The finalists for the National League Gold Gloves were announced earlier this afternoon, and the D-backs saw four players listed at five different positions, including a rare double nomination for Daulton Varsho, who is listed at both right field and utility spots - I think that’s the first time I remember a D-back achieving this fear. I guess, technically it is 31⁄2 players since one of those listed, David Peralta, is no longer with the team. But, hey, it’s the National League awards, so he’s clearly nominated due to his work in Arizona. The positions and players are as follows, along with the other candidates.
- RIGHT FIELD
Daulton Varsho, ARI
Mookie Betts, LAD
Juan Soto, WSH/SD - CENTER FIELD
Alek Thomas, ARI
Trent Grisham, SD
Victor Robles, WSH - LEFT FIELD
David Peralta, ARI/TB
Ian Happ, CHC
Christian Yelich, MIL - FIRST BASE
Christian Walker, ARI
Paul Goldschmidt, STL
Matt Olson, ATL - UTILITY
Daulton Varsho, ARI
Brendan Donovan, STL
Tommy Edman, STL
This is a major improvement over last season, when Peralta was the team’s only nomination, losing out in the end to Tyler O’Neill of the Cardinals. It reflects a team which was much improved defensively. According to Fangraphs, the D-backs were the best collective outfit in the National League at +41.2 Def. This was a massive improvement on their showing in 2021, when they were 10th in the league, at -12.5 Def. We will dig into the chances for each player between now and then. But I’d say that Walker should be a shoo-in, and I’m hoping the team can perhaps squeeze out another award somewhere, though the youngsters may simple by outclassed in the all-important area of name recognition in their categories.
The winners will be announced on November 1, starting at 2 pm Arizona time, just before Game 4 of the World Series, during a special edition of Baseball Tonight on ESPN.
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