Hypothetical Pitching All-Star Ballots: Results (and Relievers)

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June 2, 2015

We’ve done the starters, now it’s time for the relievers!

Well, OK, first, let’s tally the starters. As of 8:30 pm ET or so Monday night, this was the top 10 in each league. First, the American League:

  1. Felix Hernandez – 2,020 votes, 18%
  2. Corey Kluber – 1,605, 14%
  3. Dallas Keuchel – 1,526, 14%
  4. Sonny Gray – 1,369, 12%
  5. Chris Archer – 1,254, 11%
  6. Chris Sale – 838, 7%
  7. Michael Pineda – 813, 7%
  8. David Price – 541, 5%
  9. Jake Odorizzi – 262, 2%
  10. Garrett Richards – 105, 1%

And the National League:

  1. Max Scherzer – 1,676, 16%
  2. Clayton Kershaw – 1,117, 10%
  3. Matt Harvey – 1,073, 10%
  4. Shelby Miller – 1,031, 10%
  5. Zack Greinke – 966, 9%
  6. Gerrit Cole – 965, 9%
  7. Madison Bumgarner – 840, 8%
  8. Michael Wacha – 492, 5%
  9. Jake Arrieta – 401, 4%
  10. A.J. Burnett – 345, 3%

Now that we have that out of the way, let’s do the relievers. As a reminder, just vote for three. Another reminder — I can’t stop you from voting for more than three people, so you’re on the honor system.

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Guys left out: Luke Gregerson, Brad Brach, Neftali Feliz, Ryan Madson and Zach Duke. Sorry, I guess? Again, I used only qualified relievers.

And the NL:

Apologies to: Luis Avilan, Michael Blazek, Matt Belisle, Andrew Chafin, Juan Nicasio, Santiago Casilla, Jared Hughes, Mark Melancon and J.J. Hoover. I guess.

Rock the vote!





 

Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.

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Greg Holland
10 years ago

Seriously, where am I?

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Paul SwydanMember since 2020
10 years ago
Reply to  Greg Holland

From the piece:

“Again, I used only qualified relievers.”

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Will Harris
10 years ago
Reply to  Paul Swydan

So what defines a qualified reliever? I have 25.2 IP, and my RE24 is 50% better than anyone else’s… Meanwhile, Joe Smith only has 23 IP…

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