Now that the MLB season is drawing to a close, it’s award time for the players. Just yesterday, the Houston BBWAA announced their 2015 award winners, which we covered here.
Today, Rawlings announced the finalists for their annual Gold Glove awards and three Houston Astros made the cut at their respective positions: Jose Altuve, Jason Castro, and Dallas Keuchel. Here are the qualifying criteria:
- All pitchers must have pitched in at least 137 innings by his team’s 137th game
- A catcher must have played in at least half of his team’s games by his team’s 137th game (a minimum of 69 games)
- All infielders and outfielders must have played in the field for at least 690 total innings through his team’s 137th game (approximately 67%
Now, how does the voting work?