Luis Guillorme With The Defensive Play Of The Year

So, in case you missed it yesterday, and I am not sure how you did, Mets shorstop prospect Luis Guillorme did this:

The man didn’t even flinch.  Everyone is scurrying for shelter, and he just calmly and coolly grabs Adeiny Hechavarria‘s bat . . . MIDFLIGHT . . . and just tosses it back to him.  This certainly is going to be replayed over and over again.  It is almost definitely going to be the defensive play of the year.  It could also be the beginning of his own legend.

For those that follow the Mets minor leagues, Guillorme is considered to be a better defensive prospect than Amed Rosario, which is saying something as Rosario is seen as a potential Gold Glover at short.  If Guillorme ever develops as a hitter the way Rosario did over the past season, the Mets could have just an insanely good defensive infield in a few years.  Where Guillorme and Rosario would play if that ever occurred is an interesting question.

However, for right now, the question is whether this was a Gold Glove or a Silver Slugger caliber play.

Speaking of Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers, Yoenis Cespedes did this after Guillorme making everyone forget about the Guillorme play:

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