MLB All-Star Game snubs: GabeLacques on six players who should (and likely could) be packing their bags for Los Angeles.
With that, a look at six players who should - and quite possibly will - be headed to Vin Scully Avenue and Stadium Way a week from Tuesday:This young man already has a Silver Slugger award, top-10 MVP finish and World Series ring to his credit. His .907 OPS is fourth in the NL, his 23 homers as much as any NL All-Star not named Kyle Schwarber.
But Contreras will make it as a player-voted designated hitter, a position that debatably doesn't need to exist. He's done his damage - 11 homers, a .924 OPS - over just 143 at-bats. Riley has amassed 333 at-bats, more than double Contreras' sample, but has the misfortune of sharing a position with Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado, arguably 1-2 in NL MVP voting. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers ) but has almost as strong a grievance as former teammate Riley.
MLB could have given the nod to France as the Mariners' representative, but opted for dazzling rookie Julio Rodriguez in the endgame. Tough to argue with that, too, though perhaps the Mariners' recent surge into contention and France's return to health will inspire a replacement selection. Hey, when your team is 32-54, you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.
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