Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson, Eloy Jimenez win Silver Slugger Awards

Tim Anderson

For a change, the White Sox had a good offensive team this year, so it should come as no surprise that their three best hitters won American League Silver Slugger Awards at their respective positions.

First baseman Jose Abreu won his third career Silver Slugger. The MVP finalist led the AL in hits (76), RBIs (60) and slugging percentage (.617), while hitting .317 with 19 homers. 

At shortstop, Tim Anderson fell short of defending his 2019 AL batting championship, but he had another good season, batting .322 with 10 home runs and 11 doubles. He led the league with 45 runs scored. He also had nine hits in three playoff games against Oakland. Anderson wins his first Silver Slugger Award.

Left fielder Eloy Jimenez also is a first-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He batted .296 with 14 home runs, 41 RBIs and an .896 OPS. It's too bad he wasn't healthy for the playoffs. One thing we'll always wonder is whether the Sox could have advanced one more round in the postseason with a healthy Jimenez.

Here's the full list of winners: 

American League

C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City

1B: Abreu, White Sox

2B: DJ LeMahieu, N.Y. Yankees

SS: Anderson, White Sox

3B: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland

OF: Jimenez, White Sox

OF: Mike Trout, L.A. Angels

OF: Teoscar Hernandez, Toronto

DH: Nelson Cruz, Minnesota

National League

C: Travis d'Arnaud, Atlanta

1B: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta

2B: Donovan Solano, San Francisco

SS: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego

3B: Manny Machado, San Diego

OF: Juan Soto, Washington

OF: Mookie Betts, L.A. Dodgers

OF: Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta

DH: Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta