We ran out of steam last week on MLB Monday, so we continue today our miniseries on Gold Gloves and the players who should have won Gold Gloves in their careers. These players are presented in chronological order, and we do our best to explain why they should have won the Gold Glove vote—some more deserving than others. We realize not everyone can win a GG, of course, but these guys deserved at least one. Legit!

Editor’s Note: We only include those who never won a GG vote at any time in their respective careers, not individual seasons from those who won a Gold Glove at some point in their MLB lives.

Denny Doyle, 2B: In 1974, he posted the eighth-best dWAR mark in the majors, yet he did not win a Gold Glove. Admittedly, this was one of only two seasons in his career that he surpassed 1.0 dWAR in a season, but still … his 1.8 oWAR in 1974 was a career high at the time, and we all know how that helps a guy get noticed for his defense, whether warranted or not. He just didn’t have the glove rep in place at the time.

Willie Randolph, 2B: From 1976 to 1979, he compiled a combined 8.7 dWAR and 14.6 oWAR while playing for the New York Yankees, who won three straight AL pennants from 1976-1978. And yet he still couldn’t snare a GG vote win? Preposterous. Throw in the fact his 20.2 career dWAR gives him a 1.5 dWAR average per 162 games in his career, and you see again how wrong this is. He’s a Top 20 all-time 2B, yet no Hall.

Iván de Jesús, SS: He’s a trivia answer in MLB lore as a centerpiece of one of the worst trades ever made. That aside, his 2.7 dWAR in 1977 topped the National League without earning him a Gold Glove. He followed that up in 1978 with a 1.6 dWAR effort, combined with his career-high oWAR (3.2) that season, too. Still? No GG vote win. He even led the NL in runs scored (1978), too. How much did he have to go to get press? Ahem.

Mike Tyson, 2B: Yes, this name made us laugh, too. But his 1.9 dWAR in 1974 and his 2.4 dWAR in 1977 sure made us take notice. But he wasn’t much with the bat in either season, and he was toiling away in anonymity for a franchise that was down on its luck at the time (St. Louis). So, there was no name recognition (see what we did there?) for him in his prime. Alas, this is about as good as it gets for him, here.

Bucky Dent, SS: For all his other known feats, it’s his 1977-1980 dWAR total (11.4) never won him a Gold Glove. It’s because he couldn’t hit for shite, perhaps, even in the New York lineup of the era, which was pretty good. Seen as the weak link in the offensive arsenal, his defense went tremendously overlooked. He posted 16.5 dWAR for his career, which rates out to 1.9 dWAR every 162 games. How does that not rate a GG?

John Stearns, C: While he played many positions in his career, the 2.2 dWAR he earned behind the plate in 1978 stands out as his best defensive season. That mark was ninth best in the majors, and he didn’t get a Gold Glove for the effort. Playing for the New York Mets through his entire career, save one game played with the Philadelphia Phillies at the dawn of his MLB tenure, certainly didn’t help him at the time. Darn.

Steve Yeager, C: From 1974-1979, he compiled 9.3 dWAR behind the plate for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they won three NL pennants in that stretch. Yet he never saw a GG vote win come his way. His bat was never great to begin with, and after 1977, it all but disappeared from his game. Still, his 15.4 career dWAR mark is very nice. He found his much-deserved accolades in 1981, however, even if we did not agree with it at all.

Rick Dempsey, C: Another backstop to close out this piece, he posted 12.2 dWAR from 1976-1983 without winning a GG vote—even when playing on pennant-winning teams in 1979 and 1983. He certainly was not a strong offensive presence, and that always … ironically … helps a good glove man get noticed. His career-high 2.0 dWAR came in 1979, as his team was running away with the AL East title with a 102 wins. Come on!