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The Finalists

Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros: 79 G @ 2B, 29 G @ CF, 5 DRS, 2.1 UZR, 3 OAA

Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers: 52 G @ 3B, 47 G @ 2B, 38 G @ RF, 23 G @ SS, 22 G @ LF, 1 DRS, -1.3 UZR, 3 OAA

Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays: 39 G @ 3B, 37 G @ 2B, 32 G @ SS, 10 DRS, 1.3 UZR, -6 OAA

The positional splits you see here only consist of the ones where the player logged at least 20 games, while the metrics are their totals across all positions.

In any case, McKinstry was the most versatile of these three players in playing at least 20 games at five different positions. His limitation is that the work he did was more fine than exceptional.

This is where Defensive Runs Saved and Outs Above Average offer less clear pictures of Dubón and Walls, though it's a credit to Walls that DRS paints him as an above average defender at third base (6), second base (2) and shortstop (2).

There's similarity between what Walls offers this year and what DJ LeMahieu offered in 2022. Since the latter was good enough for a Gold Glove, maybe the former will be as well.

Winner: Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays