Awards were determined by a panel of 16 voters, who ranked the top 5 players at each defensive position (including a spot for multi-position players) on a scale from 1 to 5 at the conclusion of the regular season. A first place vote gets 10 points, second place gets 4 points, third place gets 3 points, etc. Total up the points for each player, and the player with the most points wins the award. A perfect score is 80 points.
The panel also voted its top three choices for Defensive Player of the Year, with first place getting 5 points, second place 3 points, and third place 1 point.
Our voting panel consisted of SIS co-founder John Dewan, along with Daniel Álvarez-Montes (El Extra Base, editor/writer), Ben Clemens (FanGraphs, writer), Chris Dial (sabermetrician), Alyson Footer (MLB.com, editor), Tyler Kepner (The Athletic, writer), Bill Ladson (MLB.com, writer), Eduardo Pérez (ESPN, broadcaster), Hal Richman (Strat-O-Matic, founder), Eno Sarris (The Athletic, writer), Travis Sawchik (The Score, writer), Bobby Scales (Detroit Tigers, radio broadcaster), Joe Sheehan (Joe Sheehan’s Baseball Newsletter, writer), Mark Simon (SIS, writer), Danielle Wexelman (MLB Network Radio, broadcaster), and an aggregate vote from the SIS Baseball Operations staff.