At the end of the day all-star voting doesn't really mean much. We all understand it's mostly a popularity contest and guys who deserve the accolades don't always get them. Every year in every sport there are snubs and at this pace Albert Almora Jr. isn't going to be voted in, but he does deserve the attention.
The first update for the 2018 All-Star Game voting was released earlier this week and the Chicago Cubs had several players ranked near the top at their respective position. Although no one on the Cubs leads in votes, four got the second-most and Addison Russell ranked third among National League shortstops.
The Cubs also have three outfielders in the top-10 for voting.
You might be asking, has Almora really played at an All-Star level? The answer is yes and here are the stats to back it up.
Albert Almora Jr. rankings among NL center fielders
No, I'm not going to ignore the fact that Anthony Rizzo and his 10th ranked .766 OPS for first basemen in the NL is getting the second-most votes so far. This goes both ways. But as you can see from the list there's one key player missing: Albert Almora Jr. As a matter of fact, when you go vote for the MLB All-Star Game, Almora isn't even on the ballot. If you want to vote for Almora you have to write him in.
You might be asking, has Almora really played at an All-Star level? The answer is yes and here are the stats to back it up.
Albert Almora Jr. rankings among NL center fielders
- 1.7 fWAR - 4th
- .314 batting average - 1st
- .365 OBP - 3rd
- .429 slugging % - 5th
- .795 OPS - 4th
- .345 wOBA - 4th
- 117 wRC+ - t-5th
- 4.3 Def - 2nd
- 3.7 UZR - 2nd
- 13.2 UZR/150 -2nd
- 3.4 RngR -2nd
- 6 DRS - 4th
- 2 rGFP -2nd
- .962 RZR - 2nd
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