Of the two, Bailey likely has the better odds of taking home the hardware simply because he was the most valuable defender in baseball, according to Baseball Savant's Fielding Run Value metric. Bailey's Fielding Run Value of +31 was the most in a single season since the metric started being recorded in 2018. The previous record belonged to, coincidentally, Bailey and Nick Ahmed, who both had seasons where they had a Fielding Run Value of +28.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off their third walk-off loss this month, but they have a chance to bounce back Saturday night against the San Francisco Giants. More news: Dodgers' Ben Rortvedt Takes Responsibility for Tanner Scott's Struggles Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for the second game of the series at Oracle Park. The Dodgers will need another strong performance from the veteran, who allowed two runs in 5.2 innings in his last start.
Logan Webb's evolution as a pitcher has been marked by drastically increasing his strikeout rate, currently on pace for over 200 strikeouts in a single season.