The Blue Jays have already made their presence felt in All-Star voting, and the latest projection suggests Toronto could wind up sending a full contingent to Philadelphia.
Ernie Clement has already secured a spot after leading the AL in fan voting, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the only other Blue Jay who looks likely to punch his ticket in Phase 2, where he led AL first base voting over Ben Rice. But Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer sees Toronto going much further than that.
In his full All-Star roster prediction, Rymer has five Blue Jays making the team: "TOR (5): 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 2B Ernie Clement, SP Dylan Cease, RHP Louis Varland, RHP Tyler Rogers," Rymer predicts.
That would give Toronto the most All-Star representatives of any AL club headed to the game in Philadelphia.
Clement and Guerrero are the obvious names in the group. Clement is already in, while Guerrero is positioned to join him thanks to the fan vote. The other three projected selections are the ones that really stand out, and all three have the numbers to justify the nod.
Cease has been Toronto’s most effective starter, posting a 3.02 ERA with 128 strikeouts, the highest total in the American League this season. That strikeout production, along with his recent run of dominance, makes him a strong All-Star candidate.
Varland has been even harder to ignore. He owns a 0.98 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 41 appearances, along with 17 saves and no blown saves. That kind of season makes him one of the clearest bullpen choices in the league.
Rogers is the final Blue Jay in Rymer’s projection, and his case is built on steady run prevention. He has a 1.82 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 41 games and 39.2 innings, putting him among the better relievers in baseball.
The twist is that Toronto would be doing all this despite sitting 11.5 games back in the AL East and holding a 41-46 record. Even so, Rymer’s forecast has the Blue Jays leading the American League in All-Star representation.
It would also create a pretty unusual lineup of Toronto stars, with Guerrero - the biggest name of the bunch - being the one who appears least deserving of the group. Still, with the Blue Jays’ fanbase driving the vote, Guerrero is the favorite to get in, and that could leave Toronto with five All-Stars in all.
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