SAN DIEGO -- On Tuesday night, Odubel Herrera will suit up in yet another All-Star Game. This one, however, will be in a league of its own.
Just two years ago, Herrera was a little-known player in a prospect-rich Rangers organization, performing well enough to earn Texas League (Double-A) All-Star honors for a second straight season but going unprotected in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. That allowed the Phillies to add him that December, and since then he's risen at a rapid pace.
On Monday he appeared at media day in advance of the Midsummer Classic (Tuesday, 7:30 p.