Mariners Analysis: M’s Continue to be Ignored in All-Star Voting

MLB.com released the second update in American League All-Star voting on Tuesday, and the Mariners continue to be ignored by fans.

The Seattle Mariners are currently 32-26, and sit just 4 games back of the first place Texas Rangers in the American League West. The M’s boast the 5th best record in the AL, but only Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz are currently in contention to be position player All-Stars in 2016.

Cano is having the best first half of his career this season. The 33-year-old second baseman is slashing .288/.345/.559 through his first 258 plate appearances. Cano is tied for third in AL with 16 home runs and his 48 RBI are tied for the second highest tally. He is the leader of the Mariners, and the team will only go as far as he will take them in 2016.

Cruz is the other half of the C&C Boys, and he is having yet another productive season in Seattle. The Mariners’ 35-year-old designated hitter is batting .294 with 15 home runs and 43 RBI across 57 games. Cruz has posted a .385 on base percentage and slugged .555 through his first 247 plate appearances in 2016.

Both Cano and Cruz are more than deserving of representing the Mariners at the mid summer classic, but neither player is receiving the necessary support from fans. Cano remains in third place in second base voting, but he has shrunk Omar Infante‘s lead from 118,790 votes to 86,133. Cruz is still in 5th place in the DH voting, but he is trending in the wrong direction. The Boomstick trailed Victor Martinez by 32,255 last week, but that number has ballooned to 38,247 in the most recent update.

Today we will take a look at the top vote getters at every position in the American League. The Kansas City Royals continue to garner strong support, as they have a player in first or second at every position. The Boston Red Sox have 8 players receiving high vote totals, including 3 vote leaders. The Baltimore Orioles are also receiving plenty of votes from their fans.

It’s up to us as Mariners fans to help our players get the respect they deserve. Seattle is having their best season since 2003, and the time has come for the community to support this team like it’s 1995 or 2001 again. Regardless of your political beliefs, voting for the M’s is something we can all do together.

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We will begin the slideshow by analyzing the top vote getters behind the plate.

Next: Catcher

Catcher

Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals – 1,605,922 Votes

Stats: 50 G, 190 PA, .267 BA, .300 OBP, .472 SLG, 12 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 25 RBI,  0 SB

Matt Wieters – Baltimore Orioles – 453,237 Votes

Stats: 39 G, 150 PA, .286 BA, .327 OBP, .443 SLG, 7 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB

Brian McCann – New York Yankees – 376,605 Votes

Stats: 47 G, 175 PA, .222 BA, .320 OBP, .412 SLG, 5 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 0 SB

Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays – 308,146 Votes

Stats: 51 G, 182 PA, .195 BA, .264 OBP, .280 SLG, 2 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB

Blake Swihart – Boston Red Sox – 217,030 Votes

Stats: 19 G, 74 PA, .258 BA, .365 OBP, .355 SLG, 0 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB

Next: First Base

First Base

Eric Hosmer – Kansas City Royals – 1,272,557 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 240 PA, .321 BA, .379 OBP, .523 SLG, 12 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 35 RBI, 4 SB

Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers – 734,104 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 248 PA, .305 BA, .379 OBP, .532 SLG, 12 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 36 RBI, 0 SB

Chris Davis – Baltimore Orioles – 459,629 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 245 PA, .214 BA, .339 OBP, .437 SLG, 10 2B, 0 3B, 12 HR, 30 RBI, 0 SB

Hanley Ramirez – Boston Red Sox – 420,275 Votes

Stats: 55 G, 237 PA, .277 BA, .342 OBP, .390 SLG, 10 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 4 SB

Jose Abreu – Chicago White Sox – 248,041 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 253 PA, .256 BA, .312 OBP, .401 SLG, 10 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 0 SB

Next: Second Base

Second Base

Jose Altuve – Houston Astros – 893,332 Votes

Stats: 60 G, 275 PA, .332 BA, .409 OBP, .550 SLG, 20 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 17 SB

Omar Infante – Kansas City Royals – 622,683 Votes

Stats: 39 G, 149 PA, .239 BA, .279 OBP, .321 SLG, 9 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB

Robinson Cano – Seattle Mariners – 536,550 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 258 PA, .288 BA, .345 OBP, .559 SLG, 14 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 48 RBI, 0 SB

Dustin Pedroia – Boston Red Sox – 509,261 Votes

Stats: 56 G, 256 PA, .313 BA, .373 OBP, .481 SLG, 16 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 4 SB

Ian Kinsler – Detroit Tigers – 267,337 Votes

Stats: 55 G, 251 PA, .320 BA, .371 OBP, .524 SLG, 12 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 35 RBI, 7 SB

Next: Third Base

Third Base

Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles – 898,715 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 255 PA, .308 BA, .380 OBP, .604 SLG, 22 2B, 0 3B, 15 HR, 37 RBI, 0 SB

Mike Moustakas – Kansas City Royals – 725,731 Votes

Stats: 27 G, 113 PA, .240 BA, .301 OBP, .500 SLG, 6 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 13 RBI, 0 SB

Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays – 588,957 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 256 PA, .245 BA, .361 OBP, .491 SLG, 12 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 30 RBI, 3 SB

Nick Castellanos – Detroit Tigers – 356,916 Votes

Stats: 55 G, 220 PA, .311 BA, .341 OBP, .539 SLG, 13 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 33 RBI, 1 SB

Travis Shaw – Boston Red Sox – 353,302 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 241 PA, .277 BA, .340 OBP, .477 SLG, 19 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 3 SB

Next: Shortstop

Outfield

Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels – 1,344,578 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 254 PA, .302 BA, .409 OBP, .533 SLG, 11 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 8 SB

Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals – 944,362 Votes

Stats: 55 G, 235 PA, .292 BA, .345 OBP, .435 SLG, 7 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 6 SB

Jackie Bradley Jr. – Boston Red Sox – 937,571 Votes

Stats: 54 G, 220 PA, .321 BA, .400 OBP, .580 SLG, 15 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 5 SB

Mark Trumbo – Baltimore Orioles – 816,276 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 242 PA, .299 BA, .351 OBP, .621 SLG, 10 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 48 RBI, 1 SB

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Jose Bautista – Toronto Blue Jays – 734,161 Votes

Stats: 59 G, .259 PA, .223 BA, .359 OBP, .460 SLG, 12 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 39 RBI, 1 SB

Mookie Betts – Boston Red Sox – 713,669 Votes

Stats: 58 G, 275 PA, .287 BA, .338 OBP, .539 SLG, 14 2B, 4 3B, 14 HR, 45 RBI, 9 SB

Alex Gordon – Kansas City Royals – 705,514 Votes

Stats: 42 G, 166 PA, .211 BA, .319 OBP, .331 SLG, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB

Paulo Orlando – Kansas City Royals – 560,542 Votes

Stats: 36 G, 121 PA, .336 BA, .355 OBP, .431 SLG, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB

Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles – 324,863 Votes

Stats: 53 G, 225 PA, .243 BA, .295 OBP, .417 SLG, 9 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 0 SB

Melky Cabrera – Chicago White Sox – 304,449 Votes

Stats: 55 G, 231 PA, .278 BA, .341 OBP, .397 SLG, 9 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 0 SB

Next: Designated Hitter

Designated Hitter

David Ortiz – Boston Red Sox – 1,460,339 Votes

Stats: 52 G, 225 PA, .338 BA, .422 OBP, .728 SLG, 26 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 55 RBI, 1 SB

Kendrys Morales – Kansas City Royals – 650,077 Votes

Stats: 54 G, 218 PA, .203 BA, .271 OBP, .335 SLG, 8 2B, 0 3B, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 0 SB

Edwin Encarnacion – Toronto Blue Jays – 344,828 Votes

Stats: 60 G, 257 PA, .240 BA, .315 OBP, .454 SLG, 13 2B, 0 3B, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 0 SB

Next: With Diaz, Bullpen Gets Longer

Victor Martinez – Detroit Tigers – 343,820 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 224 PA, .341 BA, .388 OBP, .537 SLG, 13 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 0 SB

Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners – 305,573 Votes

Stats: 57 G, 247 PA, .294 BA, .385 OBP, .555 SLG, 10 2B, 0 3B, 15 HR, 43 RBI, 0 SB