The family and I submitted our All Star ballots this weekend. We try our best not to get wrapped up in electing the players from our favorite teams but some of us (ahem, Caitlyn) couldn’t help ourselves. In conversing with Matthew, I realized I erred by leaving off Pete Crow-Armstrong. Well, we get four other chances to vote and I could rectify that by voting for PCA as well as others I overlooked (Manny Machado and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. come to mind). I miss voting in person at the ballpark with the hanging chads. But nothing beats voting with the family and discussing our choices afterwards.
The first thing to stand out is the fact I selected three players from the A’s. Jacob Wilson is a no brainer with his .349 batting average. I felt Lawrence Butler did enough both at the plate and in the field to merit inclusion. I realize that Steven Kwan might be more deserving and if I were to cast a second ballot, he would be included. Brent Rooker to me is the best designated hitter in the American League, plus he gets a couple of extra points for being on my fantasy team. On the National League side, PCA will easily make my second potential selection ahead of Kyle Tucker and or/Corbin Carroll. James Wood is having a phenomenal season, one that would be garnering more notice if the Washington Nationals weren’t in fourth place in the National League East. Machado is an intriguing alternative to Eugenio Suarez, however, Suarez does lead the NL in both home runs and RBI’s. Will Smith probably will be the NL catcher but Hunter Goodman has proven to be quite the bright light for the dreadful Colorado Rockies. Smith would get my vote the second time around.
The All Star Game is truly the Midsummer Classic for our family. We vote together and we watch the game together. Take a look at my selections. How much do you agree with them?
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