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Abreu snubbed of Silver Slugger


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I fully admit that I have no idea of what the Silver Slugger voting criteria is, but Abreu beat Hosmer in all of these 'Slugging' categories sans Batting Average...

 

Jose Abreu:

.304 Average

.552 SLG %

.906 OPS

33 HR

102 RBI

82 XBH

 

Eric Hosmer:

.318 Average

.498 SLG %

.883 OPS

25 HR

94 RBI

57 XBH

 

So...??? What gives?!

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QUOTE (SouthWallace @ Nov 9, 2017 -> 08:21 PM)
I fully admit that I have no idea of what the Silver Slugger voting criteria is, but Abreu beat Hosmer in all of these 'Slugging' categories sans Batting Average...

 

Jose Abreu:

.304 Average

.552 SLG %

.906 OPS

33 HR

102 RBI

82 XBH

 

Eric Hosmer:

.318 Average

.498 SLG %

.883 OPS

25 HR

94 RBI

57 XBH

 

So...??? What gives?!

 

Popularity contest.

 

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QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Nov 10, 2017 -> 08:29 AM)
Wait the Slugger is a vote? I thought it was purely statistical. That's stupid.

It's a vote from MLB managers and coaches. So like any vote, even among guys you think would know better or delve into stats more, yes, the more name worthy candidates win it usually from winning teams. Seager won over Cozart and Goldschmidt over Votto. There are also other debatable winners.

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