The Wilson Defensive Awards were announced last night

**Deb** · 11-05-2012, 06:01 PM

The Wilson Defensive Awards were announced last night

Craig Calcaterra
Nov 5, 2012, 4:30 PM EST

We mentioned this last week, but last night the inaugural Wilson Defensive Awards were announced on MLB Network. As we said previously: sponsored awards like this are kind of “whatever,” but in a world where people still take the Gold Glove awards seriously, I’m cool with any viable competitor.
As you’ll recall, there were awards for the best overall defensive team, the best defender in each league, as well as the best defensive player per team.

The results, with the up-front head-smacking due to the fact that the best overall defensive team had its season end because they totally stunk up the NL Wild Card game with poor defense:

BEST OVERALL TEAM – Atlanta Braves
BEST OVERALL IN NL – Michael Bourn
BEST OVERALL IN AL – Mike Trout

TEAM BY TEAM:

AL EAST
Yankees – Robinson Cano
Orioles – JJ Hardy
Red Sox – Dustin Pedroia
Blue Jays – Brett Lawrie
Rays – Jose Molina

AL CENTRAL
Twins – Denard Span
Tigers – Austin Jackson
Royals – Lorenzo Cain
White Sox – Alexei Ramirez
Indians – Jason Kipnis

AL WEST
Mariners – Brendan Ryan
Rangers – Adrian Beltre
Angels – Mike Trout
A’s – Josh Reddick

NL EAST
Phillies – Carlos Ruiz
Marlins – Giancarlo Stanton
Nationals – Adam LaRoche
Braves – Michael Bourn
Mets – David Wright

NL CENTRAL
Cardinals – Yadier Molina
Pirates – Andrew McCutchen
Cubs – Darwin Barney
Astros – Justin Maxwell
Brewers – Carlos Gomez
Reds – Brandon Phillips

NL WEST
Giants – Brandon Crawford
Dodgers – Matt Kemp
Diamondbacks – Aaron Hill
Rockies – Carlos Gonzalez
Padres – Chase Headley

**Old Sweater** · 11-07-2012, 08:41 PM

If Carlos Gonzalez is a gold glover this year, BR and other sites really need to fix their D metrics. At BR, Cargo had a dWAR of -1.9 and was a -9 runs in Rtot, for this last season.

11-05-2012, 06:01 PM	#1
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,125 Reputation: 1424 My Mood: : $536349	The Wilson Defensive Awards were announced last night The Wilson Defensive Awards were announced last night Craig Calcaterra Nov 5, 2012, 4:30 PM EST We mentioned this last week, but last night the inaugural Wilson Defensive Awards were announced on MLB Network. As we said previously: sponsored awards like this are kind of “whatever,” but in a world where people still take the Gold Glove awards seriously, I’m cool with any viable competitor. As you’ll recall, there were awards for the best overall defensive team, the best defender in each league, as well as the best defensive player per team. The results, with the up-front head-smacking due to the fact that the best overall defensive team had its season end because they totally stunk up the NL Wild Card game with poor defense: BEST OVERALL TEAM – Atlanta Braves BEST OVERALL IN NL – Michael Bourn BEST OVERALL IN AL – Mike Trout TEAM BY TEAM: AL EAST Yankees – Robinson Cano Orioles – JJ Hardy Red Sox – Dustin Pedroia Blue Jays – Brett Lawrie Rays – Jose Molina AL CENTRAL Twins – Denard Span Tigers – Austin Jackson Royals – Lorenzo Cain White Sox – Alexei Ramirez Indians – Jason Kipnis AL WEST Mariners – Brendan Ryan Rangers – Adrian Beltre Angels – Mike Trout A’s – Josh Reddick NL EAST Phillies – Carlos Ruiz Marlins – Giancarlo Stanton Nationals – Adam LaRoche Braves – Michael Bourn Mets – David Wright NL CENTRAL Cardinals – Yadier Molina Pirates – Andrew McCutchen Cubs – Darwin Barney Astros – Justin Maxwell Brewers – Carlos Gomez Reds – Brandon Phillips NL WEST Giants – Brandon Crawford Dodgers – Matt Kemp Diamondbacks – Aaron Hill Rockies – Carlos Gonzalez Padres – Chase Headley __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

11-07-2012, 08:41 PM	#2
Old Sweater Baseball Players Fan Hometown Hero Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arvada, Colorado Posts: 611 Reputation: 85 My Mood: : $7693	If Carlos Gonzalez is a gold glover this year, BR and other sites really need to fix their D metrics. At BR, Cargo had a dWAR of -1.9 and was a -9 runs in Rtot, for this last season. __________________ Bat Boy: Get a hit Crash Crash: Shut Up

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