Braves On The All Star Team

[CrimsonCowboy]

Dansby Swanson, Travis d’Arnaud and William Contreras as position player reserves. Haven’t seen pitchers yet

With Harper out, Contreras will be the starting DH

 

[atl717]

No Riley? That’s dumb.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Max Fried announced as a pitcher.

 

[The Tariff King]

My only guess with Riley is he wants to spend more time with the newborn baby.

 

[The Tariff King]

We're close to eclipsing LAD for best offense in the NL.

Already passed the Mets.

 

[bravesnumberone]

No Riley and no Wright. Insane.

 

[striker42]

Riley is second in the NL in homers. Hopefully he makes it as a replacement.

 

[thewupk]

I can see Wright not getting selected. Lots of great starters this year. But no Riley is dumb even if Machado and Nolan are a league ahead of him.

 

[Heyward]

Sucks for Wright given the year he's had. But a ton of great starters this season. No Riley is baffling though.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Fried is scheduled to start Saturday, which would mean two days rest for the all-star game. I’d personally rather him not pitch, but that game also falls on what would be a scheduled day for Wright. Maybe Wright winds up replacing Fried?

 

[chop2chip]

I assume Riley is the very first injury alternate (probably for Harper). Wright has a good chance too (though Rodon is a far bigger snub there).

 

[thewupk]

William will start at DH. Pretty wild that him and his brother will both start. Has to be amazing for their family.

 

[bravesnumberone]

William will start at DH. Pretty wild that him and his brother will both start. Has to be amazing for their family.

First time this has happened since the Alomars in ‘92.

 

[chop2chip]

William will start at DH. Pretty wild that him and his brother will both start. Has to be amazing for their family.

Incredible story. I’m really impressed by him. He dealt with a lot of trade speculation this winter.

 

[striker42]

How in the world did Gausman get left off? He leads all pitchers in fWAR.

 

[jpx7]

How in the world did Gausman get left off? He leads all pitchers in fWAR.

Snit holds himself a grudge.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

Snit holds himself a grudge.

Managers don’t have a say in the reserves picks. Not since 2017.

 

[jpx7]

Managers don’t have a say in the reserves picks. Not since 2017.

Yea I also don’t think Snit has a grudge against Gausman—the real answer is Gausman is and has always been an under-the-radar performer (except for his brief stint with the Braves when his outputs sucked).

 

[clvclv]

Snit holds himself a grudge.

Gausman's in the AL - what would Snitker have to do with whether he was named to the team (even if Managers had a say)?

 

[jpx7]

Gausman's in the AL - what would Snitker have to do with whether he was named to the team (even if Managers had a say)?

cf.

the real answer is Gausman is and has always been an under-the-radar performer (except for his brief stint with the Braves when his outputs sucked).