In baseball we give awards to those who have excelled. Best manager, Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers are all great awards that we love to vote on and debate. It also makes us feel vindicated in our choices as GM when one of our players win one of these awards.
These are not those type of awards! I present to you the following award: The Iron Glove - these are the players with the worst ZR at their position; why is the GM still trotting this guy out there each game?
(Qualifications: 250ip, C/P-100ip)
Champion Division
C CHC - Jonathan Soto -1.389 ZR
1b NYY - Greg Bird -6.460 ZR
2b NYM - Todd Frazier -7.1 ZR (2x)
SS BOS - Xander Bogaerts -10.611 ZR
3b NYM - David Thompson -2.978 ZR (2x)
LF NYY - Ramon Flores -3.13 ZR
CF LAD - Alex Verdugo -8.24 ZR
RF CLE - Lonnie Chisenhall -7.194 ZR (2x)
P LAA - Danny Duffy -1.896 ZR
Pro Division
C TOR - Russell Martin -2.2 ZR
1b MIN - Joe Mauer -7.622 ZR
2b TOR - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. -5.335 ZR
SS TOR - Chris Owings -6.240 ZR (2x)
3b SEA - Evan Longoria -4.175 ZR
LF TOR - Domingo Santana -16.976 ZR
CF TOR - Charlie Blackmon -7.302 ZR
RF MIN - Lamonte Wade -4.069 ZR
P SEA - Trevor Bauer -1.948 ZR
Fed Division
C KC - Chase Vallot -2.856 ZR (2x)
1b ATL - Lewin Diaz -2.419 ZR
2b CWS - Orlando Arcia -5.926 ZR
SS PIT - Cole Tucker -11.534 ZR (2x)
3b MIA - Hanser Alberto -5.988 ZR
LF PIT - Jordan Luplow -3.505 ZR
CF MIA - Magneuris Sierra -9.764 ZR
RF MIA - Nelson Cruz -16.430 ZR
P CWS - Michael Fulmer -1.572 ZR
The Iron Glove Champion: LF Domingo Santana - He wore cement shoes, had a glove fit for a toddler, and a wet noodle for an arm!
Iron Glove Team Champion: Toronto Blue Jays (5) - Some say that the team would have been better with actual Blue Jay birds in the field rather than this rag tag bunch.
Iron Glove Notable Mention: Shout out to all the repeat winners - Your bat must be really special, or the GM thinks better of you than the stats show!