The 2018 MLB All-Star Game rosters have been announced. Via fan and player voting, as well as choices by MLB, we have our full rosters.

There’s plenty of obvious picks, from Justin Verlander and Mike Trout to Josh Hader and Javier Baez.

Now, before the actual game itself, there will be plenty of talk about the snubs. There are obviously a number of snubs out there, but these are Know Hitter’s notable All-Star snubs.

Some of these players could very well end up going to the game itself in one form or another, but here’s a look at our nine snubs.

Max Stassi/Yan Gomes

We start with a relative surprise.

Neither Max Stassi or Yan Gomes’ production will jump out at you—there aren’t that many American League catchers with great stat lines these days—but both were deserved of being in Washington DC.

Ok, maybe Stassi’s stat line will jump out at you.

In 170 plate appearances for Houston, he’s hitting .258 with a .341 on-base percentage, a .219 ISO, a .353 wOBA and a 129 wRC+. He’s also tied with American League starter Wilson Ramos atop the fWAR leaderboard among junior circuit backstops with a 1.4 number.

Then there’s Gomes, who’s been solid defensively this season, while also registering some solid offensive metrics (102 wRC+, .323 wOBA, .198 ISO) at a position that is becoming more and more defense first.

Gomes comes in just behind Stassi and Ramos in the fWAR standings with a 1.3 metric.

Much of the reason why Stassi and Gomes appear on this list is because of inclusion of Salvador Perez on the roster. As Kansas City’s only representative, Perez is in the midst of a down year.

He’s no doubt a very good player with an excellent track record, but Kansas City’s backstop ranks 21^st in the American League in fWAR among catchers. He’s also sitting on a 69 wRC+ and a .273 wOBA.

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Brandon Belt

There are just 26 players in the league who have a higher fWAR—regardless of position— than Belt, and the vast majority of them are on the All-Star roster already.

San Francisco’s first baseman has been worth a 2.9 fWAR this season and ranks among the top 30 players in the league in on-base percentage (11^th), wRC+ (19^th),wOBA (20^th) and walk rate (30^th)

The All-Star game has always been about offensive numbers and not defensive stats, but it’s worth noting that Belt is baseball’s best defensive first baseman in terms of both defensive runs above average (-1.7) and DRS (+8). Only Freddie Freeman has a higher UZR/150 than Belt’s 7.0 outlay in the category.

Andrelton Simmons

Another strong defensive player, Simmons continues to put things together at the dish.

His defense has, in part, helped elevate his fWAR to a 3.5 number that is bested only be Freeman, Trout, Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Mookie Betts.

But the former Atlanta standout is also getting it done at the dish with a .349 wOBA and a 126 wRC+. His strikeout rate (4.6%) is the lowest in the league and is close to half the size of his walk rate (8.2%).

Blake Snell

One of the more prominent snubs, and rightfully so, Snell owns a 2.3 fWAR, a 2.09 ERA, a 3.35 FIP and a 1.03 WHIP in 116 innings. He’s also striking out 10.24 batters per nine frame, a stat that is good for 16^th in MLB and eighth in the American League among starters.

Snell also has the third-highest swinging strike percentage and the 10^th-highest fWAR among junior circuit starters.

All-Star numbers plain and simple.

Nicholas Castellanos

Joe Jimenez earned the Detroit Tigers All-Star nomination, and he’s pitched at an All-Star level out of the bullpen, but the case can be made that his teammate Castellanos should be there too.

Detroit’s outfielder has been his team’s best offensive player this season. He checks in at 9^th among American League outfielders in wOBA, ahead of All-Stars Mitch Haniger, Michael Brantley and George Springer—as well as final vote candidate Giancarlo Stanton.

Castellanos also owns a 2.2 fWAR and also ranks ninth in wRC+ (135) among American League outfielders. He once again comes in ahead of Haniger, Brantley, Spring and Stanton where the offensive metric is concerned.

James Paxton

Trevor Bauer, Chris Sale, Luis Severino and Justin Verlander. Those are the only four starters with a higher fWAR in the American League than James Paxton.

Paxton is also second in swinging strike percentage, fourth in strikeouts per nine innings, fourth in FIP and ninth in WHIP.

The Mariners have three All-Star representatives in Haniger, Nelson Cruz and Edwin Diaz. They should have four with Paxton added to the mix.

Jean Segura

Ok, maybe five.

In a vacuum, Segura’s numbers are All-Star worthy:

3.1 fWAR, .358 OBP, .355 wOBA, 130 wRC+, 13.3 K%.

However, like Simmons, the high number of quality shortstops could have cost him a spot on the team. Manny Machado netted starting honors in his move back to shortstop, while Francisco Lindor also made the team.

Segura should be in Washington D.C., but the depth at his position could keep him at home when all is said and done.

Max Muncy

Among players with 200 plate appearances (Muncy has 248), the Dodgers breakout star ranks only behind Betts, Trout and J.D. Martinez in wRC+ with a 173 number.

Among players with 200 plate appearances, Muncy also ranks in the top five in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, wOBA and walk rate. He’s also first in ISO.

If those aren’t All-Star numbers, what are?

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