Blue Jays: Six players named finalists for 2022 Silver Slugger Award

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 07: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27, Teoscar Hernandez #37, Bo Bichette #11, and Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays stand during the national anthems before playing the Seattle Mariners during in Game One of their AL Wild Card series at Rogers Centre on October 7, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 05: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Baltimore Orioles during game one of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on October 05, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – First Base

Guerrero Jr. finds himself nominated again for the Silver Slugger Award, winning one last year during his MVP worth 2021 campaign.

This season, the Montreal-born first baseman took a step back compared to last year but still put forward a strong campaign, posting a .818 OPS with 32 home runs and 97 RBI. He led the Blue Jays in both home runs, RBI, and OPS+ (132) and suited up in 160 games this season.

No surprise here 💥

Another #SilverSlugger nomination for Vladdy! pic.twitter.com/nsrRZc2sRI
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 27, 2022

Amongst other AL first basemen, Guerrero Jr. does not lead any of the offence-related categories but does sit within the top five of most of them, most notably sitting second in slugging (.480) and fourth in wRC+ (132).

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