SF Giants make All-Star case for Tyler Rogers after Misiorowski selection

SAN FRANCISCO To be clear Tyler Rogers isn t complaining But when a reporter interrupted his daily crossword in front of his locker in the relievers corner of the Giants clubhouse Saturday morning the band s submarining setup man did want to note one thing It s what he has recounted his managers on a near daily basis since asserting his spot in the backend of the bullpen five years ago I think I ve been available more than anybody in the league he disclosed So I m pretty much available for the All-Star Match No pitcher in the majors has appeared in more games since than Rogers and the numbers say the -year-old reliever has never been more effective than he has been this season His appearances once again lead the league his ERA is a sparkling and opponents are batting a meager against him And yet unless something changes in the next couple days Rogers will merely be enjoying the time off rather than joining teammates Logan Webb Robbie Ray and fellow bullpen denizen Randy Rodr guez in Atlanta for the th Midsummer Classic While Rogers didn t want to advocate for himself because he wasn t familiar with the selection process his teammates and coaches were willing to say what he wasn t In my opinion he should be on the club manager Bob Melvin commented I think he s gotten robbed for a couple years now added catcher Patrick Bailey Garvin Alston the Giants bullpen coach took a deep breath and took a moment to gather his thoughts when urged about Rogers candidacy I understand what baseball s doing he noted But to not consider him just because he throws differently I just turned my eyebrow a little bit Ty Rogers is unbelievable He s Mr Consistency We rely on him We love him To me it s a little disappointing he hasn t gotten a call Melvin advocated for Rogers to get the nod when it became clear Ray would be unavailable to pitch in the tournament but Mets starter David Peterson was named as Ray s replacement instead When Phillies ace Zach Wheeler pulled out the spot went to another reliever but not Rogers Adrian Morejon the third member of the Padres bullpen to make the National League roster The apparent oversights had already caught the attention of those inside and out of the Giants clubhouse but the debate only gained steam when it came time to fill the spot of Matthew Boyd the former Giants starter who put together an All-Star campaign with the Cubs In Boyd s place the league office selected Jacob Misiorowski the Brewers -year-old right-hander with only five career starts to his name While Misiorowski regularly reaches triple digits on the radar gun and was considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball there has never been an All-Star with a shorter r sum It comes down to numbers and Rogers puts them up so I m a little surprised to see specific of the other guys make the band that haven t even been here for half a year Melvin stated without naming names Misiorowski broke the record set by Paul Skenes another flamethrower with more hype than track record at the time who was named to the association last year after starts I understand wanting to bring youth into the competition but to an extent Ray announced You ve got to give recognition to the guys that have done it year in and year out Skenes was a little bit different too because the hype was real He was kind of dominating every start so that one made a little more sense Misiorowski has a ERA strikeouts and walks in innings fewer frames than Rogers has taken down out of the Giants bullpen Obviously I ve got nothing against the guy from Milwaukee that made it Bailey announced But a guy who s got five or six years in the big leagues of All-Star caliber seasons and multiple years not getting selected I think that s pretty messed up that Rog doesn t get that opportunity The selection prompted more outrage from the Phillies clubhouse where Trea Turner advised reporters it was a joke and Nick Castellanos compared the priority on entertainment value over recognition to the Savannah Bananas Misiorowski a second-round pick and the Brewers No prospect according to MLB com doesn t carry the same pedigree that Skenes did But he does provide the kind of octane that teams covet and the league believes fans want to see averaging mph with his four-seam fastball Rogers with his mound-scraping motion and mid- s fastball offers a look that even fewer fans get to see Related Articles SF Giants send Dodgers to seventh straight loss in action-packed series opener SF Giants get their first taste of Shohei Ohtani on the mound for Dodgers SF Giants face slumping Dodgers to end first half with changes on both sides of rivalry Despite blowout SF Giants Verlander optimistic following best start of year Undrafted SF Giants prospect Trent Harris heading to Futures Meeting with unicorn-esque pitch I don t think the fans appreciate him enough and how he does it Alston announced of Rogers This day and age it s all about how far you can hit it and how hard you can throw it I think he gets lost in the mix of it The Phillies complaints had to do with their own pair of seemingly deserving starters Christopher S nchez and Ranger Su rez not being selected But Sanchez like Ray is scheduled to pitch Sunday and wasn t maintained to be available though his agent later disputed that he had declined an invitation For Rogers at least availability isn t a concern I just don t understand Alston announced I think it s just because he throws differently and he s not a velo guy