Barring any last-minute replacements, there will be no Andrew McCutchen in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game.

So what?

No worries here.

Of course, the man deserves to be there. He’s hitting .294 with 12 homers, 45 RBI and 15 stolen bases. All of those figures rank in the top 10 among National League outfielders.

Couple that with his eight assists from center field and numerous spectacular catches and it’s a no-brainer McCutchen should be in this showcase.

To quote Pirate manager Clint Hurdle, Major League Baseball “whiffed” on this one.

But that’s not the point.

The point is that at age 24, McCutchen is the face of this budding franchise and the most electrifying player to don a Pirate uniform since Barry Bonds ... you know, the younger, trimmer version who had the Pirates on the brink of the World Series.

McCutchen only has the Pirates on the brink of a .500 season or better. But this is a different time.

And McCutchen is not alone.

Kevin Correia has 11 wins, most by a Pirate prior to the all-star break since Jim Bibby, about 25 years ago.

Jeff Karstens, a mere throw-in when the Bucs acquired Jose Tabata from the Yankees, has a 2.65 earned run average that sits among the lowest in the National League.

Joel Hanrahan, who is going to the All-Star Game, entered this weekend perfect in save opportunities and sporting an ERA well below 2.00.

Neil Walker, from just down the street, is on pace for a 100-RBI season as a second baseman.

Any or all of the above could be in this All-Star Game.

Realistically, baseball’s powers that be look at the Pirates as a perennial loser that gets its obligatory single all-star selection.

No surprise that’s Hanrahan, who has been as good as any closer in the game through the season’s first three months.

Shed no tears for McCutchen. He has plenty of all-star appearances awaiting him down the road, presuming he stays healthy.

He may well develop into a 30-30 player in homers and stolen bases and will likely hit over .300 a few times before he’s through.

The Pirates are rarely, if ever, on national TV, so the rest of the country doesn’t know much about this guy.

We do.

The good news is that baseball fans in this area get to check out McCutchen’s play every night.

This stretch of winning play may or may not continue for the Pirates. Time will tell on that one. Their starting pitching arms — other than Correia and Maholm — may not have the stamina to carry this through.

But McCutchen isn’t going away.

This guy brings it every night. In time, the baseball world will realize that.

In the meantime, let the Pirates stay under the radar — as long as they climb up the standings.