5 worthy San Francisco Giants who won’t make the 2015 All-Star team
May 23, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8) hits a two run single in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Earlier today, Major League Baseball released the latest All-Star voting update for the 2015 National League squad.
Check it out:
Here is the latest NL voting update for the #ASG: pic.twitter.com/3QFSxoxjB3
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) June 2, 2015
Over the weekend, we complained about how heavily St. Louis Cardinals fans were influencing the virtual ballot box. Giants fans have responded by catapulting several players into more respectable positions. Buster Posey now rightly leads Yadier Molina by about 100,000 votes. It’s also encouraging to see that Brandon Crawford will indeed challenge for a starting spot on this year’s All-Star team.
Overall, the latest slew of results are much more favorable to the Giants. However, it’s impossible that all of the standouts in Orange and Black will be honored with an All-Star selection.
Check out this list of five San Francisco Giants who have performed well, but probably won’t make the cut this year.
Next: On to slide one