3 White Sox among AL leaders in ASG voting

June 10th, 2019

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CHICAGO -- White Sox general manager Rick Hahn admits to being a little biased when it comes to American League All-Star voting.

So even with sitting second at catcher in the first round of results released Monday, checking in at third at first base and ranking fourth at shortstop, Hahn expected better.

“Right now, Tim is fourth for shortstops. I’m biased. I think he should be higher on that list,” Hahn said. “[Yoan] Moncada [eighth among third baseman] should be much higher on the list then he is.

“I don’t know how much notice other people necessarily are taking, but I do see All-Star caliber seasons out of young players that we drafted and developed like Tim Anderson, or we traded for like Moncada and [Lucas] Giolito, or even free agents we signed like James McCann. That’s all positive signs for this process moving forward.”

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In Monday’s results, McCann’s 289,475 votes trail only the Yankees’ Gary Sanchez and his 737,107. Minnesota’s Jason Castro (199,497) and Houston’s Robinson Chirinos (197,976) rank third and fourth, respectively.

McCann has been a revelation this season for the White Sox, with a .325 average and .854 OPS entering Monday night's game against the Nationals and his intense preparation with each pitcher he handles.

“He knows his stuff,” Anderson said. “He's been doing nothing but great things since he got over here.”

“James has been great for us,” Hahn said. “He's been tremendous not just in terms of what you've seen offensively, but what he's done for our pitchers and shepherding them through games, the growth of some of our young pitchers, as well as the role he's played in the clubhouse.”

The Yankees' Luke Voit leads at first base with 393,356 votes, followed by Minnesota’s C.J. Cron (302,586), Abreu (286,145) and Cleveland’s Carlos Santana (250,615). The Twins' Jorge Polanco tops the voting at shortstop with 395,210, edging ahead of Houston’s Carlos Correa (329,421), New York’s Gleyber Torres (322,958), Anderson (281,862), Boston’s Xander Bogaerts (220,317) and Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor (175,868).

“We'll see what the results are,” Anderson said. “I only can control what I can control, keep going and keep having fun.”