Post by Rog on Dec 27, 2016 6:04:08 GMT -5
Buster Posey was ranked the #1 catcher, and the two Brandon's were ranked #2 at their positions in the 2016 Fielding Bible awards.
Posey was a clear winner. His 120 points easily outdistanced second place finisher Salvator Perez's 76. Buster won for the second straight season. Crawford just missed at shortstop, finishing with 105 points to Andrelton Simmons' 105. Belt was reasonably close at first, trailing Anthony Rizzo's 113 points by a dozen.
NL Gold Glove second baseman Joe Panik finished ninth in the voting at his position with 31 points. Since traded third baseman Matt Duffy finished sixth at the hot corner with 52. Angel Pagan finished 12th in left field. Johnny Cueto finished 12th among pitchers, and Madison Bumgarner was 13th. Eduardo Nunez tied for 21st among multi-position players.
No Giants player received a single vote in center or right fields.
It should be noted that Posey, Crawford and Panik each received a Gold Glove and that Posey and Crawford won the Wilson Defensive awards at their positions. Wilson also selected the Giants as the best defensive team in the majors. Clearly that top defense came mostly from the six positions closest to the plate.
It is said to be important to be strong up the middle. Apparently defensively it is important to be strong closest to the plate. With his 120 points, Posey -- the Giants' player who was the very closest to the plate -- also had the most points at his position of any player in the voting. Nolan Arenado at third base and Starling Marte in left field were just behind Buster in that regard, each finishing with 119 points at their positions.
Mookie Betts had 116 points among right fielders, Dustin Pedroia had 114 points at the keystone; and Rizzo had 113 points as mentioned previously. Kevin Pillar had 109 points in center field; Simmons had the aforementioned 105 points at short, as did Javier Baez among multi-position players; and Dallas Keuchel had 103 points among pitchers.
Other players with over 100 points were Kevin Keiermaier with 106, Crawford with 105, Ian Kinsler with 104, Adrian Beltre and Adam Eaton with 103, Jason Heyward with 102, Belt with 101, and Francisco Lindor and Zack Greinke with 100 points each. That's 18 players total with 100 or more points.
In addition, Manny Machado's 98 points and Billy Hamilton's 97 must missed the century mark. Clearly each of those 20 players was very good. And three of the 20 (Posey, Crawford and Belt) were Giants. That's darn good defense.
Posey was a clear winner. His 120 points easily outdistanced second place finisher Salvator Perez's 76. Buster won for the second straight season. Crawford just missed at shortstop, finishing with 105 points to Andrelton Simmons' 105. Belt was reasonably close at first, trailing Anthony Rizzo's 113 points by a dozen.
NL Gold Glove second baseman Joe Panik finished ninth in the voting at his position with 31 points. Since traded third baseman Matt Duffy finished sixth at the hot corner with 52. Angel Pagan finished 12th in left field. Johnny Cueto finished 12th among pitchers, and Madison Bumgarner was 13th. Eduardo Nunez tied for 21st among multi-position players.
No Giants player received a single vote in center or right fields.
It should be noted that Posey, Crawford and Panik each received a Gold Glove and that Posey and Crawford won the Wilson Defensive awards at their positions. Wilson also selected the Giants as the best defensive team in the majors. Clearly that top defense came mostly from the six positions closest to the plate.
It is said to be important to be strong up the middle. Apparently defensively it is important to be strong closest to the plate. With his 120 points, Posey -- the Giants' player who was the very closest to the plate -- also had the most points at his position of any player in the voting. Nolan Arenado at third base and Starling Marte in left field were just behind Buster in that regard, each finishing with 119 points at their positions.
Mookie Betts had 116 points among right fielders, Dustin Pedroia had 114 points at the keystone; and Rizzo had 113 points as mentioned previously. Kevin Pillar had 109 points in center field; Simmons had the aforementioned 105 points at short, as did Javier Baez among multi-position players; and Dallas Keuchel had 103 points among pitchers.
Other players with over 100 points were Kevin Keiermaier with 106, Crawford with 105, Ian Kinsler with 104, Adrian Beltre and Adam Eaton with 103, Jason Heyward with 102, Belt with 101, and Francisco Lindor and Zack Greinke with 100 points each. That's 18 players total with 100 or more points.
In addition, Manny Machado's 98 points and Billy Hamilton's 97 must missed the century mark. Clearly each of those 20 players was very good. And three of the 20 (Posey, Crawford and Belt) were Giants. That's darn good defense.