All-Star selections are becoming "what have you done for me lately?"

Relative weight given to Wins Above Replacement in the first half of the current season and each of the previous two seasons when predicting whether a batter will be an All-Star or not, 1990-2023

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* WAR from the first half is prorated to a full season to be on the same scale as previous seasons. Shortened seasons were discarded from the analysis.

Chart: Neil PaineSource: FanGraphsCreated with Datawrapper