Giants' regulars land on the MLB All-Star ballot. Every one of them
MILWAUKEE - The San Francisco Giants entered Wednesday with the worst record in the National League, but they still landed all of their regulars on the All-Star ballot, even Harrison Bader, currently on the injured list for a second time.
The ballot features the team's rookie catcher, Rule 5 pick Daniel Susac, plus the entire infield: first baseman Rafael Devers, second baseman Luis Arraez, shortstop Willy Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman, plus outfielders Bader, Heliot Ramos (also on the IL) and Jung Hoo Lee and Casey Schmitt, who has played all four infield spots and left field but is listed as a DH.
None of the Giants are likely to make it in off the fan ballot, given the team's record, but Arraez would be an obvious excellent choice as a league selection, and Schmitt and Lee are worthy of consideration. Were the ballot to include a utility spot, Schmitt would be terrific.
Arraez is batting a team-best .323 and has turned himself into one of the best defensive second basemen in the league so far with the help of Ron Washington, while Lee has been the Giants' hottest hitter his past 10 games, lifting his average to .307.
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Key reliever shelved: Lefty Matt Gage, the bullpen's workhorse with a team-high 29 appearances, went on the 15-day IL on Wednesday with right knee inflammation.
Gage is 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA, and he's allowed 18 hits and 13 walks in 24 innings, striking out 19. Over his past eight outings, he has given up five runs in six innings, including two homers, while posting a 7.50 ERA.
Manager Tony Vitello said the discomfort was between Gage's quad and knee, "and he'd been battling that for a while. If you know him, he's kind of been through everything you can to get into the big leagues and obviously doesn't want any time down. He's fought through it, but it's good to come forward with that information, because when he's at his best, he's one of our best guys, but he's got to get that past him, get a little bit of treatment. We'll see how long that actually is."
To replace him, the Giants recalled right-hander Dylan Smith. Smith was briefly up last month and worked in one game for two-thirds of an inning. Erik Miller is likely to get even more wotk with Gage out.
Tuesday, the Giants announced that Christian Koss, who has been a utility infielder with the team for most of last year-plus, broke his left wrist at Triple-A Sacramento, which is bad news for the big-league team.
"Our best group is with him involved," Vitello said. "I think it's good that he was getting some reps, but then to have those reps taken away, regardless of what level he's at, is pretty painful."
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