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The National League’s Phase 1 voting missed badly, leaving out <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/james-wood/68293">James Wood</a>. The <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/washington-nationals-depth-chart">Washington Nationals</a> slugger sits top five in the NL for fWAR (3.5), wRC+ (156), and OPS (.938).
If the numbers weren’t enough, Wood literally terrified the <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/los-angeles-angels-depth-chart">Los Angeles Angels</a> into giving him four free passes on June 29 — he’s just the sixth player ever to draw four intentional walks in one game. <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/teoscar-hernandez/58666">Teoscar Hernández</a> making the cut over Wood? The stats don’t lie:
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Wood: 22 HR, 64 RBI, .283 AVG, .386 OBP, .552 SLG
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Hernández: 14 HR, 54 RBI, .263 AVG, .297 OBP, .481 SLG
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Hernández and the <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/los-angeles-dodgers-depth-chart">Los Angeles Dodgers'</a> larger fanbase helped, but performance-wise, it’s not even close.
Thanks to <a href="https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/where-did-the-fans-get-it-wrong-on-all-star-voting/">Just Baseball</a> for the stats, analysis and insights for this slideshow article.

James Wood — The NL’s Most Glaring Miss

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It’s a familiar story for <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/byron-buxton/58046">Byron Buxton</a> — elite production, minimal recognition. He ranks top five among AL hitters in fWAR (3.3), wRC+ (147), and OPS (.900).
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19 HR (tied 3rd), 15 SB (tied 2nd), and on pace for his career-best season.
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Yet he was passed over for Phase 2 in favor of <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/ednel-baez/58006">Javier Báez</a> and <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/michael-trout/57605">Mike Trout</a>. Báez is having a solid bounce-back but trails Buxton in almost every offensive category:
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Buxton: 19 HR, 51 RBI, .277 AVG, .342 OBP, .558 SLG
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Báez: 9 HR, 36 RBI, .285 AVG, .323 OBP, .460 SLG
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As for Trout, his limited playing time (58 games) and a .230 average can’t justify bumping Buxton — who’s been healthy and locked in all summer.
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Byron Buxton — AL’s Overlooked Star

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At first base, the <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/tampa-bay-rays-">Tampa Bay Rays'</a> <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/jonathan-aranda/57838">Jonathan Aranda</a> deserved far more respect. Since May 20, he’s been unstoppable: .359 AVG, .450 OBP, 1.033 OPS, 192 wRC+.
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10 HR, 45 RBI, .325 AVG, .406 OBP, .899 OPS
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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/paul-goldschmidt/58179">Paul Goldschmidt</a>’s comeback with the <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/new-york-yankees-depth-chart">New York Yankees</a> is a nice storyline, but production says it all:
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Goldschmidt: 8 HR, 32 RBI, .284 AVG, .347 OBP, .771 OPS
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Tampa’s small-market status vs. the Yankees’ massive fan base likely swung this snub, but Aranda earned that finalist slot fair and square.
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Jonathan Aranda — Best First Baseman Left Off

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Few snubs sting more than<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/brandon-lowe/57845"> Brandon Lowe</a>’s at second base. <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/gleyber-torres/57761">Gleyber Torres</a> was the rightful AL leader at second, but the Phase 2 finalist opposite him should have been Lowe, not <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/jackson-holliday/58724">Jackson Holliday</a>.
Lowe’s power numbers make the case:
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19 HR, 50 RBI, .274 AVG, .820 OPS, 130 wRC+
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Holliday’s comeback has been solid — but not All-Star starter material:
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10 HR, 33 RBI, .255 AVG, .712 OPS, 102 wRC+
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Big-market hype and top prospect status carried Holliday — Lowe’s production says he deserved the slot.

Brandon Lowe — Overlooked at Second Base

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With the <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/depth-chart/cleveland-guardians-depth-chart">Cleveland Guardians</a>, <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/steven-kwan/57978">Steven Kwan</a> continues to deliver elite table-setting skills:
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6 HR, 25 RBI, .296 AVG (4th AL), .359 OBP, .777 OPS, 2.4 fWAR
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Among AL outfielders, he ranks sixth in fWAR and ninth in wRC+. Báez and Trout took slots he arguably earned with more consistent performance. Kwan’s consistency deserves more eyes.

Steven Kwan — The Quiet Spark

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Finally, <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/andrew-pages/58669">Andy Pages</a> and <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/juan-soto/57770">Juan Soto</a> both have strong arguments over <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/players/ronald-acuna/58339">Ronald Acuña Jr.</a>
Pages:
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16 HR, 57 RBI, .294 AVG, .503 SLG, 130 wRC+, 3.0 fWAR
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Soto:
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20 HR, 47 RBI, .254 AVG, .394 OBP, .507 SLG, 153 wRC+, 2.4 fWAR
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Acuña’s comeback has been stellar: 1.076 OPS and a 198 wRC+, but over just 35 games. Full-season contributors like Pages and Soto earned the nod more on volume alone.

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