It is widely believed in the worlds of MLB analysts and sports talk radio hosts that young Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig will win the final NL All-Star team spot in a landslide. Currently, he isn’t winning it at all, according to MLB.com.
Here are the standings so far for the final roster spot in the National League and American League:
AL:
Relief pitcher Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays
Relief pitcher Koji Uehara of the Boston Red Sox
Relief pitcher David Robertson of the New York Yankees
Relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit of the Detroit Tigers
Relief pitcher Tanner Schepper of the Texas Rangers
NL:
First baseman Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves
Right fielder Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Right fielder Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants
Shortstop Ian Desmond of the Washington Nationals
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers
It seems the Blue Jays and the Braves have come up with an uncommon way to generate votes and make sure their guys get in—join forces.
The Braves are asking their fans to support their first baseman with a picture of Freeman and the hashtag #votefreddie. However, as you can see below, right next to the pitcher of Freeman is a photo of Delabar with the Blue Jay’s hastag for their pitcher #RaiseTheBar. The plan, so far, seems to be working.
Some other hastags:
Puig—#VotePuig
Uehara—#HighFiveCiti
Schepper—#VoteTanner
Desmond—#Desiln13
Pence—#VotePence
The Dodgers might have had a bit of a rivalry within their organization, however both Gonzalez said he is going to vote for Puig and has asked fans to do the same.
