2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

[TripleCrown9]

Rosters being announced, so here's the thread.

National League starters

OF- Bryce Harper (6th selection)
OF- Matt Kemp (3rd selection)
OF- Nick Markakis (1st selection)
C- Willson Contreras (1st selection)
1B- Freddie Freeman (3rd selection)
2B- Javier Baez (1st selection)
SS- Brandon Crawford (2nd selection)
3B- Nolan Arenado (4th selection, 4 straight)

National League Alternates

OF- Christian Yelich (1st selection)
OF- Lorenzo Cain (2nd selection)
OF- Charlie Blackmon (3rd selection)
C- Buster Posey (6th selection, 4 straight) Yadier Molina
C- J.T. Realmuto (1st selection)
1B- Paul Goldschmidt (6th selection, 6 straight)
1B- Joey Votto (6th selection, 2 straight)
2B- Ozzie Albies (1st selection)
2B- Scooter Gennett (1st selection)
3B- Eugenio Suarez (1st selection)
SS- Trevor Story (1st selection)

National League Pitchers

Max Scherzer (6th selection, 6 straight)
Jacob DeGrom (2nd selection)
Jon Lester (5th selection)
Aaron Nola (1st selection)
Josh Hader (1st selection)
Kenley Jansen(3rd selection, 3 straight)
Patrick Corbin (2nd selection)
Sean Doolittle (2nd selection)
Mike Foltynewicz (1st selection)
Brad Hand (2nd selection, 2 straight)
Miles Mikolas (1st selection)
Felipe Vazquez (1st selection)



Fun fact: Nick Markakis is the all-time hit leader before making his first All-Star game. He had 2,165 hits before finally being selected.

American League starters

OF- Mookie Betts (3rd selection, 3 straight)
OF- Aaron Judge (2nd selection, 2 straight)
OF- Mike Trout (7th selection, 7 straight)
C- Wilson Ramos (2nd selection)
1B- Jose Abreu (2nd selection)
2B- Jose Altuve (6th selection, 5 straight)
SS- Manny Machado (4th selection)
3B- Jose Ramirez (2nd selection, 2 straight)
DH- J.D. Martinez (2nd selection)

American League Alternates
OF- George Springer (2nd selection, 2 straight)
OF- Mitch Haniger (1st selection)
OF- Shin-Soo Choo (1st selection)
OF- Michael Brantley (3rd selection)
C- Salvador Perez (6th selection, 6 straight)
1B- Mitch Moreland (1st selection)
2B- Gleyber Torres (1st selection) Jed Lowrie
3B- Alex Bregman (1st selection)
SS- Francisco Lindor (3rd selection, 3 straight)
DH- Nelson Cruz (6th selection, 2 straight)

American League Pitchers

Trevor Bauer (1st selection)
Jose Berrios (1st selection)
Aroldis Chapman (5th selection)
Gerrit Cole (2nd selection)
Edwin Diaz (1st selection)
JA Happ (1st selection)
Joe Jimenez (1st selection)
Craig Kimbrel (7th selection, 3 straight)
Corey Kluber (3rd selection, 3 straight)
Chris Sale (7th selection, 7 straight)
Luis Severino (2nd selection, 2 straight)

[KSUowls]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Can't believe Ozzie didn't make it.

Chicago hired a lot of people to create a lot of fake e-mail accounts on the final day of voting.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Can't believe Ozzie didn't make it.

Chicago hired a lot of people to create a lot of fake e-mail accounts on the final day of voting.

That's just the starters. I'm sure Ozzie made it.

[SPTO]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

I'm guessing Severino is going to start for the AL?

[BigOscar]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

How on earth has Blake Snell not been selected? Absolute madness. I get that a lot of spots get taken up by people who don't really deserve to be there due to the "every team gets a representative rule", but even so how on earth do you miss him out with the remaining picks?

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

I'm guessing Severino is going to start for the AL?

Kluber was the first one they announced on TV. And Scherzer in the NL.

However, if Chris Sale starts, he'll be the first AL pitcher to start 3 straight All-Star games since Lefty Gomez (1933-35).

[notsobabybombers]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

I'm guessing Severino is going to start for the AL?

I think so. At least, I think he should.

Good for Gleyber! I'm happy to see he made it.

[LambertandHam]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Leave the Pirates, become an All Star...

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Can't believe Ozzie didn't make it.

Chicago hired a lot of people to create a lot of fake e-mail accounts on the final day of voting.

Neck and neck if you look at their stats...

Javy: .294/.327/.565, 132 wRC+, 17 HR 63 RBI 16 SB, 3.1 WAR

Ozzie: .282/.321/.516, 123 wRC+, 18 HR 50 RBI 8 SB, 3.3 WAR

I'm glad they both made it, but I can't argue against Javy here. He's earned a starting spot.

Also, no Bryzzo But, neither of them deserved it.

[SPTO]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Too many great pitchers in the AL IMO. I feel like Happ wouldn't have made it if the Jays had some semblance of an offense. Unfortunately, he's the only legit guy to put on the team under these rules.

Got to feel bad for Snell, Berrios and Paxton.

[Speedy]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

How is Paxton not deserving?

I'm sure injuries or folks pitching that Sunday will push him in but still...but if a slight.

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[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Too many great pitchers in the AL IMO. I feel like Happ wouldn't have made it if the Jays had some semblance of an offense. Unfortunately, he's the only legit guy to put on the team under these rules.

Got to feel bad for Snell, Berrios and Paxton.

Berrios was selected. Snell and Paxton deserved to go, but got snubbed.

I am fine with how the voting system and all that works. The fans mostly do a decent job. I'd perhaps just ask that the rosters were enlarged by 2-3 spots. Just glad that they removed that home field advantage nonsense.

[BigOscar]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Ditching Brantley for Eddie Rosario so you aren't forced to put Berrios in ahead of Snell would have made a lot more sense tbh. I'd probably have picked Cstellanos over Joe Jimenez as Detroits mandatory as well tbh, Jimenez seems a truly random choice to me

[ShowTyme15]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Matt Kemp an NL starter. Who would have guessed that in spring? I know none of use did here lol.

[KSUowls]

Re: 2018 All-Star Weekend- Washington, DC

Neck and neck if you look at their stats...

Javy: .294/.327/.565, 132 wRC+, 17 HR 63 RBI 16 SB, 3.1 WAR

Ozzie: .282/.321/.516, 123 wRC+, 18 HR 50 RBI 8 SB, 3.3 WAR

I'm glad they both made it, but I can't argue against Javy here. He's earned a starting spot.

Also, no Bryzzo But, neither of them deserved it.

Neck and neck sure, based on merit alone you can't go wrong with either. Just more so commenting on how incredible it was that Javy somehow overcame a 100k vote deficit on the final day of voting when his 30 day average was only about 70k (22% of his entire vote tally came on the final day).