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Even in down seasons, Cubs and White Sox have players worthy of All-Star recognition

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The Cubs’ Dansby Swanson is at 2.6 wins above replacement at Fangraphs.com, tops among National League shortstops and tied for third among National Leaguers of all positions.

More than a third of the season is gone and both Chicago teams are well below .500, but there have been star-worthy performances.

All-Star balloting is underway at MLB.com, and fans are voting for non-pitchers in a two-step process. The top vote-getter in each league will get a starting spot. The remaining top two at each position will go to a second phase for fans to select starters in a runoff.