Houston Astros: Players that deserve to be All-Stars this year

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Jose Altuve #27 and George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on May 28, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Astros defeated the Yankees 5-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

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While Marwin Gonzalez and Josh Reddick each sit in the top 10 in outfield votes, neither will make the team. Gonzalez hasn’t shined as much as he did in his breakout campaign last year, though he does have the a top-50 WAR in the AL.

Moreover, Reddick has endured the same type of year in the outfield. After posting a career-high .847 OPS in 2017, he sports a less appealing .736 OPS this year. He also missed time due to a knee infection, which didn’t help his case.

Carlos Correa sits second behind Manny Machado in votes. Yet, neither of the two rank atop the AL leaderboards in WAR.

Andrelton Simmons, Jean Segura and Francisco Lindor are all worthy of spots on the club. But only three will make the team.

Machado will surely get voted in because he receives a significant amount of attention – especially as a trade target. Lindor deserves the first bench spot because of his sheer dominance at the plate and his above-average fielding. Simmons, who is having a career-best season, will probably earn the second backup spot.

Lastly, Charlie Morton and Colin McHugh both have remarkable numbers thus far. Yet compared to other players, they aren’t of All-Star caliber. McHugh has the disadvantage of not being a closer nor a starter.

Despite all of the players that likely won’t make the team, it’s understandable. The roster can’t be filled with Houston’s entire lineup.

Nevertheless, there are a handful of Astros players that should be heading to Washington this July.

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