All-Star Day(3/3): The 2013 All-Star Game! - Scherzer vs. Harvey - 7:30 PM ET

[G-Snarls]

What makes you an all-star other than being better than just about every other player at your position in your league? I'm hesitant to put trust in Rasmus for the second half, but there's no denying he was worthy of making the ASG.

 

Because this:

 

When it comes to the All Star game, outfielders are outfielders. There's no LF/CF/RF differentiation on the ballot. So a guy like Rasmus doesn't get any preferential consereration because he plays the more premium position.

 

Guys with "names" and more "power" like Granderson and Bautista will make the all star game ahead of him, even though they're corner outfielders and may not and any more valuable overall.

[Angrioter]

Glad you mentioned it

 

Rasmus is very good. This seems to be the real Rasmus - excellent fielding range but weak arm, .250 BA with plus power (30 HR) but high strikeouts. Nothing wrong with that. He's a keeper. But not all-star caliber, even with the dearth of high end OF's there seems to be in the AL right now.

 

what?

 

Rasmus 2013 is the best CF AL so far (Trout LF)

Rasmus 2013 > Adam Jones AssStar 2013