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Andrelton Simmons, a four-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop during his 11 years in the majors, has decided to retire....
Andrelton Simmons
Simmons has a decade of MLB experience under his belt. His once world renowned defense at shortstop has held up pretty well by most measures into his early 30s (99th percentile in Outs Above Average last season).
Unfortunately, the modest thump he displayed earlier in his career is non-existent at this point. Simmons managed a mere three homers last season after putting up a goose egg in that HR column in 2020, meaning he has a total of 10 long balls in his last 264 regular-season games.
When I saw the Andrelton Simmons rumors last night I reacted like any fan of a team that has literally only one or two reasons to ever watch.
Simmons has a total of two "barrels," as defined by Statcast, over the last two seasons. He has always been an efficient base stealer, and while he essentially stopped running the past two years, that doesn't mean Simmons is incapable of returning to double-digit bags with regular playing time.
The Cubs valued his experience and defense at shortstop enough to give Simmons $4 million for 2022.
We're not going to say the game has already passed Simmons by at 31 years old, but he ma