Unlike last year when Atlanta Braves right fielder Nick Markakis unexpectedly won a Rawlings Gold Glove, Braves country expected (hoped) second baseman Ozzie Albies to win this year and hope Josh Donaldson would snag one at third.
Donaldson was named Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year on October 23 but was always a long shot to win a Gold Glove. Eventual winner Nolan Arenado ranks as one of baseball’s elite defenders and runner-up Anthony Rendon, though not in the same zip code as Arenado, is quietly among the elite at his position.