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The new Ken Caminiti!?!?
In what may be a sub-par offensive season for him, Evan Longoria has brought his two-time Golden Glove out to field—a league leading 149 games to be exact.
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In his first year with New York, Ellsbury has been a top candidate for Gold Glove. He makes the routines plays and always gets great jumps but can also make the great diving catch.
Not as good as a similar catch in the Bronx recently—a catch against Jacoby himself.
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Gregorius makes the list twice and for good reason. This off-balance throw from the edge of left field has to be one of the best throws of the season.
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Is it safe to say Arizona values defense over offense in their shortstops? Didi is barely hitting over .200 this year, but you can’t blame them for wanting him in the lineup everyday with that defense.
Adam Vinatieri has been a reliable kicker ever since his first season in 1996. In his age 41 season, many fans picked him up on their fantasy teams knowing he was a low-risk, consistent player. One point so far for Vinatieri because, well, the Colts haven’t given him a chance.
Hector Rondon, Cubs
2.65 ERA, 23 of 27 save opportunities
Neil Ramirez, Cubs
0.96 ERA, 11.6 SO/9
Kevin Quackenbush, Padres
2.58 ERA
Denard Span
.301 average, 28 stolen bases, 44 BB vs. 58 Ks.
Just check these rankings: fifth among starters in baseball with a 2.42 ERA and ninth among starters with a 1.08 WHIP.
So why haven’t you heard of Danny Duffy? Even though people value wins and losses less and less as years go by, people still probably see his 8-11 record and stop looking. Also, this is his first full season since 2011, his rookie year. That year, he had an ERA of 5.64.
