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MLB ALL-STAR BALLOT: UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS FOR EACH POSITION, INCLUDING BRICE
TURANG, ALEC BURLESON AND MORE


DO YOU GET TIRED OF FILLING IN JUAN SOTO AND AARON JUDGE AND FREDDIE FREEMAN?
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED

By Matt Snyder
22 hrs ago • 7 min read
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Voting for the annual All-Star Game (July 16 in Texas) is underway. You can vote
on MLB.com here. I'll be doing so lots of times with two different sets of
ballots this season and I'll post them both for you to see. 

I've already posted the ballot where I pick who I believe to be the best 2024
player at each position. We might see a few of those players here, but this will
be the less obvious, less popular player ballot. That is to say, we're bound to
see the mega-names like Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman,
Ronald Acuña Jr. (before his injury) and Bryce Harper at or toward the top of
the voting tallies. Oh, and Shohei Ohtani is obviously going to win NL DH. This
is about everyone else.

If you don't like to just fall in line with all the biggest names, it can be fun
to eliminate them from a few of your ballots (remember, you can vote a ton of
times) and go with other players for a little variety. No, this isn't about
"participation trophies" here, because I'm not voting for poor players. As
noted, I'll even leave the door open to vote for the same player here that I did
on my top ballot. I'm simply spreading the love a little more for players who
deserve a stronger look. Every player here merits consideration for an All-Star
spot. 


AMERICAN LEAGUE

Catcher - Adley Rutschman, Orioles. Can we call Rutschman an establishment
candidate yet? He was an All-Star last year and made himself a huge deal in the
Home Run Derby. Plus, he was a former No. 1 overall pick and top prospect. Tough
call. I think it's fine to use him here since he is a one-time All-Star and
hasn't won the vote yet. I understand that some people would disagree, in which
case you'd be choosing from Ryan Jeffers, Connor Wong and Cal Raleigh. 



I will admit this should be controversial. I can easily see arguments that
Rutschman shouldn't be allowed here. 

First baseman - Josh Naylor, Guardians. He was the top play on the board and
he's never been an All-Star before. He's played in nine postseason games before,
including some high-profile ones, but I still feel like he's a bit
under-the-radar. He's an easy double pick. 

Second baseman - Andrés Giménez, Guardians. While you could make an argument for
Jose Altuve and the "star power" guard might like Marcus Semien, especially with
the World Series champion Rangers playing host, both are eliminated here for
being too obvious. That makes the pickings slim here. It's either Davis
Schneider or Giménez and we'll go with the exceptional defender on a first-place
team. 



Third baseman - Jordan Westburg, Orioles. José Ramírez and Rafael Devers are
out, as would be Alex Bregman if he got hot enough to even be mentioned. This
comes down to Westburg and Isaac Paredes and there isn't a wrong answer. I've
got to pick one and Westburg it is. The youngster is hitting .285/.341/.498 (143
OPS+) with 11 doubles, three triples, nine homers, 36 RBI, 30 runs and six
steals. 

Shortstop - Bobby Witt, Jr., Royals. I said on my other ballot that it was such
a dead heat between Bobby Witt Jr. and Gunnar Henderson while neither are close
to any sort of oversaturation point in terms of attention that I'd put one on
each. That means since I took Gunnar on the first one, Witt goes here. 

Outfielders - Steven Kwan, Guardians; Riley Greene, Tigers; Daulton Varsho, Blue
Jays. All three of our top selections are out now. Judge and Soto are such big
names I mentioned them here in the intro. Kyle Tucker is a two-time All-Star and
everyone has seen plenty of him in all the Astros' deep postseason runs, too. 



Has Kwan played enough? He's only appeared in 35 games, but he's back on the
field and hopefully that remains the case heading to the break. If it does,
he'll have done plenty of work. He's packed a lot of value in that short time
period, too, hitting .361/.418/.500 with outstanding defense.  

After that, the options thin pretty quickly. Greene is a great talent and
deserves a look while Varsho overcomes his low batting average with great
defense and versatility in the field in addition to power and the ability to
steal bases. 

Jarren Duran of the Red Sox has an argument here as well. 

Designated hitter - Brent Rooker, A's. Yordan Alvarez and Giancarlo Stanton are
easily "obvious" names, so they are bumped and it clears a path for a deserving
All-Star in Rooker. He broke out with 30 homers last season and now is hitting
.279/.368/.553 (166 OPS+) with 12 homers and 39 RBI. 




NATIONAL LEAGUE

Catcher - Patrick Bailey, Giants. I think we've gotta eliminate William
Contreras because even if he hadn't made the All-Star team before (he has), his
brother helped to make his name recognition huge. Will Smith plays for the
Dodgers, so he's also out. That clears the way for Bailey, even though he's been
limited to 38 games. 

First baseman - Christian Walker, Diamondbacks. We have two easy eliminations
here in Bryce Harper and Freddie Freeman (along with Pete Alonso and Matt Olson
if they were having good enough seasons), which clears the path for LaMonte Wade
Jr. But he's out until late June, if not longer. Walker has never been an
All-Star and is a superb defender in addition to having 12 homers and 38 RBI
while slashing .260/.354/.466 (135 OPS+). He's the play here since we can't be
sure Wade will return in time. 

Second baseman - Brice Turang, Brewers. Luis Arraez got a ton of run for his
batting average last season and it's bound to happen again. Ketel Marte is an
established star and played in the World Series last year, so I'll knock those
two off. I'd entertain a vote for either if there wasn't a viable alternative,
but Turang is hitting .295 with a .361 OBP and 21 stolen bases for a first-place
team. He deserves a look. 



Third baseman - Alec Bohm, Phillies. We had a lot of "too obvious" eliminations
here in Matt Chapman, Nolan Arenado, Austin Riley, Manny Machado ... but they
all finished behind Bohm on my top ballot. Is Bohm too well-known to get picked
here? I don't think he is. He's never been an All-Star and even on two deep
playoff runs, the Phillies had plenty of huge names to overshadow him. Bohm gets
picked on both ballots. The toughest omission on both ballots was Joey Ortiz of
the Brewers and if you think Bohm counts as an "obvious" guy, Ortiz is a fine
selection.

Shortstop Elly De La Cruz, Reds. It's tough to say De La Cruz is under the radar
or anything, but he has no chance to beat Mookie Betts in the balloting and he's
never been an All-Star. He's not yet to a full year of service time. He's also
badly struggling at the plate right now, but that still leaves him with a 113
wRC+ and 113 OPS+. He leads the majors with 32 stolen bases. I really want to
see him in the All-Star Game, so he's the play here. 

Outfielders - Jurickson Profar, Padres; Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers; Jazz
Chisholm Jr., Marlins. Profar was once baseball's top prospect and 11 years
later, he still hasn't been an All-Star. He's been so valuable for the Padres
this season, he's the top pick on both ballots. 



The other two picks from the top ballot, Christian Yelich and Fernando Tatis Jr.
are certainly too obvious to take on this ballot. Is Hernández? He started the
game in 2021 and is now on the Dodgers, but I don't think he's that famous.
Given the dearth of All-Star-worthy players here, I'm taking him. 

Jazz has a cool name and has been on the cover of MLB The Show, but he's still
not too widely known among casual sports fans. He's having a quality season and
gets the third spot here. 

Designated hitter - Alec Burleson, Cardinals. Tough one. Ohtani is out. Does
Marcell Ozuna count here? He's a two-time All-Star and has been a pretty
high-profile slugger for a long time. I'm inclined to look elsewhere. Joc
Pederson, J.D. Martinez and Kyle Schwarber are awfully well known, too. Donovan
Solano has only played in 19 games. 



Looks like it's Burleson. He's hitting .276 with eight homers and 22 RBI. 










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