I am not going to dive in and give some random Baseball Savant analytical evaluation as to why some of these players are. If you want that, wait for Brett’s blog on the snubs. It should take about *checks watch* 12 months. I wrote this in ten minutes as I watched the selection show. If I missed anyone, let me know on X.
It's a hot take, but I will say it. Elly is over rated.
Pitchers
Gavin Stone
The rotation has fallen apart, and Stone has held it together with Glasnow.
1.7 WAR/ 3.03 ERA/ 9-2/ 131 ERA+/ 1.19 WHIP
Aaron Nola
Wheeler got in, which probably blocked Nola from making it. Still very deserving and should get in when some pitchers drop.
1.6 WAR/ 10-4/ 3.48 ERA/ 116 ERA+/ 1.02 WHIP
Ronel Blanco
He and Tanner Houck are the only pitchers in the American League to throw CG shutouts. Blanco’s was a no-hitter. Disgusting snub
2.9 WAR/ 8-3/ 2.53 ERA/ 156 ERA +/ 1.01 WHIP
Hitters
Connor Wong
The biggest knock against Wong is that he has not had enough at-bats compared to the other top catchers. His season has been superb and needs to be acknowledged.
1.7 WAR/ .316 BA/ 31 RBI/ 7HR/ 127 OPS +
Logan O’Hoppe
Frankly, O’Hoppe deserves to be in over Wong and Perez. He has played 13 fewer games than Perez and has used almost the same statistics. Right now, he is my biggest snub outside Gavin Stone.
2.3 WAR/ .279 BA/ 12 HR/ 40 RBI/ 122 OPS+
Brent Rooker
Rooker is the 8th-ranked American League player in terms of OPS. He is ahead of Correa, Greene, Jose Ramirez, Vladdy Jr, Altuve, Duran, Naylor, Rutschman, and Perez.
He is playing better than last year when he was an All-Star.
2.2 WAR/ .277 BA/ 54 RBI/ 155 OPS+
Anthony Santander
It's borderline snub, but it is worth acknowledging because he has been huge for the Orioles in June with 13 home runs.
Top 5 in Home Runs
1.7 WAR/ 22 HR/ .233 BA/ 56 RBI/126 OPS+
Christian Walker
He is the best player on the Diamondbacks this year. Ranks Top 10 in NL OPS above Smith, Bohm, Reynolds, De La Cruz, Jackson MerrillPete Alonso, and Teoscar Hernandez.
2.8 WAR/ 22 HR/ .268 BA/ 64 RBI/ 142 OPS+
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