The Philadelphia Phillies were not too pleased with Major League Baseball’s decision to name Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski to the All-Star Game.
Misiorowski has made just five career starts and was named to the game because of his availability to pitch. According to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, that was a requirement to be named a replacement, which was why Cristopher Sánchez was left off the roster. Still, some Phillies thought Sánchez should have been named an All-Star and then replaced if the only reason he was not named a replacement was that he was taking the ball for his team on Sunday.
Nick Castellanos did not hold back on his criticism of the league for their decision to put Misiorowski in the game after making just five starts, even though he has played great.
“It’s turning into the Savannah Bananas,” Castellanos said, per Gelb.
“Major League Baseball is really just focusing on the most marketable players,” Castellanos continued, per Gelb. “So the fact that they can have somebody in the game that is going to basically blow out one inning and throw 103, 104 (mph), they’re going to get more eyeballs on baseball. They’re going to think it’s getting more popular.”
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Sánchez has a 1.94 ERA in 82 2/3 innings of work. Misiorowski has a 2.81 ERA in just 25 1/3 innings. He has gone viral and has been the talk around the league since his debut. However, the workload may not justify an All-Star nod. He broke Paul Skenes’ record for fewest games pitched before being named an All-Star. Skenes pitched in just 11 games last year before his All-Star nod.
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