Congratulations goes out to a pair of Dodgers on Tuesday, as Adrian Gonzalez and Zack Greinke won Gold Glove Awards for first base and pitcher.
For A-Gon, it's his fourth overall award, as he won twice with the Padres (2008, 2009), and once with the Red Sox (2011). This season, he had a magnificent .996 fielding %, with only six errors in 1,442 total chances. That's amazing, and an improvement on his 11 errors in 2013.
Greinke is a first-time winner, but a very well-deserved one. The funny thing is that he actually had his first error since 2010 with the Royals, but even Andrelton Simmons messes up every once in a blue moon. This season, Greinke had 30 assists and a career-high eight double plays turned, which I'm sure played a huge role in winning this award.
One man who got close but narrowly missed out for the second straight year is Juan Uribe at third base. Nolan Arenado had his number once again, though it seems a bit odd. Uribe had a .979 fielding %, six errors, and a 2.0 Defensive WAR; Arenado had a .959/11/1.9 line. But for whatever reason, Arenado is still considered better, so it is what it is.
Despite another Uribe snub, the Dodgers have to be very proud of landing two defensive stars for 2014, along with Uribe and Clayton Kershaw as nominees.
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