"Drake Baldwin joins a list that includes Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in 2000, Craig Kimbrel in 2011, Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2018 and Michael Harris II in 2022 (with Spencer Strider coming a close second in that same year.) It's an illustrious club of players who went on to become stalwarts for the club and now Drake Baldwin can join that club with those prestigious names."
"Baldwin finished the season with a slash line at the plate of .274/.341/.469 with a wOBA of .351, a wRC+ of 125 and 19 home runs. He also cleared 3.0 WAR in both the FanGraphs version and the Baseball-Reference version - something that neither Cade Horton or Caleb Durbin could claim. While they were both great players in their own right and obviously we're pretty biased around here, it seems like Drake Baldwin was the clear and obvious choice."
Drake Baldwin won the National League Rookie of the Year, marking the Braves' tenth such award and the third since 2018. He joins past Braves winners including Earl Williams, Bob Horner, David Justice, Rafael Furcal, Craig Kimbrel, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Michael Harris II. Baldwin posted a .274/.341/.469 slash line, a .351 wOBA, a 125 wRC+, and 19 home runs. He exceeded 3.0 WAR on both FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference. He struggled early in the season but improved as underlying metrics suggested he would, highlighted by a ninth-inning home run in Philadelphia. Matt Olson also won an NL Gold Glove this season.
Read at Battery Power
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]