Saturday, October 24, 2020

News & Notes: Arb, Roster Shuffle, Golden Gloves, Prospect Peek, Kelley in Demand, J-Hay Inks w/Nats

 News of the week:

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  • 2B Adam Frazier is a Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalist for the second time, along w/the Cubs' Nico Hoerner and the Cards' Kolten Wong. Fraze had +4 DRS this season w/just one boot, per Fangraphs. Maz with 8 GG's and Chico Lind are the other Bucco 2B to win the honor. 
  • C Jake Stallings is a first-time nominee for the award, joining the Cubs Willson Contreras and Reds Tucker Barnhart. Per Baseball Reference, he threw out 33% of attempted base stealers (league average 24%) and is considered one of the top backstops in framing/game management. Jake is trying to join C's Mike LaValliere and Tony Pena as Pittsburgh GG winners.
  • Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline takes a quick look at the Pirates Instructional League prospects.
  • Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reported that Don Kelly interviewed for the Tigers skipper spot, but is considered down the list because of inexperience. Rob believes that all the 2020 coaches will return next season. Jon Heyman of MLB.com later added that Kelly was also a candidate for the BoSox job.
  • Ol' Bucco Swiss Army knife Josh Harrison signed a one-year/$1M deal with the Nats.

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