Gold Glove Finalists announced...

[Spanky99]

Who you guys take... Smoaky only Jay!

 

Discuss...

 

Major League Baseball has announced the finalists for each position in each league for the 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Here they are:

 

Pitchers

 

AL: Cory Kluber (Indians), Dallas Keuchel (Astros), Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees)

NL: Julio Teheran (Braves), Zack Greinke (Diamondbacks), Clayton Richard (Padres)

 

Catchers

 

AL: Yan Gomes (Indians), Martín Maldonado (Astros), Salvador Pérez (Royals)

NL: Buster Posey (Giants), Yadier Molina (Cardinals), Manny Piña (Brewers)

 

First basemen

 

AL: Justin Smoak (Blue Jays), Matt Olson (Athletics), Mitch Moreland (Red Sox)

NL: Joey Votto (Reds), Freddie Freeman (Braves), Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)

 

Second basemen

 

AL: Jed Lowrie (Athletics), Ian Kinsler (Red Sox), Rougned Odor (Rangers)

NL: DJ LeMahieu (Rockies), Kolten Wong (Cardinals), Javier Báez (Cubs)

 

Third basemen

 

AL: Alex Bregman (Astros), José Ramírez (Indians), Matt Chapman (Athletics)

NL: Nolan Arenado (Rockies), Anthony Rendon (Nationals), Travis Shaw (Brewers)

 

Shortstops

 

AL: Marcus Semien (Athletics), Andrelton Simmons (Angels), Francisco Lindor (Indians)

NL: Freddy Galvis (Padres), Brandon Crawford (Giants), Nick Ahmed (Diamondbacks)

 

Left fielders

 

AL: Brett Gardner (Yankees), Alex Gordon (Royals), Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox)

NL: Christian Yelich (Brewers), Corey Dickerson (Pirates), Adam Duvall (Braves)

 

Center fielders

 

AL: Adam Engel (White Sox), Mike Trout (Angels), Jackie Bradley, Jr. (Red Sox)

NL: Billy Hamilton (Reds), Lorenzo Cain (Brewers), Ender Inciarte (Braves)

 

Right fielders

 

AL: Kole Calhoun (Angels), Mookie Betts (Red Sox), Aaron Judge (Yankees)

NL: Jon Jay (Diamondbacks), Jason Heyward (Cubs), Nick Markakis (Braves)

 

It’s quite interesting to note that some teams were very heavily represented. The Athletics’ entire infield was nominated, as were the outfields of the Red Sox and Braves.

[Spanky99]

For me:

 

SP- Keuchel and Grienke

 

C - Molina and Maldonado

 

1B- Olson and Freeman

 

2B- Lowrie and Baez

 

3B- Chapman and Arenado

 

SS- Simmons and Galvis

 

LF- Gordon and Yelich

 

CF- Trout and Hamilton

 

RF- Betts and Heyward

 

I hadn't looked at numbers just rambled/typed em off.

[Pendleton]

Well there's Matt Chapman, and the rest I would have to think about

[Boxcar]

Who you guys take... Smoaky only Jay!

 

Discuss...

 

Major League Baseball has announced the finalists for each position in each league for the 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Here they are:

 

Pitchers

 

AL: Cory Kluber (Indians), Dallas Keuchel (Astros), Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees)

NL: Julio Teheran (Braves), Zack Greinke (Diamondbacks), Clayton Richard (Padres)

 

Catchers

 

AL: Yan Gomes (Indians), Martín Maldonado (Astros), Salvador Pérez (Royals)

NL: Buster Posey (Giants), Yadier Molina (Cardinals), Manny Piña (Brewers)

 

First basemen

 

AL: Justin Smoak (Blue Jays), Matt Olson (Athletics), Mitch Moreland (Red Sox)

NL: Joey Votto (Reds), Freddie Freeman (Braves), Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)

 

Second basemen

 

AL: Jed Lowrie (Athletics), Ian Kinsler (Red Sox), Rougned Odor (Rangers)

NL: DJ LeMahieu (Rockies), Kolten Wong (Cardinals), Javier Báez (Cubs)

 

Third basemen

 

AL: Alex Bregman (Astros), José Ramírez (Indians), Matt Chapman (Athletics)

NL: Nolan Arenado (Rockies), Anthony Rendon (Nationals), Travis Shaw (Brewers)

 

Shortstops

 

AL: Marcus Semien (Athletics), Andrelton Simmons (Angels), Francisco Lindor (Indians)

NL: Freddy Galvis (Padres), Brandon Crawford (Giants), Nick Ahmed (Diamondbacks)

 

Left fielders

 

AL: Brett Gardner (Yankees), Alex Gordon (Royals), Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox)

NL: Christian Yelich (Brewers), Corey Dickerson (Pirates), Adam Duvall (Braves)

 

Center fielders

 

AL: Adam Engel (White Sox), Mike Trout (Angels), Jackie Bradley, Jr. (Red Sox)

NL: Billy Hamilton (Reds), Lorenzo Cain (Brewers), Ender Inciarte (Braves)

 

Right fielders

 

AL: Kole Calhoun (Angels), Mookie Betts (Red Sox), Aaron Judge (Yankees)

NL: Jon Jay (Diamondbacks), Jason Heyward (Cubs), Nick Markakis (Braves)

 

It’s quite interesting to note that some teams were very heavily represented. The Athletics’ entire infield was nominated, as were the outfields of the Red Sox and Braves.

 

Keuchel

Greinke

Maldonado

Molina (I guess?)

Olson

Freeman

Lowrie

Wong

Chapman

Arenado

Simmons

Ahmed

Benintendi

Yelich

JBJ

Hamilton

Betts

Heyward

[Spanky99]

Well there's Matt Chapman, and the rest I would have to think about

 

Slap em out, who cares.

[Spanky99]

Keuchel

Greinke

Maldonado

Molina (I guess?)

Olson

Freeman

Lowrie

Wong

Chapman

Arenado

Simmons

Ahmed

Benintendi

Yelich

JBJ

Hamilton

Betts

Heyward

 

Wong over Baez? Dude's a magician... your hate runs deep. lol

[Boxcar]

Wong over Baez? Dude's a magician... your hate runs deep. lol

 

Actually should have taken LeMahieu, didn't check before putting names down

[Spanky99]

Actually should have taken LeMahieu, didn't check before putting names down

 

Well, you're dumn.

[Boxcar]

Well, you're dumn.

 

No I'm not. Your dumn.

[G-Snarls]

The A's hit career years on like every player on their roster.

 

They stood no chance against NYY, HOU or BOS even if they'd won the WC game

[Spanky99]

So two predictions, that's it?

[Bobthe4th]

[Spanky99]

Got 10 right...

[Brownie19]

I'd like to see baseball scrap gold glove winners at every position and just go with 1 winner in the AL and 1 winner in the NL. We don't give out awards for the best starter, middle reliever, LOOGY and closer - we give out an award for the best pitcher. When there's 18 winners of an award each year, it becomes a little meaningless.

[John_Havok]

I'd like to see baseball scrap gold glove winners at every position and just go with 1 winner in the AL and 1 winner in the NL. We don't give out awards for the best starter, middle reliever, LOOGY and closer - we give out an award for the best pitcher. When there's 18 winners of an award each year, it becomes a little meaningless.

 

There is a relief award, it's just that nobody cares about it

[Brownie19]

There is a relief award, it's just that nobody cares about it

 

the Fireman of the Year award? It was discontinued in 2011.

 

edit - f*** me, they gave it to Joe Borowski in 2007 when he finished with 45 saves an ERA of 5.07 (4.12 FIP/xFIP). Good lord baseball has changed a lot.

[Boxcar]

There is a relief award, it's just that nobody cares about it

 

Rolaids relief award

[Laika]

I'd like to see baseball scrap gold glove winners at every position and just go with 1 winner in the AL and 1 winner in the NL. We don't give out awards for the best starter, middle reliever, LOOGY and closer - we give out an award for the best pitcher. When there's 18 winners of an award each year, it becomes a little meaningless.

 

They could bucket it a lot better that's for sure. I really dislike segregating LF/CF/RF - would be better to just give three gloves to the best outfielders even if they are all CF.

 

Similarly on the infield, it might make sense to have an infield bucket so you can give gloves to two shortstops instead of a second baseman, if appropriate. Does anybody really give a s*** who wins the gold gloves at second base, third base, left field, right field, or first base?

 

Corey Dickerson got hardware this year for LF. Good for the Dickerson family - I'm sure he has worked hard on his defense - but he was probably not even a top ~60 defensive value player in baseball this year.

[Laika]

The Real Gold Glove Awards

 

American League

 

Outfield: Betts, Bradley, Kepler

Infield: Simmons, Lindor, Chapman, Semien

Catcher: Perez

 

National League

 

Outfield: Cain, Inciarte, Hamilton

Infield: LeMahieu, Rojas, Swanson, Ahmed

Catcher: Contreras

[Boxcar]

Ew @ Perez, f*** you. Oh wow, you looked at some nerdy numbers and picked the top guys. Such insight.

 

Maldonado >>>> Perez including framing plus Royals and Perez is Randy Johnson level hideous.