These 15 players didn’t quite crack our final list, but they are more than capable of punching their ticket to the Midsummer Classic for the first time in 2024:
SS J.P. Crawford, Seattle Mariners
2B Zack Gelof, Oakland Athletics
OF Nolan Jones, Colorado Rockies
C Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
3B Isaac Paredes, Tampa Bay Rays
C Keibert Ruiz, Washington Nationals
2B Bryson Stott, Philadelphia Phillies
OF Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs
Keibert Ruiz (257 PA, .300/.342/.467, 22 XBH) and Seiya Suzuki (285 PA, .313/.372/.566, 35 XBH) both took their offensive games to another level after the All-Star break last year, and that could be a springboard to a breakout 2024 campaign.
Meanwhile, someone has to represent the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies, so that greatly increases the odds of Zack Gelof and Nolan Jones earning an All-Star nod after terrific rookie campaigns.
SP Brayan Bello, Boston Red Sox
RP Jhoan Durán, Minnesota Twins
SP Zach Eflin, Tampa Bay Rays
RP Raisel Iglesias, Atlanta Braves
SP Merrill Kelly, Arizona Diamondbacks
SP Bobby Miller, Los Angeles Dodgers
SP Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals
Fun fact: With 190 career saves, Raisel Iglesias leads all active pitchers who have never made an All-Star appearance. Only Gene Garber (218) has more saves among all pitchers in MLB history who never made an All-Star team.
Left-hander Cole Ragans quietly posted a 2.64 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 89 strikeouts in 71.2 innings after the Kansas City Royals acquired him from the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline in exchange for a two-month rental of Aroldis Chapman.
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