Third base FWS FWAA Glaus 4.3 0.3 Dewitt 3.4 1.2 [see below re: Win Shares) Kouzmanoff 4.2 0.8 A.Ramirez 3.6 -0.3 Wright 3.3 -0.4 Atkins 3.1 -0.5 Feliz 3.1 0.2 Zimmerman 3.1 1.0
Yep, that's right, Troy Glaus is at the top of the WS list, and Blake Dewitt, who the Dodgers are teaching to play second base, is second on the list of WS. Hard to know how much of that is 3b and how much is 2b. BP thinks he was below average at 2b and quite good at 3b. In fact, I didn't find anyone at 3b in the NL with more FWAA at 3b! Based on outs, I'll give him 80% of his WS total for 3b.
The returners from last year's list are Ramirez, Wright, Feliz, and Zimmerman, the latter of which got my gold glove last year. Kouzmanoff is a returner, of sorts. He got my Iron Glove last year! Another Jason Kendall perhaps?
This is a mishmash if BP is right about two stalwarts, Ramirez and Wright. Ramirez finished a close second for my gold glove last year.
Using the composite method with 2.0 as the average WS for a third baseman, Blake Dewitt gets the gold glove. Unbelievable. Zimmerman finishes second, and Kouzmanoff third. Expect Zimmerman to be back next year, since he only played 100 or so games this year.
As I mentioned, last years Iron Glove went to Kouzmanoff, who clearly worked out the kinks. This year it is an easy call with Edwin Encarnacion, who actually fared worse than Kouzmanoff's numbers last year. FWAA shows that he cost the Reds more than 2 wins all by himself, compared to what a merely average third baseman would have done. But Blake Dewitt at third for the Reds and they win two more games (gaining 3 wins at third and losing 1 win at the plate).
