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June 2025: Maus' All-Star Ballot
Farmer's League
Starting Pitchers:
Emerson Hancock (WAS) 5-3, 2.75 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 3.4 WAR
Cole Winn (POR) 5-4, 2.60 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 3.1 WAR
Johnathan Alleman (SF) 8-4, 2.84 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 2.0 WAR
Hancock and Winn would have their first ASG appearances if they're put through. Winn leads the FL with Quality Starts, Alleman not too far behind with 11.
Relievers:
MR Rico Garcia (SF) 4-2 15 HLD, 2.23 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 1.3 WAR
CL Jessen Therien (MIL) 1-6 21 SV, 2.43 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 1.3 WAR
CL Matt Jensen (SEO) 2-3 14 SV, 2.04 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 1.0 WAR
Catcher: Bo Naylor (SEO) .252/.366/.451, 9 HR 34 RBI, 117 WRC+, 1.7 WAR
Naylor beats out the other less than stellar competition at Catcher, as both Bredan Rivoli (PAW) and Adrian Del Castillo (ROM) failed to crack the century mark at WRC+
First Baseman: Pete Alonso .285/.382/.589, 17 HR 45 RBI, 145 WRC+, 1.5 WAR
The Polar Bear's strong '25 campaign puts him above the other contender for the position, San Francisco's Goldschmidt. Goldy is 37 and showing signs of decline, but he's pounded 12 homers this season.
Second Baseman: Livan Soto .328/.422/.416, 3 HR 37 RBI, 131 WRC+, 2.3 WAR
Anthony Volpe of Athens and Braden Shewmake of Rome have also had stellar seasons so far, but Soto's FL leading batting average puts him above the competition.
Third Baseman: Jose Ramirez (SEO) .274/.346/.498, 12 HR 49 RBI, 124 WRC+, 2.1 WAR
This might have been a harder decision to make had Miguel Andujar (POR) and Nolan Arenado (ATL) played full seasons up to this point, but they've both had to deal with serious injuries up to this point. Ramirez is putting in work for a Soju squad looking for a playoff berth.
Shortstop: Francisco Lindor (TKY) .295/.355/.524, 16 HR 40 RBI, 129 WRC+, 2.7 WAR
Lindor has a worthy challenger in young Brayan Rocchio this year, but you'd need to do something notable like lead the Triple Crown categories to beat out Lindor for the SS spot.
Left Field: Thu Hung (PAW) .302/.377/.524, 13 HR 42 RBI, 142 WRC+, 2.5 WAR
Joey Gallo's league leading 24 HRs almost got him my vote, but his feast or famine approach is withers against a great hitter like Hung.
Center Field: Parker Meadows (ATH) .283/.387/.443, 6 HR 26 RBI, 129 WRC+, 2.4 WAR
Rome and Portland CFs Jameson Hannah and Justin Anderson are a distant second for this one.
Right Field: Cody Bellinger (MIL) .268/.429/.500 , 15 HR 33 RBI, 147 WRC+, 3.0 WAR
Belli's on base numbers help him beat out Mookie and Aaron Judge for the RF spot.
Butterball League
Starting Pitchers: Luis Menchaca (ChiB) 11-1, 2.34 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 13 QS, 3.7 WAR
Tommy Mace (HRS) 7-1, 3.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 2.0 WAR
Nate Wohlgemuth (KY) 9-5, 3.40 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 11 QS, 2.4 WAR
Menchaca seems poised to capture that POTY trophy again. Tommy Mace rode a hot spring to land my vote, and Wohlgemuth's fastball/curveball combo should bring him to many more All-Star games.
Relief Pitchers: CL Corey Holland (OKC) 1-1 20 SV, 1.50 ERA, 0.63 WHIP, 1.1 WAR
CL Scott Hooks (HRS) 2-1 22 SV, 2.51 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 1.1 WAR
CL Andres Munoz (KY) 3-2 18 S:V, 3.29 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 1.4 WAR
Catcher: Salvador Perez (DEN) .322/.361/.554, 12 HR 47 RBI, 139 WRC+, 2.0 WAR
35 y/o Salvy fought off 30 y/o Kisses backstop Danny Jansen. Age before beauty.
First Baseman: Nick Pratto (DAL) .325/.390/.553, 11 HR 39 RBI, 144 WRC+, 1.9 WAR
Pratto shook off a suspension from an offseason incident at his nightclub "Club Velocity" to have a great spring. Hershey's Grant Lavigne trailed by a small margin in this position.
Second Baseman: Brendan Rodgers (DAL) .300/.391/.526, 13 HR 38 RBI, 137 WRC+, 2.6 WAR
Veteran Rodgers wins a hairy battle against the young Tristan Hanoian, who has made serious impact in Vegas.
Third Baseman: Manny Machado (CHA) .307/.362/.568, 19 HR 58 RBI, 145 WRC+, 3.1 WAR
Machado decimates his fellow 3Bs in this category.
Shortstop: Andres Giminez (CHA) .338/.420/.449, 5 HR 25 RBI, 135 WRC+, 3.5 WAR
Cant go wrong between Knause and Giminez in this one. Jorge Polanco is top 3, but shouldn't be leading Giminez in Votes.
Left Field: Taylor Trammell (MIN) .324/.398/.545, 9 HR 34 RBI, 143 WRC+, 1.8 WAR
Sun Chips outfielder might've won my vote had Taylor missed more than a couple weeks due to injury, but the Butterburgers were blessed to get him back quickly.
Center Field: Jairo Pomares (MIN) .352/.455/.563, 14 HR 52 RBI, 156 WRC+, 3.1 WAR
It's tough to see Mike Trout's regular spot in CF get overtaken by Jairo, but Prison Mike's injury combined with his regressive numbers this season has lost him his spot. Denver's Victor Robles made a good case for the CF vote this season.
Right Field: Franmil Reyes (DAL) .325/.413/.642, 21 HR 59 RBI, 177 WRC+, 3.4 WAR
Reyes plays in a league with three other quality RFs, so it's quite a feat that he wins my vote on this one. Jarred Kelenic (DEN), Bryce Harper (NYC), and Julio Castillo (ChiB) will be a gauntlet to beat in voting.
Designated Hitter: Drew Mendoza (KY) .265/.361/.475, 10 HR 31 RBI, 126 WRC+, 1.4 WAR
A pretty weak category, with David Fulton (ChiB) and Yordan Alvarez (HRS) trailing close with similar numbers.
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