Yunel Escobar looking more golden than silver

Coming into this season Yunel Escobar was one of the National League's top hitting shortstops. In 2010 it is unlikely he will be nominated for a Silver Slugger while struggling at the plate with a .224 AVG and 0 HR. Early in the year it has been his glove that has been doing much of the damage. Watching him the past couple of days I have seen him make a number of Gold Glove worthy plays. Somewhat surprisingly his glovework has gone generally unnoticed despite leading all SS with 22 Total Zone runs last season. His high error totals are the only thing keeping him from Gold Glove consideration. The low numbers at the plate won't help his odds of bringing home some hardware but his bat is coming around hitting .390 over his last 9 games (13-33). Injuries have slowed him so far in 2010 but a healthy Escobar could get some buzz come award season.