Crow-Armstrong and second baseman Nico Hoerner rank first and second, respectively, at their positions in Outs Above Average; left fielder Ian Happ, Swanson, Tucker and Hoerner boast seven career Gold Gloves among them.

MLB Turns Heads With Pete Crow-Armstrong Post on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. There was plenty of hype surrounding Pete Crow-Armstrong before he was called up by the Chicago Cubs, and through the first 60 games of the 2025 season, he’s lived up to it.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is a former first-round draft pick who was the main selling point in the 2021 trade the New York Mets completed with the Chicago Cubs for Javier Baez. So, he was always projected to do big things.