I noticed:

• That Marcus Stroman, Sonny Gray and Nathan Eovaldi ranked 5-6-7 in Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Replacement metric and all were named All-Stars.

• That Mike Ford, Gary Sanchez and Mike Tauchman — who had fallen since being key contributors to the 2019 Yankees’ fierce offense — joined teams with this season in progress and have become contributing regulars.

• That Miguel Anduar and Clint Frazier have failed to turn cameos elsewhere into reviving their careers — instead they are back in the minors — while Dom Smith with regular time at first base for the Nationals is demonstrating that he is not a regular.