The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann banter about All-Star selection philosophies

and then tee up Ben’s conversation with Braves catcher Tyler Flowers, an elite pitch framer who’s transformed himself offensively and has, by one measure, been one of the most valuable players in baseball this season

Then, they discuss whether Flowers’s framing skill is good or bad for baseball

the obstacles that still stand in the way of a computerized strike zone

and whether they’re pro-robot umps