On Sunday, MLB will announce the rosters for the 2012 All-Star Game. Along with the starting lineups, reserves and pitching staff, we’ll also get the five Final Vote candidates for the last spot on each of the American League and National League All-Star squads.
And yet, after the 34 players are selected (well, 33 and the five Final Vote candidates), we will still have several deserving players who won’t have been selected for the All-Star teams. The snubs. It’s the first thing discussed after the rosters are announced and will be a major topic of discussion on Monday.
Which players will get screwed over in the All-Star selection process? We’ve chosen 10 that seem likely to be snubbed. Remember that some of these players will end up on the team due to injury. Some pitchers who pitch the Sunday before the All-Star Game will be unavailable and need to be replaced.
However, as CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman reports, commissioner Bud Selig plans on making sure selected players don’t skip All-Star festivities because they don’t feel well.
One player that I believe would have been snubbed is Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier. But with Matt Kemp’s injury, I think Ethier will end up being named to the team.
But that still leaves plenty of guys who will get four undeserved days off during the second week of July. Here are 10 NL players that should be making the trip to Kansas City but won’t be.