Miguel Sano, Ervin Santana Named All-Stars

Sano is definitely worthy of being a reserve and these two were the only two Twins that one could argue a case for making the team.

I still don't think Santana is worthy, but happy for him, my fellow Twins fans and fans of the ERA stat :-)

Interesting that the NL pitching staff has 6 relievers and the AL team only has 3 (and Betances is undeserving) .

Devenski, Parker and Osunu must be feeling very slighted.

That's nice, but I lost interest in All Star contests in all sports long ago.  In the ancient days the all stars played the game, now it is like little leagues - everyone has to get into the game and by the end you have no idea who the real all stars were.  

Not everyone selected gets to play in the game.  Just sayin'.

But it doesn't mean anything except for the fans to enjoy seeing their players.

Regarding the map, y'all realize that you can vote from outside the United States, right?

Regarding the map, y'all realize that you can vote from outside the United States, right?

Speaking for myself, Miguel Sanó got a bunch of votes from Mexico.

That's nice, but I lost interest in All Star contests in all sports long ago. In the ancient days the all stars played the game, now it is like little leagues - everyone has to get into the game and by the end you have no idea who the real all stars were.

In the ancient days the "all stars" were the same guys year after year no matter who actually was performing.

23rd in FIP, tied for 20th in fWAR, 13th in QS%, 27th in K%.

23rd in FIP, tied for 20th in fWAR, 13th in QS%, 27th in K%.

IMO, the All-star game should be awarded based on results that actually happened. FIP and fWAR should have zero bearing on an all star argument.

The K rate is a legit concern though.

fip and fwar are tied together. I think there's enough doubt about fip out there to go with b-ref for most. k% is 24th on fangraphs (not that there' that much difference) but pretty good pitchers can still live in that area. Gotta admit, I didn't know they tracked QS%.

just like ERA and bWAR are tied together and plenty have serious issues with ERA too.

IMO, the All-star game should be awarded based on results that actually happened. FIP and fWAR should have zero bearing on an all star argument.
The K rate is a legit concern though.

Ah, yes the results that actually happened.  The results (ERA) that evaluate pitchers' performance by taking into account not only what the pitcher did, but what his defense (to include the catcher who is half the battery) did too. Got it.

Some might consider that a team effort and not just a pitcher's effort.  

Then there are the judgments of official scorers that get considered too. 

As a fan of the Twins, I AM glad Santana got in though.  I just think there are more deserving candidates not only in the starter department, but the reliever department as well.