Four Arizona Diamondbacks are National League Gold Glove finalists, a list that spans the field from behind the plate to right field.
Catcher Gabriel Moreno, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, right fielder Corbin Carroll and utility player Ildemaro Vargas were named Wednesday when Rawlings released its finalists. Only Toronto and the Chicago Cubs, with five each, had more; Arizona's four matched Atlanta, Kansas City and the Texas Rangers, MLB.com reported. Winners will be announced on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Perdomo's leap
Perdomo's nomination follows a sharp defensive jump. He set career highs with +13 Fielding Run Value and +16 Outs Above Average this season, according to MLB.com. Through his first five big league seasons combined, he had accumulated only +10 OAA. This is his first time as a finalist.
He is up against two established winners. St. Louis' Masyn Winn, last year's NL winner, posted +17 FRV and +19 OAA despite a thumb fracture that held him to 136 games. The Cubs' Dansby Swanson, who won in 2022 and 2023, had +16 OAA.
Moreno and Carroll
Moreno won a Gold Glove behind the plate in 2023. His +14 Defensive Runs Saved trailed only Detroit's Dillon Dingler among major league catchers, and he ranked in the top fifth of qualified catchers in both blocking and throwing out runners, MLB.com reported. San Diego's Freddy Fermin and the Mets' Luis Torrens, who had +12 DRS, are the other finalists.
Carroll is a finalist for the second straight year. MLB.com credited him with +10 OAA, in the 95th percentile, and noted it was his third straight season in double digits. His range does most of the work; the site rated his arm below average.
He faces the Mets' Carson Benge, whose arm Statcast valued as the best in baseball, and the Cubs' Seiya Suzuki, who had +14 DRS.
