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

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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Eric Chavez (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images) /

Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 1. Eric Chavez

Stats:

1,477 hits
260 home runs
.268 batting average

Eric Chavez appeared to check all of the boxes. If you needed power, he had no problem giving it to you as he routinely smacked home run balls. In terms of simply getting runs on the board, he was amongst the best in the game during his prime. During the 2001 season, Chavez ranked 10th in the league with 114 RBIs. He then followed that up with 109, good for ninth in the league.

In the batting percentage department, Chavez was certainly no slouch. He consistently averaged a batting percentage of at least .270. He was also dependable from the field at third base. His .970% from the position ranks seventh all time.

In most cases, players who perform at a high level, lose out on All-Star game appearances due to the lack of team success. But, Chavez spent plenty of years with the Oakland A’s where they dominated the competition. With the A’s winning over 100 games in 2001 and 2002, Chavez was considered one of their best overall players as he smacked over 100 RBIs and north of 30 home runs.

No matter what he did on the baseball diamond though, Chavez simply wasn’t deemed good enough to make the annual squad, something we’re all still incredulous to.

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