Betts, Edman, plus utility candidates...best on paper

Major League Baseball also added a Gold Glove award for position-neutral utility players last year. In collaboration with SABR, a special formula was used to determine the nominees, and Kim was one of the finalists in the NL utility category. This year, Kim played the most games at second base, 106 (98 starts) and 856⅔ innings, but he also played 32 (29 starts) and 253⅓ innings at third base and 20 (16 starts) and 153⅓ innings at shortstop. He also showed utility as an all-weather infielder, covering more than 150 innings at all three positions.

Former MVP Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Korean-American Tommy Edmon (St. Louis Cardinals) round out the NL Utility Award finalists alongside Kim. Betts is a six-time Gold Glove winner, including five straight from 2016-2020, and boasts one of the league's best outfield defenses. Edmon won the Golden Glove at second base in 2021. 카지노사이트777

Betts played 107 games in right field, but split time between second base, 70 games, and shortstop, 16 games. Edmon saw a similar split between shortstop (48 games) and center field (32 games). Both players posted the same numbers as Kim, with an OAA of +10. In terms of DRS, Kim has the numerical edge, with Ha-Sung Kim (+16), Betts (+9), and Edman (+3).

It's not just second basemen who have a chance to win the award, but utilities as well. None of last year's winners in the newly created Utility category swept both categories for their primary position. This year, only three players are nominated in both categories: Kim, Betts, and American League (AL) second baseman Mauricio Dubon (Houston Astros).