Yonder Alonso leads American League first basemen in All-Star voting.
Let that statement sink in for a moment. Here’s let’s try it again, but bolder this time.
Yonder Alonso leads American League first basemen in All-Star voting.
Seriously. He’s ahead of Miguel Cabrera, and Eric Hosmer, and everybody else. This would have sounded preposterous in February, with Alonso coming off a down year amid a disappointing career. It would have sounded hopelessly optimistic in March, when he was crushing the Cactus League. It would have sounded unlikely in April, despite his hot start. Even in May, as the dingers kept flowing, you had to assume a superstar like Cabrera could retain support via legacy.