Who's gonna replace Jose Reyes for ASG?

by RenoGiantsFan on Jul 7, 2011 3:52 PM PDT

Now that Jose Reyes has been placed on the disabled list, it is safe to assume that he won't be playing in the ASG. So, after the jump, let the games begin...

Assuming that the 2 pitchers who are scheduled to pitch on Sunday (Matt Cain & Cole Hamels) will be replaced by pitchers, then we would think that a position player would be chosen to replace Reyes. Technically, the pick comes from the manager and the Commissioners office, but I would guess Bochy gets to make this call. From what I can tell, there are probably 4 possible replacements which are as follows:

Danny Espinosa - .247/.334/.474, 16 HR, 2.5 WAR. The average looks bad, but his other stats are appealing. Middle infielder makes sense to replace a middle infielder.

Jamey Carroll - .303/.370/.373, 1.6 WAR. Better average, good OBP, but not much power. Again, middle infielder replacing a middle infielder.

Andrew McCutchen - .291/.389/.491, 12 HR, 22 2B, 5.0 WAR. Probably the best case of the players so far, decent average, good power numbers. This would quiet all of those who thought he was the biggest snub when Bochy picked Beltran. However, he is an outfielder, not an infielder.

Pablo Sandoval - .303/.346/.506, 2.2 WAR. We all know about Panda, not much needs to be said. If he hadn't missed time, I think he would have been voted in by the fans. His roughly 100 at bats less than everyone else is what makes him being selected questionable. However, Bochy could make a homer pick and take the infielder.

What sayeth you...

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Who do you think should be the All Star Replacement for Jose Reyes?

Danny Espinosa

4 votes

Jamey Carroll

1 votes

Andrew McCutchen

100 votes

Pablo Sandoval

70 votes

Other - List in comments

0 votes

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UPDATE

Ryan Braun missed his 5th straight game today and could miss the All Star game. Should that happen, I think it would be a no-brainer that McCutchen is picked.

by RenoGiantsFan on Jul 7, 2011 3:58 PM PDT reply actions

I thought it would be a no-brainer that McCutchen would replace Victorino, but apparently that slots going to Ethier which just blows my mind.

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by Roger on Jul 7, 2011 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions

IIRC, injury replacements depend on how the player was selected. If he was voted in, then the next highest vote total at that position automatically gets the nod (or is at least hugely favored). The Beltran selection can be explained the same way, he had twice as many votes as McCutchen (Ethier had even more votes than Beltran, but the team badly needed someone who could at least fake center field).

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by Bhaakon on Jul 7, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I’ve never heard that! Huh. But the Beltran selection was completely on Bochy, that had nothing to do with votes (in fact, Bochy tried to rationalize it on the stats in the paper the other day).

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MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!

by Roger on Jul 8, 2011 5:51 AM PDT up reply actions

It was on Bochy with league input. I don’t think it’s anything official, but I just noticed that the pattern of selections, final spot poll picks, and injury replacements seems to jive pretty well with fan vote totals.

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by Bhaakon on Jul 8, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions