Andrelton Simmons plays shortstop like acrobats perform in Cirque du Soleil. That position is his and his alone, it’s his stage, and Simba is a show-stopper.
He’s just the best — simple as that.
The Angels won one — and roughly two-thirds — Gold Gloves on Sunday night, when MLB’s premier defensive awards were dished out by Rawlings.
The other “two thirds” of the award goes to second baseman Ian Kinsler, who teamed with Simmons as a glittering double-play combo for the Angels until he was traded to the Boston Red Sox.
Watching Simmons and Kinsler turn two was like watching the ball on a hyperkinetic invisible strong.