The Gold Glove Awards were doled out today, and one Cubs All-Star (the only one to get a finalist spot if I’m not mistaken, sorry Nico Hoerner) got himself the prize:
Never mind the irony that a gold plated glove wouldn’t be able to very effectively catch a baseball, but apparently this was well-deserved for Ian Happ, both by the numbers and by the eye test:
Obviously the Cubs will promote this until he’s traded for Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani:
All kidding aside, this is a pretty solid year for Ian Happ, who made just under $7MM in 2022 and should be closer to $10MM if not exceeding it (if MLBTR is in the ballpark, which they usually are) in his final arbitration year.