The postseason hardware continued for the Cubs on Thursday as first baseman Anthony Rizzo and starting pitcher Jake Arrieta were named National League Sliver Sluggers.
Rizzo is the first Cubs first baseman to earn Silver Slugger honors since Derrek Lee's monsterous 2005 season. This is the second award that Rizzo has earned this week, as he previously received Gold Glove honors at first base as well. During the season, Rizzo hit .292 with 32 home runs, 109 RBI and a .928 OPS. The MVP candidate earning both honors solidifies Rizzo as one of the game's elite two-way players.
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Arrieta also picked up a Silver Slugger award at pitcher after hitting .262 with two home runs and 7 RBI during the season. He becomes the second Cubs pitcher to win the award after Carlos Zambrano won it three times during his tenure with the team.
The Silver Slugger awards are given to each position in both the American and National League as they're voted upon by coaches and managers.
Now that the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards have been announced, Cubs fans will wait to see if anyone from the team can win MVP, Manager of the Year or Cy Young honors. Those awards -- from the Baseball Writers Association of America -- will be announced next week.