Torey Lovullo laid out his reasoning for starting the stud rookie in the midsummer classic.
This morning, Arizona Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo invaded the Dan Patrick show, in the midst of Patrick's interview with Pirates rookie star Paul Skenes. His message was short and sweet: Lovullo had selected Skenes to be the National League All-Star Game starter.
“He’s talented. He’s really really good. I knew I had a tough decision to make, I knew that his name was being circulated as a potential starter," said Lovullo, "I just wanted to make sure that I was paying attention to the right things, and having the right types of conversations.” His triple-digit fastball and electric mound presence might have made him the apparent choice to get the start, but Lovullo noted how difficult a decision it was, surrounded by plenty of other extremely talented pitchers.
"It didn’t matter if it was Gavin Stone, or or , they were all in that same bucket, so I felt like it was a pretty even playing field. I just had to pay attention to some of the things that were going on around each player," Lovullo said.
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