Los Angeles Dodgers Joc Pederson signs for Westchester Little League prior to the June 7 game against St. Louis.
By Jon Weisman
Joc Pederson gained and lost ground simultaneously in the past week of fan voting for the All-Star Game.
Pederson moved up from 11th to eighth place among National League outfielders, but his distance from a starting spot increased from 813,000 votes to 1.3 million.
The 23-year-old rookie remains deserving of votes, ranking third among all NL outfielders in Wins Above Replacement. Andre Ethier is ninth among NL outfielders in WAR.
Yasiel Puig also moved up in the standings during his first week off the disabled list, but the 2014 NL starter’s gap from the top three spots increased as well.
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez, second baseman Howie Kendrick and catcher Yasmani Grandal remained second and fifth at their positions.
You can read more about the selection process here. Vote up to 35 times until the July 2 deadline. Click the image below to enlarge the current results.
oldbrooklynfan
I think the AL champ KC Royals have a wonderful team but it just doesn’t seem right playing only against them in an All-Star game.