I hate to say it, but just like McMahon, it looks like this is just another award where the Colorado Rockies come just short.Īll that said, you may be shocked to see MVP up on the awards list but, trust me, it isn’t, because Cron has a chance at the award, I believe it is because he may get thrown a wayward vote, ultimately ranking say 25th in the voting. He has been absolutely elite at the position and certainly deserves it. Arizona’s Christian Walker, however, will almost certainly walk away with the award at the end of the season. Despite being elite with his glove, Cron will only be a finalist for the award. Wait, so Cron might not even win the Gold Glove? I hate to say it, but probably not. Among qualified players, CJ Cron ranked … second and third across the major defensive value statistics. I said he was an All-Star, so where is that argument now? I’ll tell you: Defense.Ĭron may have had an average bat for a 2022 first baseman, but his glove was another story. So sadly, the Silver Slugger is out of reach. That said, while still having an impressive offensive season, he only was middle of the pack among the NL first base community. It doesn’t require solid defense, so often teams will just stick a poor glove there if an even worse defender is already taking up the DH spot. First base is one of the most competitive offensive positions in the game. He was Colorado’s sole representative at the 2022 All-Star Game and has continued to play like one.Ĭron has easily been the best bat on the Colorado Rockies in 2022, but, unfortunately, when you are a first baseman, that’s kind of your job. CJ Cron Potential awards: Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, MVP Likelihood: Definitely not, probably not, and definitely notĬJ Cron is an All-Star. Will he win? No, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he was a finalist depending on how his season ends out. He is ninth in ERA+ and tied for fourth in saves. Bard is currently second in bWAR and tied for eighth in fWAR. The main thing I will give Bard is that he pitches at Coors Field, something that I feel is so easy to bring up for discounting offensive stats, but is brought up nowhere near enough to promote elite pitching stats. Unfortunately, none of his statistics really place him above the likes of Edwin Diaz. Bard has easily been a top 10 pitcher in the NL. Daniel Bard Potential Award: Reliever of the Year Likelihood: Not going to happenĪs much as I would love Daniel Bard to win Reliever of the Year, it won’t happen. Hopefully going into 2023 he will keep the play solid, there is always next year. McMahon will be a finalist, but will not win the award this year. The tiebreaker would then be UZR, where Arenado takes the lead with 10.7, followed in second by McMahon with 4.4, and followed finally by Hayes in third with a 3.9. The award will most likely go to either Nolan Arenado or Ke’Bryan Hayes, who are neck and neck in both dWAR (Hayes barely leads with 2.3) and Outs Above Average (Arenado barely leads with 15), McMahon is currently third in both stats by a pretty wide margin (1.5 and 8, respectively). Ryan McMahon will most likely be named Gold Glove finalist for the second year in a row, but the stats don’t support him going much further than that. Unfortunately, stat-wise, this year is not as favorable to him. Last year Ryan McMahon was robbed of the Gold Glove in favor of a down-year Nolan Arenado despite ranking significantly higher in every defensive stat. Which players deserve the acclaim? What could they actually win? Here are the candidates from the Colorado Rockies to win awards in 2022 Ryan McMahon Potential Award: Gold Glove Likelihood: Probably not By Nathaniel Sunshine 3 weeks ago Follow TweetĪs this miserable Colorado Rockies season of continued mediocrity comes to a close, I thought it should be time to look at the few bright spots that have come from this season and see if there is any league-wide recognition deserved among the few good players that make up this team.
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