Top 5 Most Surprising American League All-Star Vote Snubs

5. Stephen Vogt

May 20, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Oakland Athletics catcher

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I don’t have to say much, given how well Stephen Vogt’s numbers speak for themselves. Vogt has roughly half the votes of Salvador Perez. While Perez is surely worthy of being an all-star, the fact remains that he’s only first on this list because Royals’ fans are going ham.

Compare the stats for yourself:

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I get it, Vogt is the veteran and Perez is the flashy new thing, but come on, voters, look at the numbers. How does Perez merit twice the votes of Stephen Vogt? Defensively, Perez has the slight upper hand, but not 700,000 votes worth of an upper hand. Vogt is better in literally every single relevant offensive category.

Stephen Vogt will be an all-star. So it’s not the biggest atrocity. But he should be starting. It’s early and there’s still plenty of time for the voters to get with the program and get Stephen Vogt the votes (kind of rhymes, doesn’t it?) he deserves. The big question is will they? Kansas City fans can only vote 25 times each, they have to be reaching their limit.

Next: Number 4