Some players make a career out of All-Star Games: Mike Trout has been named to 10 All-Star teams, Justin Verlander nine. Hank Aaron, famously, was named to 25 All-Star teams, though it should be noted there were two All-Star Games from 1959-62. But just to make it once is a major achievement — and it’s something you always have to look back on.
This year, there are a number of players who have enjoyed substantial careers in the big leagues without ever making an All-Star team, but who are having good enough seasons to merit some consideration.
Desperate to quiet his racing thoughts between cancer treatments, Liam Hendriks turned to a favorite pastime that provided “normalcy” for he and his wife, Kristi, during an uncertain time.
It’s not easy to maintain a place in the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. But this week, seven pitchers from our last poll made it back this time around, albeit with some jockeying for position.