For the primary time in franchise historical past, the Chicago Cubs have three gamers named Gold Glove defensive award winners in a season.
Second baseman Nico Hoerner received his first National League Gold Glove award Sunday night time whereas shortstop Dansby Swanson and left fielder Ian Happ each received the second of their profession coming in back-to-back years.
He is the fourth Cubs shortstop to win the award after Javier Báez (2020), Don Kessinger (1969 and 1970) and Ernie Banks (1960).
Hoerner, a finalist in 2020, is the fourth Cubs second baseman to win the award, becoming a member of Darwin Barney (2012), Ryne Sandberg (9 instances, final in 1991), Glenn Beckert (1968) and Ken Hubbs (1962). He teamed up with Swanson as probably the greatest center infield duos within the majors, fittingly incomes them each {hardware}.
“There’s no ball (Hoerner) feels like he can’t catch and make a play on,” Swanson informed the Tribune. “And there will be times he dives and makes a play and can’t get the throw off and he’ll get (mad), but the fact (he) even got to the ball … that’s one thing that makes him a great defender.”
Swanson’s defensive wizardry was as marketed throughout Year 1 in Chicago, an enormous a part of why the Cubs signed him to a seven-year, $177 million contract final offseason. His 20 Outs Above Average (OAA) led all gamers this yr and his 18 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) have been probably the most amongst MLB shortstops and in addition tied him for fifth amongst all positions.
More conventional stats favored Happ’s Gold Glove award candidacy. His 12 outfield assists topped all big-league outfielders and the 253 putouts he tallied have been second-most for NL left fielders.
For the White Sox, heart fielder Luis Robert Jr. was the crew’s solely Gold Glove finalist nevertheless it was the Toronto Blue Jays’ Kevin Kiermaier who received for the American League at that place.
Chicago native Alek Thomas was a National League finalist for heart subject, however misplaced to Brenton Doyle of the Colorado Rockies.
Gold Glove finalists are decided by a mixture of 75% voting amongst managers and coaches and 25% use of a proprietary metric often known as the SABR Defensive Index (SDI).
Now that the winners have been introduced, a mixture of fan voting and SDI will decide the Platinum Glove winner from every league. Those winners might be revealed on the Gold Glove award ceremony on Nov. 10.
Also on Sunday, the Cubs introduced they exercised the 2024 crew choices for beginning pitcher Kyle Hendricks and catcher Yan Gomes. Hendricks stays the longest-tenured Cub on the roster.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com