While he did not win the NL Gold Glove in center field, Jacob Young did shine in the outfield this past season, with, as his club noted in the Washington Nationals’ Season in Review, the 25-year-old, 2021 7th Round pick, “… [leading] all of MLB with 21 outs above average and 19 runs prevented,” in center, “according to Baseball Savant.”
Both Young’s outs above average and his runs prevented, “… were the most in a season by any OF in MLB since 2019.”
On the basepaths, Young led the team in stolen bases (33), which were, “… tied for the most among Major League rookies and tied for the most by a rookie in Nationals’ history with Trea Turner (33 in 2016).