Our annual first snapshot of the MLB All-Star roster is ready, including 67 new names for 64 spots for the 2024 All-Star Game in Arlington.
This discrepancy arises from the fact that we already know that three early selections (Fernando Tatis Jr., Mookie Betts and Zack Wheeler, all in the NL) will not appear in next week’s game at Globe Life Field due to injuries and other circumstances. As always, the difference between the recognized All-Stars and those who will play is In fact The chances of staying in the game will only increase from here as there are more roster replacements.
Before we begin some notes and takeaways on the selections, allow me to point out once again that putting together these rosters is not easy. To remind myself of this, I go through this exercise, selecting two 32-team squads using the same parameters in-game for the real rosters. Overall, the selection process works fairly well. There are always deserving players who have been left out for now, but those who have been overlooked may get good news in the coming days. In the end, 49 players I selected made it onto the official list of 67, up from 45 last year.
Despite this agreement, the differences fall more under the umbrella of debate than controversy, but we are here to find faults. Let’s get to it.
