The MLB offseason is officially underway, and that means we have a few weeks of awards announcements to keep us occupied until “Hot Stove League” action takes over. The action started this morning, when Yankees Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge were named nominees for this year’s Silver Slugger awards at second base and outfield, respectively.
Perhaps the team’s most consistent healthy hitter this past season, Torres slashed .273/.347/.453 at the keystone, good for a 123 wRC+ and 3.2 fWAR, his best numbers since his torrid 2019 campaign spent at shortstop. His 25 home runs and 68 runs driven in both ranked third among AL second basemen, trailing Marcus Semien (29, 100) and Brandon Drury (26, 83), both of whom were also nominated for the Silver Slugger.