American League Gold Glove Winners Announced
And the best defensive team in baseball, our Blue Jays, were shut out. Winners were:
P Mike Mussina, NYY
C Joe Mauer, MT
1B Carlos Pena, TBR
2B Dustin Pedroia, BRS
3B Adrian Beltre, SM
SS Michael Young, TR
OF Torii Hunter, LAA
OF Grady Sizemore, CI
OF Ichiro Suzuki
The one that stands out is Michael Young, who has to be one of the worse shortstops in recent memory. Maybe it is time to take the vote away from the managers and coaches and give it to someone that will take a moment to think before voting? I'd pick Overbay over Pena, I'd pick 5 guys before Pedroia, but then it has always been as much an offensive award as defensive. Rob Neyer has a good breakdown of the award winners on ESPN.com
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The Jays' defense was great this season
but aside from Overbay, I’m not sure I really disagree with Jays being overlooked for the Gold Gloves. If Hill had played the whole season (aside — any news on his status?), he would have had a good shot at 2B, but I don’t think any of the other Jays individually were really deserving of the awards. Pedroia and Young probably weren’t great picks, but I don’t really think Inglett or Scooter should have been the ones to pick up the gold in their stead.
I'd take Rios over Ichiro too.....
I’d take well…..13 guys over Young….but likely Scoot didn’t play there enough, though Palmeiro won it one year that played just a couple of dozen games at first.
Scoot actually would have a case at a "utilityman gold glove"
if one existed. but Rios is probably a better outfielder than Ichiro at this point, though I bow to no one in my love for Ichiro
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