Sean Murphy, the defending American League Gold Glove catcher and one in every of few vibrant spots on a rebuilding A’s crew this season, is within the working for a repeat defensive award after MLB introduced the finalists at every place Thursday.
Murphy is joined within the AL catchers’ race by Cal Raleigh of the division-rival Seattle Mariners and Jose Trevino of the Yankees.
The A’s catcher logged 1,004 innings over 116 video games behind the plate, each up from final yr’s Glove-winning marketing campaign. He ranked fifth within the AL in each pitch framing and strike fee, per MLB’s Baseball Savant, however was second in MLB in pitches caught at 3,269, displaying simply how a lot the A’s relied on him. His caught-stealing share (31.15) ranked ninth in MLB.
Murphy is the one A’s participant nominated as a finalist for a Gold Glove. No Giants gamers made the minimize.
Three former A’s are finalists: Braves first baseman Matt Olson, Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman and Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien.
Three different gamers with Bay Space ties additionally have been named finalists: Washington Excessive (Fremont) graduate Steven Kwan of the Guardians amongst AL left fielders, Stanford product Tommy Edman of the Cardinals at each second base and utility within the NL, and Saint Mary’s product Corbin Burnes amongst NL pitchers.
Winners can be introduced Nov. 1.
Murphy, who simply accomplished his fourth season within the majors, additionally was a major issue for the A’s on the plate, at the same time as they recorded some franchise lows in batting. He led the crew with a batting common (.250), on-base share (.332) and OPS (.759).
The winners of the Gold Glove Awards are decided by a mixture of votes from managers and coaches across the league along with the SABR Defensive Index, which measures a participant’s runs saved towards the typical defensive participant at his place.