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15'th in MLB with a 290 batting average.smilinjoefission wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 21:00 pmAnd yet he was once again one of the better hitters for the Cards...don;t care where he plays, he produces, and that is more than most on this team.
Basil Shabazz wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 21:01 pm“Plays” multiple positionsPura Vida wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 18:24 pmAgreed! He's a keeper and plays multiple positions...what's not to like!NotAFathersDay9871 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 17:59 pm https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-silver-sl ... rd-winners
Good for him.
...Being one of better hitters on this team is akin to being best man at a all-girls school!smilinjoefission wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 21:00 pmAnd yet he was once again one of the better hitters for the Cards...don;t care where he plays, he produces, and that is more than most on this team.
Yep and pitchers used to bat so that makes sense. So you are saying Burleson is right there with Soto, Carroll & Tucker? He's also not close to Alonso at 1B the two positions he plays. I just don't see a need for a Utility Silver Slugger.renostl wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 20:56 pmPitchers used to get one.brock118 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 18:21 pmI'm not sure why there is a need for a Utility Silver Slugger but that is how Burleson won. Just have the guys in the position categories that they played the most pretty simple. I can kind of see it for Gold Glove, but find no reasoning for it on Silver Slugger.blackinkbiz wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 18:15 pm First Winn and now Burly?
Do the Cards have incriminating pictures of some one? If the Cards win the division I don't think either is deserving of their award. This is even stranger...
As of today he might be the starting LF or RF
With the bat he ranks well there
He produces just not very muchsmilinjoefission wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 21:00 pmAnd yet he was once again one of the better hitters for the Cards...don;t care where he plays, he produces, and that is more than most on this team.
If someone offered a prospect with a higher ceiling, you do that deal.Ozziesfan41 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2025 22:08 pm+1 congrats to him but man the quality of offense has fallen badly when he wins one
Burleson had an above average season at the plate, good for him. However unlike Winn's GG season there was nothing special about Burleson's hitting. The Utility Silver Slugger award is a slight step above a "Participant" ribbon. His fellow nominees were Donovan and Cronenworth, for crying out loud.
Not dogging Winn, but it is also easy to win a GG when every error you make is ruled a hit. LolMort Gage wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 06:20 amBurleson had an above average season at the plate, good for him. However unlike Winn's GG season there was nothing special about Burleson's hitting. The Utility Silver Slugger award is a slight step above a "Participant" ribbon. His fellow nominees were Donovan and Cronenworth, for crying out loud.
But the same rules apply to the remaining shortstop they too get the benefit of a hit verse error. If they became rigid, I think it would still go Winns way.Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 06:53 amNot dogging Winn, but it is also easy to win a GG when every error you make is ruled a hit. LolMort Gage wrote: ↑07 Nov 2025 06:20 amBurleson had an above average season at the plate, good for him. However unlike Winn's GG season there was nothing special about Burleson's hitting. The Utility Silver Slugger award is a slight step above a "Participant" ribbon. His fellow nominees were Donovan and Cronenworth, for crying out loud.
Why not just be happy for him? Glad a Cardinal got an award.