Cincinnati Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott prepares to pitch in the third inning between Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Reds Starting Pitcher SNUBBED From All-Star Selection

Originally posted on Cincinnati Reds on SI | By Jeff Carr | Last updated Jul 6, 2025 5:47 PM ET

Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitcher Andrew Abbott was snubbed from the NL All-Star team on Sunday evening. While it’s difficult to compare him to a stacked NL pitching field, there is one guy he is definitely better than.

Chicago Cubs left-handed pitcher Matthew Boyd got the nod over Abbott for one reason: he’s pitched more this year.

Boyd has pitched in two more games and tossed 15 more innings. Boyd has nine more strikeouts (but in 15 more innings) and has a slightly lower walk percentage. THAT’S IT.

Abbott has more bWAR, a better ERA, better ERA+, better strikeout rate and is the only one between the two to toss a complete game shutout.

Commissioner Rob Manfred appointed Clayton Kershaw an honorary All Star based on a stellar career, so it is not as if Abbott was being compared to him. It is clear, however, that Abbott deserved an All Star nod over Boyd.

An injury to a currently appointed pitcher could change things for Abbott, but it is sad that he was not in the first group of All Star appointees.

Elly De La Cruz was the Reds' lone All-Star selection.

This article first appeared on Cincinnati Reds on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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