According to a report from Ken Rosenthal for the Athletic, the All-Star snub of Blake Snell and the ensuing criticism from players like Chris Archer and Justin Verlander, will likely result in MLB revamping its player-vote process for the Mid-Summer classic.
According to sources, baseball is open to pushing back the player vote, just as it pushed back the fan balloting after making that process entirely electronic. The fan voting this season began on June 1, a full month later than it did the year before.
The benefit of a full month extra has indeed paid off, as might be indicated by Yankees catcher falling from first to third in the fan voting, while Wilson Ramos rumbled to the top.