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Analytically speaking, Cincinnati Reds Tucker Barnhart was golden

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barhnart, recipient of a 2017 Gold Glove, reflects on the award and looks ahead to the 2018 season. The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The theory here is Tucker Barnhart won the Gold Glove for two reasons:

1. He richly deserved it

2. Advanced analytics have become part of the criteria.

The two go hand-in-hand. The voters, managers and coaches might not have known that Barnhart deserved the award if they hadn’t been required to look at the analytics. In the past, Gold Gloves have been like heavyweight titles.