Ramon Urias Win His First Gold Glove

[Sydnor]

Here’s to many more.

[Aristotelian]

Wow! That's kind of shocking. He deserves it, rock solid all year. I wonder if he will stock or if O's force him out of position, or trade him. 

[Sanfran327]

This does give you a little something extra to think about - I don't care how data-driven decisions can be these days.

What's clear though is that Urias has great defensive chops, and if we move him over to 2b to let Gunnar play 3b full-time next to Mateo at SS, that's a good way to start the season. Then we have some other 2b options knocking at the door, which is good. Organizational depth, the ability to rotate quality players to keep guys fresh (without a huge talent delta), and solid infield defense at all 5 positions will be a tremendous asset to the 2023 club and beyond.

[NCRaven]

Trade bait.  For me.  Start talking to Miami about Urias and Hays or Mullins for pitching.

Edited November 1, 2022 by NCRaven

[Fiver6565]

From a waiver claim in 2020 to a GG in 2022.  Not bad!  Big time congrats to Ramon, what a big boost to his career and well deserved.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Has a gold glove winner ever not started at that position the next season?

[scbalt52]

I was very surprised by this. I like Urias, I think he’s underrated by many, but his defense didn’t stand out to me this year. Guess I need to pay more attention! Congrats Ramon!

[jabba72]

Now what do they do? Gunnar is no slouch at 3B either and clearly has more upside. Urias was pretty dominant at 3B though. So we have a GG caliber left side of the infield with more great infielders knocking on the door in Norfolk, or already on the team. I sense a trade happening.  

[Moose Milligan]

Hats off to Urias! I thought he had a great season with the glove. 

[RZNJ]

1 hour ago, NCRaven said:

Trade bait.  For me.  Start talking to Miami about Urias and Hays or Mullins for pitching.

Agreed, although Hays and Urias are more replaceable in-house than Mullins.

[rm5678]

1 hour ago, NCRaven said:

Trade bait.  For me.  Start talking to Miami about Urias and Hays or Mullins for pitching.

Or maybe Urias and/or Santander for Pablo Lopez.

[SteveA]

Is Ramon our first Gold Glove 3rd baseman since Brooks?

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Is Ramon our first Gold Glove 3rd baseman since Brooks?

No.

Did you forget that Machado played third for the O's?

He won the PLATINUM glove in 2013.

Edited November 1, 2022 by Can_of_corn

[RZNJ]

30 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Now what do they do? Gunnar is no slouch at 3B either and clearly has more upside. Urias was pretty dominant at 3B though. So we have a GG caliber left side of the infield with more great infielders knocking on the door in Norfolk, or already on the team. I sense a trade happening.  

We do not know whether they plan to play Gunnar at SS or 3B.   The fate of Mateo and Urias rides on that decision.   

[Sports Guy]

Not bad for a guy with a weak arm.  Gives me hope for Westburg.