Corbin Burnes and Christian Yelich Named Gold Glove Finalists

Keep up with which Brewers, if any, are named 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove finalists. The finalists are being announced by Rawlings, approximately 5 minutes apart, so this article will be updated over the next hour. So check back often. 

Here are the finalists: 

NL Pitchers: Tyler Anderson (Dodgers), Corbin Burnes (Brewers), Max Fried (Braves)
AL Pitchers: Jose Berrios (Blue Jays), Shane Bieber (Guardians), Jameson Taillon (Yankees)

Corbin Burnes has become one of the game's best pitchers. He's been an All Star the past two seasons. He's won a Cy Young Award. Does he field his position well too? Well... Well enough to be named a finalist today! 

NL Catchers: Travis d'Arnaud (Braves), Tomas Nido (Mets), JT Realmuto (Phillies)
AL Catchers: Sean Murphy (A's), Cal Raleigh (Mariners), Jose Trevino (Yankees) 

NL First Base: Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals), Matt Olson (Braves), Christian Walker (Diamondbacks) 
AL First Base: Luis Arraez (Twins), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.(Blue Jays), Anthony Rizzo (Yankees). 

Anyone surprised that Rowdy Tellez wasn't a finalist?  

NL Second Base: Jake Cronenworth (Padres), Tommy Edman (Cardinals), Brendan Rodgers (Rockies)
AL Second Base: Andres Gimenez (Guardians), Jonathan Schoop (Tigers), Marcus Semien (Rangers) 

Nope, Kolten Wong was not named a finalist. Should we be surprised?  Jonathan Schoop has always been a solid defensive player, at least when he has played second base. The former Brewers' defense has been acknowledged as a Gold Glove finalist. 

NL Shortstop: Ha-Seong Kim (Padres), Miguel Rojas (Marlins), Dansby Swanson (Braves)
AL Shortstop: Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox), Carlos Correa (Twins), Jeremy Pena (Astros)

No Willy Adames either. 

NL Third Base: Nolan Arenado (Cardinals), Ke'Bryan Hayes (Pirates), Ryan McMahon (Rockies)
AL Third Base: Matt Chapman (Blue Jays), Ramon Urias (Orioles), Jose Ramirez (Guardians)

NL Left Field: Ian Happ (Cubs), David Peralta (Diamondbacks), Christian Yelich (Brewers).
AL Left Field: Andrew Benintendi (Royals/Yankees), Steven Kwan (Guardians), Brandon Marsh (Angels)

Yelich has one Gold Glove award to his name. It came in his first full big-league season with the Marlins in 2014. Could number two be coming to him soon? 

NL Center Field: Trent Grisham (Padres), Victor Robles (Nationals), Alek Thomas (Diamondbacks) 
AL Center Field: Cedric Mullins (Orioles), Myles Straw (Guardians), Michael A. Taylor (Royals) 

Did the Brewers really trade Trent Grisham because he made an error? Do we need to revisit that trade and why the Brewers made it? Much ado about nothing? 

NL Right Field: Mookie Betts (Dodgers), Juan Soto (Nationals/Padres), Daulton Varsho (Diamondbacks) 
AL Right Field: Jackie Bradley Jr.(Red Sox/Blue Jays), Max Kepler (Twins), Kyle Tucker (Astros). 

The Brewers got plenty of power from Hunter Renfroe, but probably not as much defense. Wisconsin native, Daulton Varsho also recognized. In addition, the Minnesota Twins named Varsho the Dick Siebert Award winner as Upper Midwest Player of the Year in 2022. Speaking of... 

NL Utility: Brendan Donovan (Cardinals), Tommy Edman (Cardinals), Daulton Varsho (Diamondbacks) 
AL Utility: DJ LeMahieu (Yankees), Whit Merrifield (Royals/Blue Jays), Luis Rengifo (Angels)

There you have it. The finalists for 2022 Gold Glove Awards. 

Only Corbin Burnes and Christian Yelich were finalists for the Brewers. How do you feel about that? Should others have been finalists? Should those two have been finalists? Share your thoughts below.