Alex Gordon's all-around game has been the best part of Royals baseball for the past two seasons. In addition to a great combination of on-base skills and pop with the bat, he has turned himself into the best defensive left fielder in the game. His 2012 glove work has been recognized with a second straight Gold Glove and as the unanimous choice for the Fielding Bible Award. In honor of another stellar year by Our Alex, here are all the defensive highlights MLB.com has for him in 2012:
many more after the jump
My favorites are the assists, how they're often not particularly close plays. Some of the throws, I even remember saying to myself, "Bad move, dude" when the runner decided to go.
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