If you missed it doing other things, don’t worry - here’s a quick catch-up: What an adventure-packed weekend it was across the league. The 2023 All-Star Game would become a heck of a lot more interesting if someone woke up and made sure Elly De La Cruz joined the party. But at some level, the league should take greater control, especially when the game is a promotional vehicle. The player ballot dictates many injury replacements, which is how the game ended up with Geraldo Perdomo instead of Francisco Lindor as the substitute for NL shortstop Dansby Swanson. But let’s just say that to count them all, I would need more than one hand. Because I’m in a polite mood, I will refrain from naming all those who could be categorized as undeserving. Spare me the argument that De La Cruz, because of his lack of experience, isn’t “deserving.” With all the withdrawals, we’re up to 77 All-Stars, just shy of 10 percent of the major-league population. 887 OPS in his first 135 plate appearances, who breaks Statcast seemingly every other night? Who better to showcase it than a player who stole second, third and home in a span of about 30 seconds Saturday, who produced an. But the All-Star Game takes place at a time of year when baseball commands center stage in the sporting landscape, and is supposed to be a showcase for the best the game has to offer. So can someone please put De La Cruz on a plane to Seattle, ASAP?Īdmittedly, I will be part of the broadcast as a field reporter for Fox Sports, so I come at this argument with a certain bias. A total of 13 All-Stars have withdrawn for one reason or another. But because of injuries to Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez and Clayton Kershaw, the game already is lacking some serious star power. Heck, he arguably is the Reds’ fourth most-deserving rookie, behind Spencer Steer, Matt McLain and Andrew Abbott. Oh, I know De La Cruz has played only 30 games. Know who would spice up the All-Star Game, make the event must-watch TV? Ken’s Notebook: Put Elly De La Cruz in the All-Star Game For sixth pick Wilson, it was a homecoming of sorts he was present at the draft in Seattle where his dad, Jack, played with the Mariners from 2009-11. Skenes and Crews made history, becoming the first teammates to be drafted first and second in the draft. Marlins - RHP Noble Meyer (Jesuit High, Portland, Oregon).Rockies - RHP Chase Dollander (University of Tennessee).Royals - C Blake Mitchell (Sinton High, Texas).Athletics - SS Jacob Wilson (Grand Canyon University).Twins - OF Walker Jenkins (South Brunswick High, North Carolina).Rangers - OF Wyatt Langford (University of Florida).Tigers - OF Max Clark (Franklin Community High, Indiana).
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For a full rundown of the first day’s action, you can read through our live blog, curated by Keith Law, Maria Torres and others, but here’s a quick list of the Top 10 picks:
I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal - welcome to The Windup!Īfter much curiosity, impatience and pontification, the first 70 picks of this year’s MLB draft have been completed.
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