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

By Tyson Shushkewich

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)
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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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 30: George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays is safe at third on a passed ball by Reese McGuire #3 of the Boston Red Sox in the first inning at Rogers Centre on September 30, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

George Springer – Outfield/Designated Hitter

Fitting in two Silver Slugger categories this year is George Springer, who split his time between both positions due to a nagging elbow injury that also saw him sit on the IL towards the middle of August, with the Blue Jays All-Star having recent surgery to remove bone spurs.

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This year, Springer slashed .267/.342/.472 while ranking second on the Blue Jays in terms of OPS and OPS+ with a .814 and 131 respectively. He also added 25 home runs and 76 RBI and when Springer was out of the lineup, it was noticeable on the Jays roster, as he was a key member both offensively and defensively for this squad.

Next. Comparing Bo Bichette’s offense against other shortstop legends. dark

Springer will be battling for his third Silver Slugger Award this year but will be in for a challenge in both categories he is nominated in, as the competition is rough in the outfield category (as I already mentioned) and the DH position does not get any easier with Yordan Álvarez, Giancarlo Stanton, Adolis García, and Shohei Ohtani also being named finalists.

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