Puig, Seager named Gold Glove finalists
Yasiel Puig and Corey Seager are both finalists for the 2017 Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
The winners of the award, which honors the best individual fielding performances at each position in the National League and American League, will be unveiled Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. PT on ESPN.
Rawlings has highlighted the top-three defenders at each position. Puig leads all NL right fielders who’ve played at least 1,000 innings at the position this year in defensive runs saved (18) and ultimate zone rating (12.1), which is one of the more widely-used and comprehensive fielding metrics. Seager is second among NL shortstop in DRS (11) and UZR (6.7).
Each manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their league and can’t vote for players from their own team. Rawlings also added a sabermetric component to the selection process, with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Defensive Index comprising approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers and coaches’ vote continuing to carry the majority.
Here are the finalists:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitchers
R.A. Dickey — Atlanta Braves
Zack Greinke — Arizona Diamondbacks
Zach Davies — Milwaukee Brewers
Catchers
Buster Posey — San Francisco Giants™
Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals™
Tucker Barnhart Cincinnati Reds™
First Basemen
Joey Votto — Cincinnati Reds
Paul Goldschmidt — Arizona Diamondbacks
Anthony Rizzo — Chicago Cubs
Second Basemen
DJ LeMahieu — Colorado Rockies
Dee Gordon — Miami Marlins
Ben Zobrist — Chicago Cubs
Third Basemen
Nolan Arenado — Colorado Rockies
Anthony Rendon — Washington Nationals
David Freese — Pittsburgh Pirates
Shortstops
Corey Seager — Los Angeles Dodgers
Freddy Galvis — Philadelphia Phillies
Brandon Crawford — San Francisco Giants
Left Fielders
Gerardo Parra — Colorado Rockies
Adam Duvall — Cincinnati Reds
Marcell Ozuna — Miami Marlins
Center Fielders
Billy Hamilton — Cincinnati Reds
Michael Taylor — Washington Nationals
Ender Inciarte — Atlanta Braves
Right Fielders
Yasiel Puig — Los Angeles Dodgers
Giancarlo Stanton — Miami Marlins
Jason Heyward — Chicago Cubs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitchers
Chris Sale — Boston Red Sox
Marcus Stroman — Toronto Blue Jays
Alex Cobb — Tampa Bay Rays
Catchers
Yan Gomes — Cleveland Indians
Martin Maldonado — Los Angeles Angels
Salvador Perez — Kansas City Royals
First Basemen
Carlos Santana — Cleveland Indians
Eric Hosmer — Kansas City Royals
Mitch Moreland — Boston Red Sox
Second Basemen
Brian Dozier — Minnesota Twins
Ian Kinsler — Detroit Tigers
Dustin Pedroia — Boston Red Sox
Third Basemen
Manny Machado — Baltimore Orioles
Jose Ramirez — Cleveland Indians
Evan Longoria — Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstops
Elvis Andrus — Texas Rangers
Andrelton Simmons — Los Angeles Angels
Francisco Lindor — Cleveland Indians
Left Fielders
Brett Gardner — New York Yankees
Alex Gordon — Kansas City Royals
Justin Upton — Los Angeles Angels
Center Fielders
Lorenzo Cain — Kansas City Royals
Kevin Pillar — Toronto Blue Jays
Byron Buxton — Minnesota Twins
Right Fielders
Kole Calhoun — Los Angeles Angels
Mookie Betts — Boston Red Sox
Aaron Judge — New York Yankees
