The Phils’ youth movement is underway, but how much help does it still need?
Tuesday night’s All-Star Game was a showcase of the young, with the annual collection of the game’s best and brightest predominantly composed of minor statesmen aged 26 or younger. It was a chance for the game to flex some generational muscle, at once celebrating the departure of the old guard (David Ortiz in his final ASG) while showing, through pomp and circumstance, that the game is in fine hands for the next decade-plus (Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, on and on).
The game and its rosters serve as a microcosm of the State of the Game, a sport whose central figures all teeter on the brink of superstardom and lacked only a proper introduction to a national audience.