Post by Sha-Le Unique on Apr 4, 2015 3:21:56 GMT -5
Let's see who got snubbed in each league this season!
American League
5. 1B Norm Cash (DET)
.251/.364/.498, 7 2B, 21 HR, 55 RBI, 46 BB, 49 R
The AL has a lot of good depth at first base right now, so while it's understandable that Norm Cash missed the cut due to the presences of Norm Siebern and Hector Espina, he was still a snub nonetheless. Cash is currently 8th in both slugging percentage and OPS, the AL leader in home runs, tied for 2nd in RBI, and 6th in walks. He has clearly been one of the offensive leaders for the Tigers, who are currently tied for the AL East lead. Not every good first baseman will make the All-Star team every season, but Cash's season has been good enough to deserve being on the team for sure.
4. RF Woodie Held (CHW)
.291/.353/.525, 10 2B, 13 HR, 45 RBI, 23 BB, 31 R
Among the top 10 AL leaders in OPS this season, only 2 of them did not become All-Stars. Cash and Woodie Held were the two that got the short end of the stick. Held's power and run production numbers have not particularly stood out. However, those numbers of his are not only similar to two of the AL outfielders that made the team, but he had a better OPS than both as well, which means he was clearly the most deserving of the 3 to be an All-Star. Maybe next year, Woodiw!
3. SP Don Rowe (BOS)
9-3, 2.70 ERA, 100 K, 136.2 IP, 0.89 WHIP
Don Rowe was arguably one of the more obvious AL pitching snubs this season. The Red Sox ace is tied for 8th in the AL in wins, 6th in ERA, tied for 6th in shutouts and 2nd to Tex Clevenger in runners/9 innings at an 8.17 rate. Rowe arguably deserved a trip to the All-Star Game more than at least 2 AL pitchers that made the team, but unfortunately for him, 9 wins at the All-Star break for some reason just wasn't good enough, despite a very solid 2.80 ERA.
2. SP Stu Miller (CLE)
9-4, 2.69 ERA, 101 K, 140.2 IP, 1.25 WHIP
Another big AL pitching snub was Stu Miller, who has been 1 of the Indians' few bright spots this season. Miller is tied for 8th in the AL in wins, 5th in ERA, 10th in quality starts, and tied for 9th in strikeouts. Miller was at least as deserving as Rowe of being an All-Star over the same two particular AL All-Star pitchers, but he was another one that missed the cut due to a lack of wins.
1. SP Vinegar Bend Mizell (NYY)
9-6, 2.61 ERA, 108 K, 151.2 IP, 1.05 WHIP
But the biggest of the AL pitching snubs was the Yankees' Vinegar Bend Mizell. Mizell is also tied for 8th in the AL in wins, and is 3rd in ERA, tied for 5th in quality starts, 5th in strikeouts, and 5th in runners/9 innings at a 9.61 rate. Mizell has already been to 5 All-Star Games, but he was more than deserving of making All-Star Game trip #6 this year.
National League
5. SP Jim Duffalo (SF)
10-8, 2.83 ERA, 87 K, 149.1 IP, 1.24 WHIP
The NL All-Star pitching nominees were done well, with the top 6 NL pitchers in ERA and another very solid pitcher all making the All-Star team. Jim Duffalo, among others simply was on the short end of the stick, but if more spots were available, Duffalo would have gotten 1 of them. Duffalo is currently tied for 9th in the NL in wins, 10th in ERA, 7th in quality starts and tied for 6th in quality starts. There's a lot of depth among NL pitching, so going forward, Duffalo will really have to earn his spot on the All-Star team.
4. SP Ron Kline (PIT)
7-5, 2.72 ERA, 103 K, 119.0 IP, 1.06 WHIP
The Pirates tied the Dodgers this season for the most All-Stars team among NL teams with 7. However, they could have easily had an 8th All-Star as well, with Ron Kline emerging as one of the NL top starting pitchers. Despite missing a couple weeks on the DL, Kline's 2.72 ERA is 7th in the NL and he is just shy of the top 10 in strikeouts as well. He's also 8th in runners/9 innings at a 9.76 rate and 9th in strikeouts/9 innings at a 7.79 rate. Again, there is really no disputing any of the NL pitchers that were All-Stars this season, but if he had a few more wins, Kline could have still gotten in. And he deserved even with only 7 wins.
3. LF/RF Dusty Rhodes (STL)
.302/.375/.494, 14 2B, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 29 BB, 33 R
One of the biggest free agent pick-ups by far this season has to be Dusty Rhodes. The Cardinals received a lot of unexpected production that has helped them surprise everyone with an NL East lead at midseason. Rhodes right now is 6th in the NL in batting average, 8th in OBP, 9th in slugging percentage, and 9th in OPS. There isn't much to dispute with most of the the NL outfielders that were All-Stars this season, but one could make a very strong case for Rhodes as well.
2. 1B/LF Joe Cunningham (MIL)
.269/.399/.492, 14 2B, 11 HR, 48 RBI, 53 BB, 39 R
Another NL outfielder that was on the outside looking in was Joe Cunningham, who came to the Braves in a midseason trade. Cunningham is currently 2nd in the NL in OBP, 10th in slugging percentage, 6th in OPS, tied for 4th in triples, the leader in the walks, and tied for 9th in extra base hits. Cunningham was more deserving than at least one of the NL outfielders this season, but if he was considered a first baseman for the All-Star nominations, he could have been chosen over one of the NL first basemen as well. Maybe Cunningham will have some better luck next season.
1. LF Gus Bell (CIN)
.329/.396/.473, 19 2B, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 29 BB, 38 R
This marks the 2nd time in 3 seasons that Gus Bell has been the NL's top All-Star snub. And this time, he really got snubbed! Bell is currently leading the NL in batting average, and is also 3rd in OBP, 8th in OPS, tied for 5th in hits, and tied for 3rd in doubles. Despite Bell not being so much of a run producer this season, he was more than deserving of being an All-Star and was clearly more deserving than at least 1 and possibly 2 of the NL outfielders that became All-Stars. The guy just can't catch a break and neither can the Reds...maybe it's time for a change of scenery!
Hopefully, OOTP will do a better job next time.
American League
5. 1B Norm Cash (DET)
.251/.364/.498, 7 2B, 21 HR, 55 RBI, 46 BB, 49 R
The AL has a lot of good depth at first base right now, so while it's understandable that Norm Cash missed the cut due to the presences of Norm Siebern and Hector Espina, he was still a snub nonetheless. Cash is currently 8th in both slugging percentage and OPS, the AL leader in home runs, tied for 2nd in RBI, and 6th in walks. He has clearly been one of the offensive leaders for the Tigers, who are currently tied for the AL East lead. Not every good first baseman will make the All-Star team every season, but Cash's season has been good enough to deserve being on the team for sure.
4. RF Woodie Held (CHW)
.291/.353/.525, 10 2B, 13 HR, 45 RBI, 23 BB, 31 R
Among the top 10 AL leaders in OPS this season, only 2 of them did not become All-Stars. Cash and Woodie Held were the two that got the short end of the stick. Held's power and run production numbers have not particularly stood out. However, those numbers of his are not only similar to two of the AL outfielders that made the team, but he had a better OPS than both as well, which means he was clearly the most deserving of the 3 to be an All-Star. Maybe next year, Woodiw!
3. SP Don Rowe (BOS)
9-3, 2.70 ERA, 100 K, 136.2 IP, 0.89 WHIP
Don Rowe was arguably one of the more obvious AL pitching snubs this season. The Red Sox ace is tied for 8th in the AL in wins, 6th in ERA, tied for 6th in shutouts and 2nd to Tex Clevenger in runners/9 innings at an 8.17 rate. Rowe arguably deserved a trip to the All-Star Game more than at least 2 AL pitchers that made the team, but unfortunately for him, 9 wins at the All-Star break for some reason just wasn't good enough, despite a very solid 2.80 ERA.
2. SP Stu Miller (CLE)
9-4, 2.69 ERA, 101 K, 140.2 IP, 1.25 WHIP
Another big AL pitching snub was Stu Miller, who has been 1 of the Indians' few bright spots this season. Miller is tied for 8th in the AL in wins, 5th in ERA, 10th in quality starts, and tied for 9th in strikeouts. Miller was at least as deserving as Rowe of being an All-Star over the same two particular AL All-Star pitchers, but he was another one that missed the cut due to a lack of wins.
1. SP Vinegar Bend Mizell (NYY)
9-6, 2.61 ERA, 108 K, 151.2 IP, 1.05 WHIP
But the biggest of the AL pitching snubs was the Yankees' Vinegar Bend Mizell. Mizell is also tied for 8th in the AL in wins, and is 3rd in ERA, tied for 5th in quality starts, 5th in strikeouts, and 5th in runners/9 innings at a 9.61 rate. Mizell has already been to 5 All-Star Games, but he was more than deserving of making All-Star Game trip #6 this year.
National League
5. SP Jim Duffalo (SF)
10-8, 2.83 ERA, 87 K, 149.1 IP, 1.24 WHIP
The NL All-Star pitching nominees were done well, with the top 6 NL pitchers in ERA and another very solid pitcher all making the All-Star team. Jim Duffalo, among others simply was on the short end of the stick, but if more spots were available, Duffalo would have gotten 1 of them. Duffalo is currently tied for 9th in the NL in wins, 10th in ERA, 7th in quality starts and tied for 6th in quality starts. There's a lot of depth among NL pitching, so going forward, Duffalo will really have to earn his spot on the All-Star team.
4. SP Ron Kline (PIT)
7-5, 2.72 ERA, 103 K, 119.0 IP, 1.06 WHIP
The Pirates tied the Dodgers this season for the most All-Stars team among NL teams with 7. However, they could have easily had an 8th All-Star as well, with Ron Kline emerging as one of the NL top starting pitchers. Despite missing a couple weeks on the DL, Kline's 2.72 ERA is 7th in the NL and he is just shy of the top 10 in strikeouts as well. He's also 8th in runners/9 innings at a 9.76 rate and 9th in strikeouts/9 innings at a 7.79 rate. Again, there is really no disputing any of the NL pitchers that were All-Stars this season, but if he had a few more wins, Kline could have still gotten in. And he deserved even with only 7 wins.
3. LF/RF Dusty Rhodes (STL)
.302/.375/.494, 14 2B, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 29 BB, 33 R
One of the biggest free agent pick-ups by far this season has to be Dusty Rhodes. The Cardinals received a lot of unexpected production that has helped them surprise everyone with an NL East lead at midseason. Rhodes right now is 6th in the NL in batting average, 8th in OBP, 9th in slugging percentage, and 9th in OPS. There isn't much to dispute with most of the the NL outfielders that were All-Stars this season, but one could make a very strong case for Rhodes as well.
2. 1B/LF Joe Cunningham (MIL)
.269/.399/.492, 14 2B, 11 HR, 48 RBI, 53 BB, 39 R
Another NL outfielder that was on the outside looking in was Joe Cunningham, who came to the Braves in a midseason trade. Cunningham is currently 2nd in the NL in OBP, 10th in slugging percentage, 6th in OPS, tied for 4th in triples, the leader in the walks, and tied for 9th in extra base hits. Cunningham was more deserving than at least one of the NL outfielders this season, but if he was considered a first baseman for the All-Star nominations, he could have been chosen over one of the NL first basemen as well. Maybe Cunningham will have some better luck next season.
1. LF Gus Bell (CIN)
.329/.396/.473, 19 2B, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 29 BB, 38 R
This marks the 2nd time in 3 seasons that Gus Bell has been the NL's top All-Star snub. And this time, he really got snubbed! Bell is currently leading the NL in batting average, and is also 3rd in OBP, 8th in OPS, tied for 5th in hits, and tied for 3rd in doubles. Despite Bell not being so much of a run producer this season, he was more than deserving of being an All-Star and was clearly more deserving than at least 1 and possibly 2 of the NL outfielders that became All-Stars. The guy just can't catch a break and neither can the Reds...maybe it's time for a change of scenery!
Hopefully, OOTP will do a better job next time.
