If Simpson takes home the hardware -- the winners will be announced on Nov. 17 -- he would become just the third non-pitcher to win a Silver Slugger Award in a season in which they hit zero home runs, joining Ozzie Smith (1987) and Pete Rose (1981).
Of note, the Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980.
Simpson is a worthy finalist. His .306 batting average was fourth highest among qualified hitters behind Yordan Alvarez, Gabriel Moreno and Luis Arrarez. He wreaked havoc with a contact-oriented approach -- touting the second-lowest strikeout rate (7.8%) among qualifiers -- and caused chaos on the basepaths, notching the second-most stolen bases (46) in baseball.