The St. Louis Cardinals received what I thought to be surprising news when both Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson were named Silver Slugger award finalists. They were not honored for just a single position, though, as they will compete along with Jake Cronenworth for the Utility award.

Donovan is more the mold of that utility player, having won the inaugural Gold Glove for those responsibilities as a rookie and has played every position besides catcher and center field. This past year, Donnie spent the vast majority of his time at second base, with only 42 appearances at positions other than the keystone. Burleson surprisingly saw a more equal spread among three spots, spending near-equal time at first, left, and right after being usurped as the DH by the injured Ivan Herrera and the occa

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