Ten Best Players to Never Make an All-Star Team

[stringer bell]

I found this list on the internet. The article actually listed 30 players, but here are the Top Ten. No ex-Twins were named.

Can anyone think of a current or former Twin who should be on the list?

10. Tony Phillips

9. Rick Porcello

8. Wes Parker

7. Eric Karros

6. Carlos Carrasco

5. John Denny

4. Kyle Hendricks

3. Danny Darwin

2. Kirk Gibson

1. Tim Salmon

I know Gibson won an MVP and Porcello won a Cy Young, so these players had some pretty good years. 

[Cornholio]

Does this mean we could have gotten any of these guys for Ron Coomer?

[lecroy24fan]

On 7/5/2023 at 2:52 PM, stringer bell said:

No ex-Twins were named.

 

Did you miss LaTroy Hawkins at 29?

[stringer bell]

16 minutes ago, lecroy24fan said:

Did you miss LaTroy Hawkins at 29?

Yes, you’re right. I meant to put the no Twins comment to refer to the top 10. 

[theBOMisthebomb]

Kirk Gibson was the biggest surprise to me. Gibby was a personal favorite and I loved his grit and hard nosed attitude. It appears no ASG appearances for Gibby due to a combination of some poor first half production and stiff competition: 

https://motorcitybengals.com/2020/03/16/detroit-tigers-examining-kirk-gibson-never-star/#:~:text=The All-Star Game took,t deserving of a selection.

Tim Salmon is a heck of a player as well for no All Star games.