Andres

Gimenez

Giménez is widely known as one of the best defenders in all of baseball and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him also add a Platinum Glove to his mantle before all is said and done. Here’s the full list of Gold Glove winners in the American League (along with how many times they have won the award): C: Cal Raleigh (1), 1B: Carlos Santana (1), 2B: Andres Gimenez (3), SS: Bobby Witt Jr. (1), 3B Alex Bregman (1), P: Seth Lugo (1), LF: Steven Kwan (3), CF: Daulton Varsho (1), RF: Wilyer Abreu (1), UT: Dylan Moore (1).

The victory clinched a playoff berth for the Guardians. The game-winner was a hard shot to right that plated automatic runner José Ramírez from second base. Giménez also had a double in the contest. He’s been very steady in recent months, though not really in such a good way. His OPS currently stands at .638. He finished June at .644, July at .631 and August at .632.

Gimenez’ stolen base was his 30th of the season. He’s hitting just .250 on the year, but has eight home runs and 60 RBI to go along with the steals.

Giménez broke a scoreless affair with a two-run shot off Landon Knack in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old isn’t known for his power, but he’s now up to eight roundtrippers on the year, and he improved his slugging percentage to .353.

The dynamic 25-year-old reached on a one-out infield single in the fourth inning and scored as Austin Hedges executed a successful squeeze bunt. Gimenez then crushed a 375-foot solo shot off of Carmen Mlodzinski in the fifth inning that increased the Guardians’ edge to 8-6. He also singled and swiped second base in the seventh inning. With his three-hit night, Gimenez is now hitting .254/.305/.333 with just six homers, 53 RBI and 25 stolen bases on the season.

The 25-year-old second baseman smacked an RBI single in the fourth inning that gave the Guardians a 2-1 lead they’d never relinquish, He then swiped second base and wound up stranded there. He also added some valuable insurance with a two-run double in the eighth inning that made it a 6-1 ballgame. With his three-hit attack, Giménez is now hitting .258/.306/.340 with five homers, 48 RBI and 20 stolen bases on the season.

It appears to be a typical rest day for the veteran with Tyler Freeman starting at second base against left-hander Trevor Rogers. However, the acquisition of Lane Thomas at the trade deadline has given the Guardians the ability to have a strict platoon lineup against left-handed pitchers. With Thomas in the outfield now, and Jhonkensy Noel continuing to play right field against lefties, Tyler Freeman is free to move to the infield against lefties with Brayan Rocchio also playing up the middle. That means players like Giménez and Daniel Schneemann and Angel Martinez could find themselves in more strict platoons going forward if they struggle against lefties

Gimenez is 12-for-41 (.292) with seven RBI in 12 games in July. He had an RBI single to score David Fry in the fifth inning. Gimenez is hitting .251 with a .643 OPS and 45 RBI on the season.

Giménez is back at second base and batting second for Tuesday’s series opener against the Royals following a two-game absence due to an undisclosed injury.

The Mets took a 3-0 lead in the fourth today, but the Guardians did all of the scoring after that. The homer off Jose Quintana was Giménez’s fourth of the year. He’s still not hitting the ball like he did two years ago, but that his strikeout rate is down to 14% has helped him bat .266 and hitting second for the Guardians has given him a nice boost in runs scored (28) and RBI (30).