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MLB All-Star Game’s Top 6 Snubs

By Jason Burke

May 14, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 23, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; General view of Petco Park exterior. The venue is home of the San Diego Padres and will play host to the 2016 MLB All-Star game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 23, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; General view of Petco Park exterior. The venue is home of the San Diego Padres and will play host to the 2016 MLB All-Star game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Ah, snub season. Each year deserving players are left off of the MLB All-Star roster in favor of those that were voted in by the fans (maybe we don’t take the entire Chicago Cubs infield?) which leads to people complaining. Well, bloggers. Ok, I am complaining.

Obviously not all of these players would have been able to fit onto their League’s roster with each team needing a representative, and some positions being weaker than others, but there are a number of players that should be added in the coming week due to injuries (Wade Davis was just put on the disabled list on Tuesday, Clayton Kershaw also on DL) or having pitched on Sunday, making them unavailable to pitch in the All-Star game itself.

Two of the players that will be mentioned should be at the top of the list to replace both Davis and Kershaw on their respective teams, while another is in the Final Vote and has a chance to make it in with a fierce rallying cry.

Of course I will leave some deserving players off of my snubbed list, and there will be snubbed from the snubbed list posts popping up all around the interwebs, but these are the six most deserving players that aren’t on the current rosters, in my humble opinion.

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