Breaking down each of the Rangers 4 Gold Glove finalists chances to win the honor

Rawlings announced the Gold Glove Award finalists for each position on Wednesday, putting an end to our anxiety regarding how many Texas Rangers nominees there would be. The Gold Glove Award is designed to reward the best fielder at every position in each league.

To decide the winners, 30 MLB managers and up to six coaches from each club vote from a group of players in their league, excluding players from their own team. These votes account for 75% of the total, and the SABR Defensive Index determines the other 25%.

Four Texas Rangers players are finalists for the award. Let's take a look at each player and dive into their chances of taking home the hardware.

Looking at Rangers Gold Glove finalists' chances to win the award

RHP Jacob deGrom: 10% chance

DeGrom ranks last among the three finalists — himself, Tanner Bibee of the Cleveland Guardians, and José Soriano of the Toronto Blue Jays — in Defensive Runs Saved. DeGrom has +2, Bibee has +5, and Soriano has +3. Managers and coaches don't always vote based on analytics, so deGrom could still win, but Bibee appears to be the favorite. DeGrom is a well-liked veteran, which could help him in the voting process.

LF Wyatt Langford: 5% chance

Langford is a spectacular defender, but he appeared in just 87 games in left field, which likely hurts his chances of winning the Gold Glove Award. He posted +9 DRS and +5 Outs Above Average over 750 innings in left field.

I give Langford such a low chance because New York Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger posted an insane +21 DRS over 1,008 2/3 innings in left field. Bellinger recorded +6 OAA as well.

The other left field finalist, Chandler Simpson of the Tampa Bay Rays, also finished the regular season with more DRS (+8) and OAA (+8) than Langford.

Langford had a great year in left field, but his competition had even better seasons, unfortunately.

CF Evan Carter: 5% chance

Like Langford, Carter has a low chance because one other finalist had absurdly good defensive numbers this year; Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox posted +21 DRS and +16 OAA in 1,174 1/3 innings at center field.

Meanwhile, Carter recorded +6 DRS and +11 OAA over 1,009 2/3 innings in center. The other finalist, Steven Kwan of the Guardians, had +6 DRS and +6 OAA over 637 innings at the position.

UTL Ezequiel Duran: 45% chance

Duran ranked last among the three utility finalists in DRS (+7). However, he led the group in OAA (+17). It'll be a close call, but Duran certainly has a good chance to win the award.

Duran made double-digit appearances at shortstop, second base, third base, and all three outfield positions this year.

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