As expected, the Chicago Cubs did very well in The Field Bible’s analytically-inclined defensive awards this year. Pete Crow-Armstrong was represented. Alex Bregman was represented. The whole team won an award, too! But as you’ll see, there’s one weird thing…
The Chicago Cubs earned multiple honors in the Fielding Bible Awards, highlighted by Pete Crow-Armstrong winning Defensive Player of the Year. However, Crow-Armstrong bizarrely missed out on winning the best center fielder award after tying Ceddanne Rafaela in points and first-place votes, losing the positional tiebreaker based on Defensive Runs Saved.
Bleacher Nation's Brett Taylor called the outcome nonsensical, arguing Crow-Armstrong's overall metrics surpassed Rafaela's despite the DRS difference. Elsewhere for Chicago, Alex Bregman won at third base and the Cubs claimed Defensive Team of the Year for the second consecutive season.
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