Meanwhile, first baseman Matt Olson was denied what would have been his third nod in four years.
Everybody knows he’s the best, making a game-changing impact with his incredible range and reflexes and arm, and now it’s just a matter of how much gold he can rack up.
Throughout the minors he was touted as an elite defender with Gold Gloves in his future, and now that scouting report has officially come true, in his first full-length six-month MLB season.
The stats hurt him again this time around, as although he led winner Yuli Gurriel in both DRS and UZR, Gurriel led in SDI, which is the one that gets a 25% share of the vote alongside the opinions of managers and coaches.
Olson was going for his fourth straight win but was edged out by Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals, finishing as runner-up comfortably ahead of Gurriel.