Baseball's analytical and scouting communities don't always see eye to eye, but Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier may have united both with his defensive brilliance in 2015, and for his efforts he took home a treasure trove of accolades, including the Esurance MLB Award for Best Defensive Player.
"I can't believe that all of this is happening," Kiermaier said on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn. "Winning the Gold Glove and Platinum Glove and now the Esurance Defensive Player of the Year for the whole MLB, it's just blowing me out of the water.