Awards Season - 2024

[Frayed Knot]

I completely missed the Gold Glove announcements from last week.

Lots of first timers!



NL:

C - Patrick Bailey - SFG (1st)

1B - Christian Walker - ARZ (3rd)

2B - Brice Turang - MIL (1st)

3B - Matt Chapman - SFG (5th)

SS - Ezequiel Tovar - COL (1st)

LF - Ian Happ - CHC (3rd)

CF - Brenton Doyle - COL (2nd)

RF - Sal Frelick - MIL (1st)

P - Chris Sale - ATL (1st)

Util - Jared Triolo - PIT (1st)





AL:

C - Cal Raleigh - SEA (1st)

1B - Carlos Santana - MIN (1st)

2B - Andres Gimenez - CLE (3rd)

3B - Alex Bregman - HOU (1st)

SS - Bobby Witt - KCR (1st)

LF - Steven Kwan - CLE (3rd)

CF - Daulton Varsho - TOR (1st)

RF - Wilyer Abreu - BOS (1st)

P - Seth Lugo - KCR (1st)

Util - Dylan Moore - SEA (1st)

[MFS62]

I was intentionally ignoring those since we learned Lindor wasn't even nominated (top 3).

Voters were so blinded by the advanced metrics (provided to the voters by MLB) that they never subjected him to the eyeball test.

Still pissed.

Later

[Fman99]

Shout out to some former Mets earning their gold (Lugo, Gimenez)

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

MLB should dole out their awards at a glitzy annual gala that coincides with the Winter Meetings, drum up some attention in the offseason.

[Edgy MD]

Indeed.



As to people being blinded by an objective standard, and being challenged to be more subjective, I would disagree.

[MFS62]

MLB is also running a top epic moment of the year award vote, and one of Alonso's homers is on the list.

Vote early and often:

https://www.mlb.com/brackets/budweiser-legendary-moments?partnerId=it-20241105-11564606-nym-1-A&utm_id=it-20241105-11564606-nym-1-Ahttps://www.mlb.com/brackets/budweiser-legendary-moments?partnerId=it-20241105-11564606-nym-1-A&utm_id=it-20241105-11564606-nym-1-A

Later