It was a tale of two sides of the ball for Guardians’ second baseman Andres Gimenez in 2024, as he again turned in a lackluster season as a hitter and a platinum-glove winning performance as a fielder.
Over the past three seasons, Gimenez has gone from 141 wRC+ (2022), to 97 wRC+ (2023), to 84 wRC+ (2024), and from 12/16 Outs Above Average/Defensive Runs Saved (2022), to 18/23 OAA/DRS (2023), to 20/19 (DRS/OAA). Gimenez continues to be an absolute weapon at second base easily clearing his closest competitor in DRS since 2022 by 22 defensive runs saved and in OAA by 9 outs above average.