The Opener: Silver Slugger Finalists

The GM meetings begin next week. The potential lockout could cancel the Winter Meetings, so the GM version could produce more activity than usual. For now, some awards news… 1. Louisville Slugger announces awards finalists The Silver Slugger finalists dropped yesterday, as relayed by Manny Randhawa of MLB.com, among others. Winners will be announced on November 17. Here’s the National League side: National League C – Hunter Goodman (Rockies), Gabriel Moreno (Diamondbacks) 1B – Jake Bauers (Brewers), Alec Burleson (Cardinals), Rafael Devers (Giants), Matt Olson (Braves) 2B – Brandon Lowe (Pirates), Brice Turang (Brewers) 3B – Alex Bregman (Cubs), Max Muncy (Dodgers) SS – CJ Abrams (Nationals), Elly De La Cruz (Reds), Otto Lopez (Marlins) OF – Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks), Jackson Chourio (Brewers), Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs), Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres), Jordan Walker (Cardinals), James Wood (Nationals) DH – Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) Utility – Jake Bauers (Brewers), Sal Stewart (Reds), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres) 2. And the American League… Managers and coaches vote on the award. They’re not allowed to vote for their own players. Here’s the American League list: C – Dillon Dingler (Tigers), Carter Jensen (Royals) 1B – Pete Alonso (Orioles), Willson Contreras (Red Sox) 2B – Kody Clemens (Twins), Chase Meidroth (White Sox) 3B – Junior Caminero (Rays), Miguel Vargas (White Sox) SS – Kevin McGonigle (Tigers), Zach Neto (Angels), Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals) OF – Wilyer Abreu (Red Sox), Randy Arozarena (Mariners), Cody Bellinger (Yankees), Jac Caglianone (Royals), Chase DeLauter (Guardians), Riley Greene (Tigers), Tristan Peters (White Sox), Chandler Simpson (Rays), Mike Trout (Angels) DH – Yordan Alvarez (Astros), Ben Rice (Yankees) Utility – Sam Antonacci (White Sox), Ezequiel Duran (Rangers), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) 3. Top teams in each league There has been a Silver Slugger award for the best offensive team in the past few seasons. The Yankees and Dodgers were the winners last year. Here are the 2026 candidates: National League Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Nationals American League Astros, Rays, Twins, White Sox The run production leaders were skewed toward the NL this season, with the four highest-scoring offenses residing in the National League. The White Sox ranked fifth on the list. Photo courtesy of Troy Taormina, Imagn Images View Comments (1)