In case you missed it, we have shaken up things for the 2017 edition of the All-Star Game. Yes, it will still be a game, but the way the players are selected and the rosters are chosen is completely different. Instead of letting a full-on popular vote decide the participants, 10 players were chosen based solely on their statistics: 4 pitchers and 6 hitters. A total of 13 different stat categories were ranked for hitters were used, and 9 for pitchers. A weighted average of each player's ranking across those categories was used to determine their overall ranking. We'll get to who those top 10 players and the alternates are in a second, but first, the other shake up for this year's All-Star Festivities.
Voting was still used in one capacity: to determine the team captains. The 2 players with the most votes who did not make the Top 10 statistically become the captains of the two All-Star squads, in a player-manager roll. The captains will draft their teams via a snake draft early next week. Each captain will draft 2 pitchers and 3 hitters to their roster. The captain receiving the most votes has the option to either pick first or choose his team's jersey. The jersey designs, seen to the right and left, are our homages to the Skibbe Wiffleball League and the Ontario County Wiffle Association, respectively. Without further ado, the two captains for the 2017 All-Star Game are:
Since he received one more vote, Mark Brannan was given his choice of taking the first pick or the second pick and his preferred shirt design. Brannan has opted to pick second and wear the green not-OCWA jerseys. Castle, therefore, ends up with the not-SWBL yellow jerseys and picks 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9. Brannan will work with picks 2, 3, 6, 7, and 10. Now, without any further-further ado, here are the players from which Brannan and Castle will draft their teams:
The Top 10 participants obviously have spots waiting for them in the game, as long as they can attend. If one or more of the Top 10 cannot play in the game, then their spot(s) will be offered to the alternates in order starting with the first alternate and going down the list. By early next week, once the 10 ASG participants are confirmed, Castle and Brannan will draft their teams. The All-Star Game along with the HR Derby will be played following the first two WSEM Championship Series games on Saturday, 8/12.
Voting was still used in one capacity: to determine the team captains. The 2 players with the most votes who did not make the Top 10 statistically become the captains of the two All-Star squads, in a player-manager roll. The captains will draft their teams via a snake draft early next week. Each captain will draft 2 pitchers and 3 hitters to their roster. The captain receiving the most votes has the option to either pick first or choose his team's jersey. The jersey designs, seen to the right and left, are our homages to the Skibbe Wiffleball League and the Ontario County Wiffle Association, respectively. Without further ado, the two captains for the 2017 All-Star Game are: |
Mark Brannan 5 votes |
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David Castle 4 votes |
Since he received one more vote, Mark Brannan was given his choice of taking the first pick or the second pick and his preferred shirt design. Brannan has opted to pick second and wear the green not-OCWA jerseys. Castle, therefore, ends up with the not-SWBL yellow jerseys and picks 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9. Brannan will work with picks 2, 3, 6, 7, and 10. Now, without any further-further ado, here are the players from which Brannan and Castle will draft their teams:
| PITCHERS | |||
 | Stephen Farkas 1.37 OA |
 | Craig Skinner 3.00 OA |
 | Travis Strojny 3.47 OA |
 | Scott Kujawa 4.16 OA |
Alternates: 1: Michel Bayley (4.32 OA), 2: Nathan Gendron (5.32 OA), 3: Andrew Bruen (6.89 OA), 4: Kyle Schultz (9.63 OA), 5: Ray Brown (9.74 OA)
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| HITTERS | |||
 | Kyle Tomlinson 2.15 OA |
 | Greg Brannan 4.82 OA |
 | Chandler Phillips 7.70 OA |
 | Dennis Pearson 7.82 OA |
 | Chris Paquin 7.94 OA |
 | Stephen Werner 10.00 OA |
Alternates: 1: Ray Brown (10.04 OA), 2: Michael Giguere (10.88 OA), 3: Brandon Corbett (10.88 OA), 4: Nick Braden (13.76 OA), 5: Nathan Gendron (14.79 OA), 6: Mark Phillips (15.03 OA)
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The Top 10 participants obviously have spots waiting for them in the game, as long as they can attend. If one or more of the Top 10 cannot play in the game, then their spot(s) will be offered to the alternates in order starting with the first alternate and going down the list. By early next week, once the 10 ASG participants are confirmed, Castle and Brannan will draft their teams. The All-Star Game along with the HR Derby will be played following the first two WSEM Championship Series games on Saturday, 8/12.
