The finalists for this 12 months’s Gold Glove awards had been introduced on Wednesday morning, and three Crimson Sox gamers will likely be amongst these up for consideration.
Catcher Carlos Narvaez and outfielders Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu are every considered one of three American League finalists at their respective positions. Abreu will likely be going for his second consecutive Gold Glove whereas Rafaela and Narvaez are looking for their first.
Rafaela is a finalist at heart subject and will likely be competing towards Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez and Kansas Metropolis’s Kyle Isbel. Abreu is trying to repeat at proper subject towards Texas’ Adolis Garcia and Houston’s Cam Smith, and Narvaez is going through Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk and Detroit’s Dillon Dingler amongst AL catchers.
All three Crimson Sox have robust instances.
Rafaela has been broadly thought to be one of many premier defensive gamers in baseball since making his debut in 2023. This 12 months he ranked second in MLB throughout all positions in defensive runs saved (plus-20), and in response to Statcast he’s one hundredth percentile in fielding run worth, rating second total behind solely San Francisco catcher Patrick Bailey.
Regardless of lacking time attributable to damage Abreu nonetheless completed tied for eleventh in baseball with plus-15 defensive runs saved, one behind Garcia for the highest mark amongst proper fielders. He additionally graded as elite in practically each defensive class measured by Statcast, notably in arm power (97th percentile) and vary (ninety fifth).
Narvaez loved a equally dominant rookie season. His 10 defensive runs saved is tied for fourth in MLB amongst catchers and he led all catchers with 32 runners caught stealing.
If Narvaez wins the Gold Glove, he’ll be the second Crimson Sox rookie to take action in consecutive years after Abreu gained at proper subject final season. Previous to that, the final Crimson Sox rookie to win a Gold Glove was Fred Lynn all the way in which again in 1975.
The winners will likely be introduced on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
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