| The latest Rawlings Gold Gloves were handed out yesterday evening and it's more obvious than ever that the voters are getting painfully lazy. Greg Maddux check, Ichiro check, Andruw Jones check, Torii Hunter check, Orlando Hudson check- umm huh? The same Orlando Hudson that plays second base for the Diamondbacks? Don't get me wrong "O-Dog" is a very good player but I thought the Gold Glove for second base had already been engraved with the name of Brandon Phillips. There are many considerations that go into the Gold Gloves, let's go through them. 1. Defense- Should be most important. O-Dog's fielding percentage for 2007 was .985, very respectable. Phillips fielding percentage was .990 (actually a little higher when you consider his time at shortstop where he was flawless). Point Phillips. 2. Offense- Probably is the most important to voters. Hudson's numbers- batting average .294, home runs 10. RBI 63, stolen bases 10. Phillips numbers- batting average .288, home runs 30, RBI 94, stolen bases 32. Point Phillips (big time). 3. Team success- Perhaps taken too much into consideration. Hudson's D-Backs made an (short) appearance in the NLCS. The Reds were out of it after the second game of the season. Point Hudson. And the 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove goes to (drum roll please) Orlando Hudson? For shame. |
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