The official ballot for the final player accolades has been released now that the MLB season has officially come to a close. The Miami Marlins have been well represented with their trio of Gold Glove award nominees, one victor, and outfielder Kyle Stowers nomination for a Silver Slugger.
There was one accolade left that a Marlins player was wrongly left out of as a finalist, National League Rookie of the Year. The team’s catcher, Agustín Ramírez, was one of the best bats that they had in the clubhouse and sizably compared against the nominees: catcher Drake Baldwin from the Atlanta Braves and third baseman Caleb Durbin of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Mind you there are three nominees and the other player joining Durbin and Baldwin is pitching sensation Cade Horton from the Chicago Cubs. There is no argument that he should be a finalist as he emerged as one of the best pitchers in the NL period, rookie or not. Horton could very easily take home this honor, but Ramírez not even being listed as a finalist is robbery.
Ramírez vs. Baldwin vs. Durbin Swinging a Bat