In a Friday night stunner, MLB announced that Milwaukee Brewers flame-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski would be the replacement for Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, who bowed out of the All-Star Game, on the National League roster. MLB's decision to give the All-Star nod to Misiorowski, whose five career games are the fewest of any All-Star in baseball history, was met with some healthy skepticism from fans and even some pundits.
But it was met with more than skepticism by the Philadelphia Phillies, whose pitching staff boasts two deserving All-Stars in Christopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez. Sánchez, most notably, ranks fourth in the NL in ERA and WAR in 18 starts, but was not chosen as an All-Star replacement.
