October D puts Cain in the spotlight

ByJERRY CRASNICK
October 12, 2014, 9:34 PM

— -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As defensive metrics continue to advance and evolve, Gold Gloves are in danger of becoming the horse-and-buggy of baseball awards. Some managers and coaches who vote on them make their choices based on reputation, or how well a player's offensive contributions complement his defensive exploits, or for other ancillary reasons that aren't necessarily reflected by what happens on the field.

The hardware doesn't always jibe with reality. But that distinction hardly matters to Kansas City center fielder Lorenzo Cain, who would like very much to add one to his collection and join teammates Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and Eric Hosmer in the fraternity of recipients.