Why the Chase Headley trade could be gold for Juan Uribe.

Juan Uribe

Juan Uribe leads all National League third basemen in UZR and dWAR after the trade that sent Chase Headley to the New York Yankees. (Getty Images)

Nolan Arenado missed a month of the season with a fractured middle finger.

Chase Headley is a New York Yankee.

Suddenly, Juan Uribe has a very real chance of winning his first career Gold Glove award.
A look at where Uribe ranks in the National League:

Fourth in Defensive Runs Saved (behind Arenado, Pablo Sandoval and David Wright)
First in UZR (because of the Headley trade)
First in FanGraphs’ version of dWAR (also because of the Headley trade)
Fifth in fielding percentage (behind Chris Johnson, Sandoval, Todd Frazier and Casey McGehee)

H/t to Jon Weisman

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About J.P. Hoornstra

J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.