Randy Arozarena named Silver Slugger finalist

The price on Randy Arozarena keeps going up.

Today Arozarena was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger award, an award given to the best hitter at each position in each league. This would be Arozarena’s first Silver Slugger award despite having been nominated three previous times: 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The other outfielders who are nominated are Wilyer Abreu (Red Sox), Cody Bellinger (Yankees), Jac Caglianone (Royals), Chase DeLauter (Guardians), Riley Greene (Tigers), Tristan Peters (White Sox), Chandler Simpson (Rays) and Mike Trout (Angels). Three will win.

Unlike the Gold Gloves, which are awarded based on at least a partial sabermetric calculation despite defensive metrics being [waves…