Question of the week: who gets your nod for the All-Star Game?

[Brock Beauchamp]

I'm going to try to do this once a week or so. Highlight a question and get peoples' takes on a subject. Which player do you think is most deserving of an All-Star nod?

I noticed something interesting while preparing this question. Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa have basically the same xwOBA but Buxton is overperforming it and Correa is underperforming it by basically the same amount.

[shortround81]

I know this is a Twins All-Star related post, but I wanted to throw this in there. Talk about savage

[Linus]

Buck, Ryan and Duran all worthy. Part of it will depend on other teams selections. 

[RpR]

Right now it is between Bader, Buxton and France.

[DKrz56]

8 hours ago, RpR said:

Right now it is between Bader, Buxton and France.

France's numbers are average at best....

[Mike Sixel]

On 6/6/2025 at 3:10 PM, Linus said:

Buck, Ryan and Duran all worthy. Part of it will depend on other teams selections. 

This. 

[Doctor Wu]

My first pick would be Joe Ryan. But Duran is deserving also. But who knows what can happen in the next month. 

[TheLeviathan]

I would vote Ryan first and Duran second, but I hope both go.

[Squirrel]

For some reason I don’t want our pitchers going. But they are both deserving.

[stringer bell]

FWIW Buxton made an All-Star statement tonight. There aren't many center fielders who put up the numbers he has offensively so far this year. If the selections were made today, he would be a lock. However, we also know there might be a 3-30 stretch with 20 strikeouts coming, so an All-Star berth is not guaranteed. 

As for Ryan and Durán, Ryan hasn't put up a lot of wins or a really low ERA and Durán only has 10 saves. It wouldn't surprise me if neither made the All-Star team this year.