Gold Glove finalists

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Good for Severino, but how is Lindor not a finalist?

Here are the 2024 Gold Glove Award finalists: AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER Griffin Canning, Angels Seth Lugo, Royals Cole Ragans, Royals CATCHER Freddy Fermin, Royals Cal Raleigh, Mariners Jake Rogers, Tigers FIRST BASE Nathaniel Lowe, Rangers Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles Carlos Santana, Twins SECOND BASE Andrés Giménez, Guardians Nicky Lopez, White Sox Marcus Semien, Rangers THIRD BASE Alex Bregman, Astros Ernie Clement, Blue Jays José Ramírez, Guardians SHORTSTOP Brayan Rocchio, Guardians Anthony Volpe, Yankees Bobby Witt Jr., Royals LEFT FIELD Colton Cowser, Orioles Steven Kwan, Guardians Alex Verdugo, Yankees CENTER FIELD Jarren Duran, Red Sox Jake Meyers, Astros Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays RIGHT FIELD Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox Jo Adell, Angels Juan Soto, Yankees UTILITY Willi Castro, Twins Mauricio Dubón, Astros Dylan Moore, Mariners NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHER Chris Sale, Braves Luis Severino, Mets Zack Wheeler, Phillies CATCHER Patrick Bailey, Giants Gabriel Moreno, D-backs Will Smith, Dodgers FIRST BASE Bryce Harper, Phillies Matt Olson, Braves Christian Walker, D-backs SECOND BASE Ketel Marte, D-backs Bryson Stott, Phillies Brice Turang, Brewers THIRD BASE Nolan Arenado, Cardinals Matt Chapman, Giants Ryan McMahon, Rockies SHORTSTOP Dansby Swanson, Cubs Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies Masyn Winn, Cardinals LEFT FIELD Lourdes Gurriel Jr., D-backs Ian Happ, Cubs Brandon Marsh, Phillies CENTER FIELD Brenton Doyle, Rockies Blake Perkins, Brewers Jacob Young, Nationals RIGHT FIELD Sal Frelick, Brewers Jake McCarthy, D-backs Mike Yastrzemski, Giants UTILITY Brendan Donovan, Cardinals Kiké Hernández, Dodgers Jared Triolo, Pirates

[Benjamin Grimm]

Severino yes, Lindor no.



Huh.

[MFS62]

I guess Severino must be one of those picks when the voters name him based on past rep and didn't really watch him much this year.

I don't recall him making any newsreel highlight plays that might have been seen around the country.

But "best fielding pitcher" is one of those things that follow a player around. Some winners keep getting it for years (e.g.- Harvey Haddix, Jim Kaat, Greg Maddux).



As for Lindor, a shonda.

Later

[Fman99]

Yeah, sorry, you can't tell me that he's only the fourth best defender in the NL at his position. That's some buh-lone-E

[Centerfield]

I was hoping to see Iglesias up there for utility. Maybe he got called up too late.



Lindor certainly seems like a gold glove candidate to me. He makes every routine play, makes almost all the hard plays, and makes some spectacular ones too. I just don't really know how you gauge his play against all other shortstops.



I know I haven't seen any of the finalists to enough to be able to say Lindor is definitively better, but I kinda doubt the ones who decide this have seen enough to say he isn't.



In these things, usually the superstar gets the benefit of the doubt.

[ashie62]

Lindor victim of NY bias imho

[metirish]

I thought the bias was east coast ? Has it flipped ?

[Edgy MD]

I don't think we know enough to make conclusions about bias. I do know that the giving of the award based on reputation is something they've long since sought to curtail and have factored the available data in to the process. Rather than merely survey managers, as in the past, a complicated evaluation including managers, coaches, and data rankings provided by SABR (accounting for 25% of the tabulation) is taken into account.



I can't speak for what that SABR data includes, but The Fielding Bible ranks Luis Severino among the top defensive run savers in the National League at his position, while Lindor is much lower down among his peers (who are led by Masyn Winn, I think).

[Edgy MD]

I watched this defensive highlight reel from July of this year, as Iglesias and Torrens really emerged as something more than flashes in the pan, but my real takeaway was how much of the Mets best defense was played behind Sean Manaea.





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[MFS62]

Harrison Bader game here with the reputation of being a "gold glove class" defender.

He wasn't nominated, so I looked him up in baseball ref-com.

He only put up .2 DWAR this year.

Even though he wasn't nominated, I'm surprised it wasn't more.



Later

[Cowtipper]

Naming Gold Glove finalists is so hokey.