This year he has saved 20 runs, leading all center fielders again and topped only by Gardner among outfielders. [8] His mother worked for Sears Roebuck & Company and then in the controller's office at the state capitol. [28] Robinson's 23 seasons with one team set a new major league record, since tied by Carl Yastrzemski. [5] He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career,[6] tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position. It’s no surprise hitters struggle with zone control because the umpires themselves don’t always have a clear conception of where the zone lies. Of the 10 highest WAR seasons of the decade, Trout owns five of them. And now that even the umpires’ union has pledged its cooperation, it’s almost a sure bet: This. On the other side, we find one of baseball’s premier villains: Aroldis Chapman. [1] in 39 postseason games, he batted .303 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. The organization assists former major league players through its wholly owned for-profit organizations MLAM (Major League Alumni Marketing), and MLAS (Major League Alumni Services). Digging into the data made available through Statcast, it’s not that difficult to find those incorrect calls. [31]. A season marred by injury kept Andrelton Simmons from winning his fifth career Gold Glove. Arenado is only infielder in history to win a Gold Glove Award in his first seven seasons. He also remained brilliant defensively, picking up a pair of Gold Gloves. He might win a Gold Glove again, but I probably wouldn’t vote for him. Trout’s 72.5 WAR is over 18 games better than any other player, the largest difference between the impact of a first and second player in a decade in MLB history. He also led the Cardinals to two World Series appearances, including a win in 2011. His batting average was over .300 for 13 seasons and he had 3,000 hits during his major league career. On May 16, 2007, Radio Tower Drive, a road in Pikesville, Maryland, was renamed Brooks Robinson Drive in honor of Robinson's 70th birthday.[36]. A couple of other tremendous center fielders in the American League may have something to say about that, though -- Peter Bourjos and Jacoby Ellsbury. But the numbers don’t show it. He led the American League in home runs in 2010 (54) and 2011 (43), the beginning of run where he hit 227 during a stretch of making six consecutive All-Star Games. Altuve led the AL with a .346 batting average in 2017, the same year he won AL MVP, and he helped to bring the first World Series title to Houston. 2 Brooks Robinson - Third Base - 16 Gold Gloves Center Fielders: In 2010 Austin Jackson led all outfielders (not just center fielders) with 21 Runs Saved. Is. Victorino has only saved an estimated five runs for the Phillies this year, and he has yet to record a baserunner kill after averaging seven per year over the last three years. Just ask Jayson Stark of the Athletic, who wrote back in January, “MLB is moving purposefully toward the world of electronic strike zones. Cruz hit at least 40 home runs in four different seasons and had two more years of 37 and 39. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. This piece takes a look at what the team would be in All-Star terms: 35 players, selected by position, role and impact on the 2010 through 2019 era. Astros top 5 > Athletics: Dwayne Murphy (1978-87) He led all MLB catchers in hits (1,378), runs scored (594), RBI (673) and batting average (.302) in the decade. Between stints with the Reds, Cubs and Yankees (twice), Chapman converted the third-most saves of the decade (273) and did so in often overwhelming fashion. He finished in the top five in NL MVP voting in both 2012 and 2013 and capped the decade by setting the all-time (respective) records for both regular and postseason games caught with one team. This week let’s take a look at outfielders and pitchers. [43] Raised a Methodist, in 1970 Robinson converted to Catholicism, his wife's faith.[44][45]. American League MVP Award candidate Mookie Betts won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award The Red Sox outfield was among the best in the game in 2018, and following the franchise's fourth World Series title in 15 years, two of Boston's outfielders were awarded Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on Sunday. CarGo is a bit of an enigma. When a batter falls behind because the umpire gifted a strike to the pitcher, the whole at-bat changes. Of all the pitches he threw in 2019 when the batter did not swing, he was “gifted a strike” on just 2.4 percent of those pitches, while 5.4 percent of those were “stolen strikes.”.