubbed)
Tatis (steroids)
EDLC (not enough games played)
 
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Kenley getting in is a joke, and it wasn't even fan voting apparently. Verdugo should get in.
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If they had to take a reliever due to numbers, Martin has had a much better season by any statistical measure. Jansen just has more saves. What a stupid joke of a selection.
I would pick Verdugo, Martin, Paxton maybe even Yoshida or Duran before Jansen. This was simply a case of the league office looking at Jansen's save totals and thinking he must be having a great season. No deep analysis went into this pick
 
simplicio

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Agreed, but I have doubts the save numbers were the selling point here- probably name recognition mostly.
 
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Whit Merrifield is the most puzzling All Star selection in recent memory. The Blue Jays have other guys on the team, so he’s not a required representative. His traditional stats are mediocre. There are legitimate superstars with better stats that could take his place. He’s been an All Star before, so he’s not in on a sort of veteran recognition thing.

Make it make sense.
 
Ale Xander

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Jrod, George Kirby, Tucker, Estevez and Wander named injury replacements for AL
 
Mystic Merlin

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Just say they have 3:30 on the timer absent actually earning the bonus. If everyone gets 30 seconds on top of the 3 minutes regardless it’s not bonus time.

Perennially a pet peeve.
 
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Seems odd that Seattle has had the all star game now twice since 2001 since Fenway (1999) and Wrigley (1990) have hosted
 
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