Let’s do a thought experiment.
Suppose that Mike Trout was injured for nearly the entire first half of the season. Say it happened on a freak outfield collision on opening day, and that he fractured a rib in such a way that his full recovery was never in doubt but that doctors told him he absolutely positively could not play until fully healed.
Suppose that Trout returned two weeks ago, and looked entirely himself, hitting a home run every three games, getting on base 40% of the time, and playing superb defense.
Should he be an All-Star?