Phillies rip MLB for adding Jacob Misiorowski to All-Star roster - ESPN

Multiple Phillies players ripped Major League Baseball's decision to add Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star roster, questioning the league's selection process and citing the Brewers rookie's lack of experience in the majors.

MLB announced Friday that the hard-throwing Misiorowski, who has made just five starts for Milwaukee, would replace Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd on the NL roster.

The Phillies, already miffed at what they perceived to be a number of All-Star snubs on their roster, voiced their resentment later Friday night.

«What a joke,» shortstop Trea Turner told The Athletic. «That's f---ing terrible. I mean that's terrible, dude.»

«It's turning into the Savannah Bananas,» outfielder Nick Castellanos added.

The Phillies pointed to left-handers Ranger Suarez and Cristopher Sanchez as examples of more deserving All-Star replacements than Misiorowski.

«That's just how MLB does it now,» catcher J.T. Realmuto told The Athletic. «Nothing against the Misiorowski kid. But [Suarez and Sanchez] are deserving of being on the team in the first place. There's no doubt.»

Misiorowski is 4-1 with a 2.83 ERA in his five starts, striking out 33 over 25 2/3 innings while wowing fans with a fastball that averages 99.3 mph. The 6-foot-7 right-hander has unleashed 89 pitches this season that have reached at least 100 mph.

«Major League Baseball is really just focusing on the most marketable players,» Castellanos told The Athletic. «So the fact that they can have somebody in the game that is going to basically blow out one inning and throw 103, 104, they're going to get more eyeballs on baseball. They're going to think it's getting more popular.»

Turner was asked by The Athletic whether popular additions like Misiorowski