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MLB: The 25 best MLB players never to make an All-Star game

ByHans Themistode|
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Mayor Muriel Bowser and MLB Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred unveil the logo for the 2018 All Star Game that will be held at Nationals Park next year before the start of the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers game on July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Mayor Muriel Bowser and MLB Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred unveil the logo for the 2018 All Star Game that will be held at Nationals Park next year before the start of the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers game on July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Chase Headley
Chase Headley (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 25. Chase Headley

Stats:

  • 1,337 hits
  • 130 home runs
  • .263 batting average

This one isn’t necessarily about the totality of Chase Headley’s career. After all, he wasn’t a great in-play hitter at the plate, racking up plenty of seasons in the .250 range. He also wasn’t a terrific long-ball hitter. His RBIs also left much to be desired. But, with all that said, Headley was a solid player everywhere he went.

In 2012 in particular, he was undoubtedly in the conversation for best third baseman in the league. Headley produced a season that turned plenty of heads. Seemingly overnight, he turned into a home run hitter, smashing 31 of them. He connected on the second-best percentage of his career at the plate with .286.

Also, he was the RBI king, leading the NL in that department with 115. Regardless of the San Diego Padres finishing fourth in the NL West, the blame couldn’t go on Headley’s shoulders. He played his part and should’ve been rewarded with an All-Star nod.

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