I’m not sure how in the hell this happened, but Ian Happ has been named the NL Gold Glove winner in left field for the second year in a row. If last year’s win was somewhat surprising, this is downright shocking. The eye test told us he didn’t have a great season and the numbers aren’t very kind either. Though Happ’s 2 DRS mark ties him for seventh among all NL left fielders who logged at least 100 innings there this past season, his -7 OAA puts him 42nd.
I guess his 12 assists did lead all MLB left fielders, so there’s that.