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Originally Posted by uruguru
I don't know how you would implement it, but I sincerely feel that awards should be based on on-field performance. If a mediocre shortstop converted more batted balls into outs, all other things being equal (errors, dps, etc) then he had the better season than a Mark Belanger who struggled to get outs because his terrible pitchers sent rockets past him all season.
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I'm confused; was there a season where Mark Belanger won a GG in your sim despite struggling to get outs? The only stats I see on a quick skim for him was when you posted he was a very good defensive SS. IRL of course we saw terrible and mediocre defenders win the GG for years and years on end until Rawlings forced the MLB to take the decision out of the hands of purely coaches/managers or else they'd take their name off the trophy because of how much of a joke the decisions had become.
And I would certainly hope errors have less than nothing to do with GG awards, given that they don't provide any meaningful information about the quality of defense.