Thus, Salvador Perez has been pretty much proclaimed the best catcher in the American League by his peers. If you’re the best defensive catcher as well as the best hitting catcher, it sort of follows that you’d pretty much have to be the best in the league at your position.
Oh yeah, Salvador Perez also earned his fourth straight All-Star berth for the Kansas City Royals in 2016.
Despite all of those accolades, winning the Silver Slugger award was something of a surprise. Salvador Perez didn’t really have a great year at the plate.