From a MLB.com article about players who deserve a first time All Star bid:
Third base: Josh Jung, Rangers
You can partially credit Gorman’s breakout sophomore season to better swing decisions: hack away at strikes, pass on balls. And you can say the same about the Rangers’ own second-year slugger, except Jung’s gains have been even more drastic. Chase rate, zone swing rate, walk rate -- Jung’s plate discipline has improved by significant margins in numerous areas. His strikeout rate has plummeted nearly 12 percentage points from his 26-game stint last year. This has allowed him to showcase the bat skills that made him the club’s No. 1 prospect entering this season. Still rookie-eligible, Jung leads that group of players in hard-hit rate (50.3%) and is tied for ninth among all hitters in total bases (121). With his fantastic .291/.340/.517 slash line, Jung has shown why he belongs right in the middle of MLB’s highest-scoring lineup.
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Third base: Josh Jung, Rangers
You can partially credit Gorman’s breakout sophomore season to better swing decisions: hack away at strikes, pass on balls. And you can say the same about the Rangers’ own second-year slugger, except Jung’s gains have been even more drastic. Chase rate, zone swing rate, walk rate -- Jung’s plate discipline has improved by significant margins in numerous areas. His strikeout rate has plummeted nearly 12 percentage points from his 26-game stint last year. This has allowed him to showcase the bat skills that made him the club’s No. 1 prospect entering this season. Still rookie-eligible, Jung leads that group of players in hard-hit rate (50.3%) and is tied for ninth among all hitters in total bases (121). With his fantastic .291/.340/.517 slash line, Jung has shown why he belongs right in the middle of MLB’s highest-scoring lineup.
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These players deserve to be first-time ASG starters
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