MLB All Star Roster 2016: Top Snubs After Official Voting Results

There's never enough room on the MLB All-Star rosters for every deserving player. 

Both leagues' stacked Midsummer Classic teams were revealed Tuesday night. For every feel-good story recognized, some great players are left with nothing to show for their stellar starts.

Expect some changes before next Tuesday's showdown. Two more players will be selected in the final fan vote, and injuries are bound to cause some honorees to bow out. Starting pitchers who take the mound on Sunday are prohibited from partaking, a rule that results in extra turnover.

For now, the following exclusions will simply have to enjoy a short vacation instead of traveling to San Diego.

POS	Player	Team
C*	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals
C	Matt Wieters	Baltimore Orioles
C	Stephen Vogt	Oakland Athletics
1B*	Eric Hosmer	Kansas City Royals
1B	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers
1B	Edwin Encarnacion	Toronto Blue Jays
2B*	Jose Altuve	Houston Astros
2B	Robinson Cano	Seattle Mariners
3B*	Manny Machado	Baltimore Orioles
3B	Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays
SS*	Xander Bogaerts	Boston Red Sox
SS	Francisco Lindor	Cleveland Indians
SS	Eduardo Nunez	Minnesota Twins
OF*	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels
OF*	Jackie Bradley Jr.	Boston Red Sox
OF*	Mookie Betts	Boston Red Sox
OF	Ian Desmond	Texas Rangers
OF	Mark Trumbo	Baltimore Orioles
OF	Carlos Beltran	New York Yankees
DH*	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox
SP	Danny Salazar	Cleveland Indians
SP	Chris Sale	Chicago White Sox
SP	Stephen Wright	Boston Red Sox
SP	Cole Hamels	Texas Rangers
SP	Marco Estrada	Toronto Blue Jays
RP	Zach Britton	Baltimore Orioles
RP	Craig Kimbrel	Boston Red Sox
RP	Andrew Miller	New York Yankees
RP	Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals
RP	Dellin Betances	New York Yankees
RP	Brad Brach	Baltimore Orioles
RP	Alex Colome	Tampa Bay Rays
RP	Kelvin Herrera	Kansas City Royals
RP	Will Harris	Houston Astros

POS	Player	Team
C*	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants
C	Jonathan Lucroy	Milwaukee Brewers
C	Wilson Ramos	Washington Nationals
1B*	Anthony Rizzo	Chicago Cubs
1B	Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks
1B	Wil Myers	San Diego Padres
2B*	Ben Zobrist	Chicago Cubs
2B	Daniel Murphy	Washington Nationals
3B*	Kris Bryant	Chicago Cubs
3B	Nolan Arenado	Colorado Rockies
3B	Matt Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
SS*	Addison Russell	Chicago Cubs
SS	Corey Seager	Los Angeles Dodgers
OF*	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals
OF*	Yoenis Cespedes	New York Mets
OF*	Dexter Fowler	Chicago Cubs
OF	Adam Duvall	Cincinnati Reds
OF	Odubel Herrera	Philadelphia Phillies
OF	Carlos Gonzalez	Colorado Rockies
OF	Marcell Ozuna	Miami Marlins
SP	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers
SP	Jake Arrieta	Chicago Cubs
SP	Noah Syndergaard	New York Mets
SP	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals
SP	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants
SP	Jose Fernandez	Miami Marlins
SP	Johnny Cueto	San Francisco Giants
SP	Julio Teheran	Atlanta Braves
SP	Jon Lester	Chicago Cubs
RP	Jeurys Familia	New York Mets
RP	Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers
RP	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates
RP	A.J. Ramos	Miami Marlins
RP	Fernando Rodney	Miami Marlins

All-Star Snubs

American League	POS	Team
National League	POS	Team
Chris Davis	1B	Baltimore Orioles
Ian Kinsler*	2B	Detroit Tigers
Evan Longoria*	3B	Tampa Bay Rays
George Springer*	OF	Houston Astros
Nelson Cruz	DH	Seattle Mariners
Jose Quintana	SP	Chicago White Sox
Corey Kluber	SP	Cleveland Indians
Aaron Sanchez	SP	Toronto Blue Jays
Brandon Belt*	1B	San Francisco Giants
Jake Lamb*	3B	Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandon Crawford	SS	San Francisco Giants
Gregory Polanco	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates
Starling Marte*	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates
Jacob deGrom	SP	New York Mets
Hector Rondon	RP	Chicago Cubs
Seung Hwan Oh	RP	St. Louis Cardinals

Ian Kinsler, 2B, Detroit Tigers

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The San Francisco Giants of All-Star Games, Ian Kinsler has made the Midsummer Classic in each of the last four even years. Despite sporting a worthy portfolio, the streak will snap unless he garners the final fan vote.

The 34-year-old is having his best offensive season in years, hitting .290/.348/.496 with 16 home runs and eight stolen bases. His 124 weighted runs created plus, a ballpark-adjusted measure of offensive production graded on a scale where 100 is average, represents his highest clip since 2008. 

He's well on pace to procure his first 20-homer campaign since going deep 32 times five years ago. After hitting his 200th career homer on Sunday, Kinsler joined a select group of versatile players, as noted by MLB.com's Richard Justice:

Per the Detroit News' Chris McCosky, the Detroit Tigers standout expressed pride in his all-around game.

"I try to do whatever it takes and not be one-dimensional," Kinsler said. "It’s kind of my goal, when I play the game, to be able to run the bases well, play defense well and try to perform every aspect of the game on offense—steal, score from first, advance on a ball in the dirt."

Nevertheless, the fans chose right by selecting Jose Altuve, and Robinson Cano's resurgent bat commanded a bench spot. Kinsler was ultimately hurt by Eduardo Nunez occupying a spot as the Minnesota Twins' lone honoree.

Gregory Polanco, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates

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The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds needed a representative. Although Odubel Herrera and Adam Duvall are both enjoying great seasons, neither would have beaten out Gregory Polanco without the rules forcing all 30 teams to send someone.

Polanco has a case to start in the National League outfield, but he now needs an injury to make the roster. He should be on speed dial if Dexter Fowler—currently on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain—can't play. According to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon said his starting center fielder could soon return.

"It's not impossible to think [he can return] by the end of this week," Maddon said. "It's a day-to-day thing. It's getting better. Obviously, he's motivated to play in the All-Star Game. I understand that. We'll just play out the rest of the week and see where it takes us."

Polanco's 3.0 WAR eclipses Fowler's and Yoenis Cespedes' and matches Bryce Harper's. Excluding Kris Bryant—who will start at third despite spending some time in the outfield—only reserve Marcell Ozuna has a higher mark among National League outfielders.

Hitting .294/.374/.521 with a career-high 12 home runs, the 24-year-old has unseated Andrew McCutchen as the Pittsburgh Pirates' star. He has also netted an 11.5 walk percentage and 35.3 hard-hit rate during his breakout campaign. 

If it's any consolation, he'll make plenty of All-Star teams down the road.

Jake Lamb, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks

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The National League houses four third basemen with an OPS above .935 and WAR of 3.3 or better. That's a lot of infielders for one position, but manager Terry Collins should have found a way to fit them all.

Instead, Jake Lamb did not receive an invite despite boasting an National League-best .609 slugging percentage. As highlighted by AZCentral.com's Nick Piecoro, most of his power has come in pivotal spots for the Arizona Diamondbacks:

Other than biased opinions, a major flaw in fan voting is everyone flooding the ballots early before digesting the full picture. This process apparently leaked into the bench selections, as the 25-year-old recorded a 1.066 June OPS.

Lamb hit six home runs last year. He now has six over the past two weeks. 

Collins could have easily justified rostering Lamb alongside Bryant, Nolan Arenado and Matt Carpenter since Bryant can handle left field and Carpenter has spent the past month playing second base. Fans can rectify the error by choosing him in the final vote.

Note: All advanced stats are courtesy of FanGraphs unless otherwise noted.