Every year MLB releases their All-Star Game rosters. And every year there are no deserving players snubbing much better players. That is no different this year with the biggest surprises being Tyson Ross and Josh Harrison for the NL and really no one on the AL. Josh Harrison (Pittsburgh Pirates) has absolutely no business being on an All-Star team. He is a super utility player having a little luck this year. Anthony Rizzo should've had that spot. Rizzo is in the midst of a huge breakout season, and he is carrying the Cubbies on his back. Luckily Rizzo will be on the many All-Star teams in the future. Not to mention Rizzo is in the Final Vote. So there is still hope this right will be wronged. Another snub on the NL team is Jeff Samardzija. He got voted to the team, but will not be eligible to play due to being traded. It is a technicality, but it is still a snub. One other snub on the NL team is Anthony Rendon. He is again a player that could take Josh Harrison's spot. Henderson Alvarez should have also made the NL team. He didn't get voted in, because he is with the Marlins. But he is one of the best pitchers in baseball at the moment. It is a frustrating process that these players don't have a spot on the All-Star Game due to the cluelessness of the fans. As for the AL, there aren't many. The biggest, though, is Chris Sale. He is on par with the Clayton Kershaw statistically this season. He may not be getting as much recognition, or being as ridiculous as Kershaw is this season, but Sale is one of the best, if not the best pitcher in the AL this year. Alcides Escobar of the Royals also got a spot stolen. He is one of the best young SS in the game, and he lost to Derek Jeter and Alexei Ramirez. There is a case to be made against Ramirez being on the team, but that is neither here nor there. Escobar is a good hitter and defender deserving of a spot on the team. Other then that, there weren't any huge snubs. There were a couple of surprises (lack of Red Sox players, with an article on that coming out this week, and Harrison's inclusion) that really made me think about the knowledge the fans don't possess. Like I said before, though, this is looking like it'll be a great game.
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