Skubal was always going to be the headliner. The defending AL Cy Young winner is 10-2 with a 2.02 ERA, a ridiculous 0.81 WHIP and 148 strikeouts in 116 innings. His wins and WHIP are the best marks in all of baseball, and only Boston's Crochet had more strikeouts (144).

There’s always one or two or 10 names notably absent from the All-Star rosters, and fans react even more strongly to those than they do the players who actually get invited. It’s one thing when deserving players are unable to break through and claim a starting spot,