2015 MLB All-Star Roster: Starting Selections and Top AL, NL Snubs

Like most major sporting events centered around voting or drafts, the MLB has the right idea by splitting up All-Star voting.

There is no remedy for whiffs in judgement when it comes to the voting process, but there is another level of intrigue with the starters announced Sunday and more to come Monday.

MLB Communications provides a look at the voting results:

Let the debate begin.

Mike Trout and Bryce Harper? Too easy. Ditto for Giancarlo Stanton, who will miss out because of an injury.

There seems to be a ton of Kansas City flavor to the list, which is fine—this is a democracy, after all. Such a structure makes mistakes, though. Or in this case, snubs.

Top Snubs

Brian Dozier, 2B, Minnesota Twins

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At some point, Brian Dozier will get his due, right?

The Minnesota Twins sit second in the AL Central in large part thanks to his efforts. His numbers back up the claim, but Dozier may fall victim to the system and not even make it as a reserve—not with other major names failing to receive votes, too.

For shame. Dozier remains one of the league's best-kept secrets. He's hit 16 homers and knocked in 40 RBI to go with a slash line of .260/.331/.511. There's also the 62 runs, one year removed from 112 last season.

At the end of June, Twins radio broadcaster Cory Provus shared a staggering statistic:

It seems Dozier only continues to improve, which means he will see plenty of opportunities to make the team in future years.

That's great, but this is about now. There's plenty of reasons Dozier should be one of the most popular and well-known players in the league. Perhaps his snub will help to raise awareness.

Russell Martin, C, Toronto Blue Jays

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It seems Toronto Blue Jays star Russell Martin is one notable to fall victim of the Kansas City voting brigade.

Salvador Perez isn't a bad player, but a .263 average, just five walks and a 1.8 WAR, per ESPN.com, don't scream All-Star material.

Feel free to compare it to Martin, who continues to show well in his first season north of the border. The owner of 29 walks and a .256/.345/.476 slash line and 2.1 WAR, it's not hard to see why folks such as FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal would have gone a different route:

Martin isn't in the midst of his best year as a pro by any means, but he's strong enough to garner this sort of attention.

Sometimes top players miss out because of the voting process. This is just one of those times.

Jason Kipnis, 2B, Cleveland Indians

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All hail the king of snubs.

Folks won't be able to navigate the Internet quite far without hearing about this one—and rightfully so. Jose Altuve rallied to prevent an outright catastrophe by the name of Omar Infante, but he still doesn't compare well to Kipnis.

The Cleveland Indians star leads the American League with a 4.9 WAR, six home runs and a slash line of .341/.419/.506 (compared to Altuve's .301/.344/.418).

Cleveland manager Terry Francona put it best, as captured by MLB.com's Jordan Bastian:

There's no strong reason as to why Kipnis fell so far behind, as in about five million votes behind Altuve and four million behind Infante. Whether it's lack of knowledge, the fact the Indians are below .500 or something else doesn't matter.

Kipnis goes down as the latest top snub and one that should incite plenty of reflection all around.

Stats and information courtesy of MLB.com unless otherwise specified.