Three Cubs were named when Silver Slugger finalists were announced on Wednesday, plus the whole lineup was nominated for the team award. Nico Hoerner, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Kyle Tucker got recognition for their offensive performances, but Michael Busch‘s name was nowhere to be seen.
A lot of people were surprised, which is fair, as Busch had the ninth-best wRC+ in baseball. His 140 wRC+ was the only one point behind Pete Alonso for the highest among first basemen and his 34 homers also trailed only Alonso (38).