For the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Martinez, the question is not whether they’ll be starting in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, but whether they’ll even be taking part in the exhibition.
With the Midsummer Classic rapidly approaching, A-Rod and Martinez are just two of a slew of first-half standouts who look like they’ll be left on the outside looking in when the American League and National League rosters are announced.
The players who populate the All-Snub team fall into two general groups. The first are major leaguers who have been performing at a high level but have relatively low profiles around the game. The second group are players who have been on fire in the first half but play a position that just so happens to be loaded with All-Star candidates.
It’s no consolation to the players who make this squad, but the All-Snub team looks like an All-Star club itself.