It was more than a little surprising to see two Rockies make the cut when Major League Baseball announced three Gold Glove finalists for each position in the NL and AL on Thursday.
Brendan Rodgers was no surprise for his work at second base, despite converting from shortstop over the past few years. As Purple Row’s Skyler Timmins wrote about in August, Rodgers has a legit case to win the award, which would end the Rockies one-year skid of not having a Gold Glove winner.
Rodgers finished 2022 with 22 defensive runs saved and 15 total run zone — well above fellow finalists Jake Cronenworth and Tommy Edman, who actually played more games at shortstop than second base in 2022.