Daily News | Which Phillies are All-Stars? Sizing up the cases for six candidates.
Yong Kim and Monica Herndon / Staff PhotographersCraig Kimbrel is an eight-time All-Star, a tribute to his dominance as a closer for the better part of a decade. But he has achieved the distinction only once since 2018. And at age 35, pitching for his fourth team in three years, it’s far from a guarantee that he will be chosen for another All-Star Game before he retires.
Which leads us to this: Who, other than manager Rob Thomson and his coaching staff, will represent the Phillies at the 93rd All-Star Game on July 11 in Seattle? It’s the perfect time, then, to dive into several Phillies players’ candidacies for a spot on the NL roster, perhaps alongside Kimbrel:Think of the odds you could have gotten in spring training if you wagered that Castellanos would be the Phillies’ most deserving All-Star. A massive underachiever last season after signing a five-year, $100 million contract, he’s more comfortable with his surroundings and has been the team’s most consistent and best overall player.
Harper won the fan voting among NL designated hitters last year. Will it hurt that he missed the first 30 games this season? It shouldn’t. He was projected to be sidelined for much longer, and after making the fastest recorded return from an elbow ligament reconstruction, he ranked fifth among NL DHs in OPS and second in OPS+ through Thursday.No disrespect to Jorge Soler and J.D. Martinez , who entered the weekend with 17 and 15 home runs, respectively.
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