MLB Awards Thread

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Let's give this a whirl.

 

From another thread.

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Johan Santana

3. Chase Utley

4. David Wright

5. Lance Berkman

6. Hanley Ramirez

7. Geovany Soto

8. Carlos Beltran

9. Carlos Delgado

10. Tim Lincecum

 

AL MVP

1. Joe Mauer

2. Dustin Pedroia

3. Grady Sizemore

4. Alex Rodriguez

5. Josh Hamilton

6. Nick Markakis

7. Justin Morneau

8. Brian Roberts

9. Kevin Youkilis

10. Carlos Quentin

 

Mauer is on the verge of winning the batting title, as a catcher. Virtually no catcher has ever done it, and it will be Mauer's second. Pedroia has an ungodly number of doubles and is 20/21 in stolen base attempts.

 

NL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Tim Lincecum

3. Cole Hamels

 

AL Cy Young

1. Cliff Lee

2. Roy Halladay

3. Mike Mussina

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Geovany Soto

2. Joey Votto

3. Jair Jurrjens

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Evan Longoria

2. Mike Aviles

3. Brad Ziegler

 

This was a real tough one. Armando Galarraga, Alexei Ramirez, Joba Chamberlain and Jacoby Ellsbury are also deserving candidates.

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Charlie Manuel

2. Lou Piniella

3. Jerry Manuel

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Maddon

2. Mike Scioscia

3. Ron Gardenhire

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

If the Twins win today, I'm voting Mauer. Otherwise it's Pedroia. Can't figure out any other way to separate the two.

[Smartly Pretty 0]

10 MVP choices is ridiculous. I'm doing 5.

 

NL

1.Albert Pujols

2.Lance Berkman

3.Jose Reyes

4.David Wright

5.Ryan Howard

 

AL

1.Dustin Pedroia

2.Joe Mauer

3.Evan Longoria

4.Cliff Lee

5.Alex Rodriguez

 

Cy Young

 

NL

 

1.Johan Santana

2.Tim Lincecum

3.Carlos Zambrano

 

AL

1.Cliff Lee

2.Roy Halladay

3.Francisco Rodriguez

 

Rookie of the Year

 

NL

 

1.Joey Votto

2.Geovany Soto

3.Daniel Murphy

 

AL

 

1.Evan Longoria

2.Joba Chamberlain

3.Alexi Ramirez

 

Manager of the Year

 

NL

 

1.Jerry Manuel

2.Lou Pinella

3.Charlie Manuel

 

AL

 

1.Joe Maddon

2.Mike Scioscia

3.Cito Gaston

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

AL MVP

 

1- Dustin Pedroia

2- Joe Mauer

3- Grady Sizemore

4- Josh Hamilton

5- Kevin Youkilis

6- Alex Rodriguez

7- Cliff Lee

8- Justin Morneau

9- Carlos Quentin

10- Carlos Pena

 

AL Cy

 

1- Cliff Lee

2- Roy Halladay

3- Jon Lester

 

AL ROY

 

1- Evan Longoria

2- Mike Aviles

3- Alexei Ramirez

 

Manager of the Year

 

1- Joe Maddon

2- Mike Sciosca

3- Ron Gardenhire

 

NL MVP

 

1- Albert Pujols

2- Lance Berkman

3- Hanley Ramirez

4- David Wright

5- Carlos Beltran

6- Chipper Jones

7- Chase Utley

8- Matt Holliday

9- Jose Reyes

10- Nate McClouth

 

NL Cy

 

1- Tim Lincecum

2- Johan Santana

3- CC Sabathia

 

NL ROY

 

1- Geovany Soto

2- Jair Jurrjens

3- Joey Votto

 

NL Manager of the Year

 

1- Cecil Cooper

2- Fredi Gonzalez

3- Lou Piniella

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Is anyone else going to vote? This is typically one of the year's most popular threads.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0]

I will but I won't name many players.

[CanadianChris 0]

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

Most Valuable Player

1 - Albert Pujols, Cardinals

2 - Johan Santana, Mets

3 - Lance Berkman, Astros

4 - Hanley Ramirez, Marlins

5 - Chase Utley, Phillies

6 - Ryan Howard, Phillies

7 - David Wright, Mets

8 - C.C. Sabathia, Brewers

9 - Geovany Soto, Cubs

10 - Carlos Beltran, Mets

 

Cy Young Award

1 - Johan Santana, Mets

2 - Tim Lincecum, Giants

3 - C.C. Sabathia, Brewers

 

Rookie of the Year

1 - Geovany Soto, Cubs

2 - Jair Jurrjens, Braves

3 - Joey Votto, Reds

 

Manager of the Year

1 - Lou Piniella, Cubs

2 - Charlie Manuel, Phillies

3 - Jerry Manuel, Mets

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

Most Valuable Player

1 - Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox

2 - Joe Mauer, Twins

3 - Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

4 - Grady Sizemore, Indians

5 - Josh Hamilton, Rangers

6 - Justin Morneau, Twins

7 - Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox

8 - Ian Kinsler, Rangers

9 - Brian Roberts, Orioles

10 - Roy Halladay, Blue Jays

 

Cy Young Award

1 - Cliff Lee, Indians

2 - Roy Halladay, Blue Jays

3 - Jon Lester, Red Sox

 

Rookie of the Year

1 - Evan Longoria, Rays

2 - Mike Aviles, Royals

3 - Alexei Ramirez, White Sox

 

Manager of the Year

1 - Joe Maddon, Rays

2 - Cito Gaston, Blue Jays

3 - Mike Scioscia, Angels

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AL MVP:

 

1. Grady Sizemore

2. Dustin Pedroia

3. Kevin Youkilis

4. Joe Mauer

5. Josh Hamilton

6. Alex Rodriguez

7. Carlos Quentin

8. Justin Morneau

9. Milton Bradley

10. Cliff Lee

 

NL MVP:

 

1. Albert Pujols

2. David Wright

3. Lance Berkman

4. Johan Santana

5. Chase Utley

6. Carlos Beltran

7. Hanley Ramirez

8. Carlos Delgado

9. Geovany Soto

10. Matt Holliday

 

AL Cy Young:

 

1. Cliff Lee

2. Roy Halladay

3. Mike Mussina

 

NL Cy Young:

 

1. Johan Santana

2. Tim Lincecum

3. CC Sabathia

 

AL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Evan Longeria

2. Joba Chamberlain

3. Alexei Ramirez

 

NL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Geovany Soto

2. Joey Votto

3. Jair Jurrjens

 

AL Manager of the Year:

 

1. Joe Maddon

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Terry Francona

 

NL Manager of the Year:

 

1. Lou Pinella

2. Jerry Manuel

3. Cecil Cooper

[Smartly Pretty 0]

Evan Longoria deserves more MVP looks, you guys. Statistically he's no where near the other guys, but he's the catalyst to the biggest turnaround in Major League Baseball history.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Evan Longoria deserves more MVP looks, you guys. Statistically he's no where near the other guys, but he's the catalyst to the biggest turnaround in Major League Baseball history.

In what way is he the catalyst? Guy had a fine season, but it was the improvement of the pitching staff, including the acquisitions of Garza and Percival combined with the unbelievable turnaround of the infield defense that transformed them into contenders. On the offensive side of the equation, Carlos Pena rebounded from a slow start to be the team's offensive MVP.

 

The Longoria love is sappy sportswriter stuff. He had an excellent rookie campaign and is a star in the making, but he was only one piece of the Rays puzzle this season.

[Bored 0]

AL MVP

 

1. Joe Mauer

2. Dustin Pedroia

3. Kevin Youkilis

4. Grady Sizemore

5. Alex Rodriguez

6. Cliff Lee

7. Josh Hamilton

8. Justin Morneau

9. Ian Kinsler

10. Roy Halladay

 

AL Cy Young

 

1. Cliff Lee

2. Roy Halladay

3. Ervin Santana

 

AL ROY

 

1. Evan Longoria

2. Max Aviles

3. Armando Galarraga

 

NL MVP

 

1. Albert Pujols

2. Lance Berkman

3. Hanley Ramirez

4. Chase Utley

5. David Wright

6. Carlos Beltran

7. Tim Lincecum

8. Jose Reyes

9. Chipper Jones

10. Nate McLouth

 

NL Cy Young

 

1. Tim Lincecum

2. John Santana

3. Dan Haren

 

NL ROY

 

1. Geovany Soto

2. Joey Votto

3. Jair Jurrjens

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NL MVP:

 

1. Pujols

2. Berkman

3. Johan

4. Lincecum

5. Howard

6. Chipper

7. Utley

8. Wright

9. Soto

10. Lidge

 

3 pitchers? Really?

 

NL ROY:

 

1. Soto

2. Votto

3. Jurj

 

NL CY:

 

1. Lincecum

2. Johan

3. Hamels

 

NL MOY:

 

1. Sweet Lou

2. Charlie Manuel

3. Cecil Cooper

 

AL MVP:

 

1. Pedroia

2. Mauer

3. Sizemore

4. Youk

5. Quentin

6. A-Rod

7. Hamilton

8. Morneau

9. Bradley

10. Huff

 

AL Cy Young:

 

1. Cliff Lee

2. Halladay

3. Mussina

 

AL ROY:

 

1. Alexi Ramirez

2. Evan Longoria

3. Brad Ziegler

 

AL MOY:

 

1. Joe Maddon

2. Mike Scioscia

3. Ozzie Guillen

[Gert T 0]

Good to see the Pujols love on here. I hate hearing the "the MVP has to elevate his team to the playoffs" garbage. 86 wins on a team that I thought would be hard pressed to win 70 is definetely MVP worthy.

 

 

[treble 0]

AL MVP:

1-Joe Mauer

2-Dustin Pedroia

3-Grady Sizemore

4-Josh Hamilton

5-Milton Bradley

6-Kevin Youkilis

7-Alex Rodriguez

8-Nick Markakis

9-Carlos Quentin

10-Roy Halladay

 

AL Cy Young

1-Roy Halladay

2-Cliff Lee

3-Joe Nathan

 

AL ROY

1-Evan Longoria

2-Mike Aviles

3-Jesse Carlson

 

AL Manager

1-Joe Maddon

2-Mike Scioscia

3-Cito Gaston

 

NL MVP

1-Albert Pujols

2-Lance Berkman

3-David Wright

4-Chase Utley

5-Hanley Ramirez

6-Tim Lincecum

7-Jose Reyes

8-Johan Santana

9-Carlos Beltran

10-Carlos Delgado

 

NL Cy Young

1-Tim Lincecum

2-Johan Santana

3-Dan Haren

 

NL ROY

1-Geovany Soto

2-Joey Votto

3-Jair Jurrjens

 

NL Manager

1-Charlie Manuel

2-Cecil Cooper

3-Lou Piniella

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NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols
2. Chase Utley
3. Lance Berkman
4. Johan Santana
5. Carlos Beltran
6. Hanley Ramirez
7. David Wright
8. Tim Lincecum
9. Ryan Howard
10. Jose Reyes

 

AL MVP

1. Joe Mauer
2. Dustin Pedoria
3. Grady Sizemore
4. Alex Rodriguez
5. Josh Hamilton
6. Justin Morneau
7. Cliff Lee
8. Kevin Youkillis
9. Carlos Quentin
10. Brian Roberts

 

NL CY Young

1. Johan Santana
2. Tim Lincecum
3. CC Sabathia

 

AL CY Young

1. Cliff Lee
2. Roy Halladay
3. Mike Mussina

 

NL Rookie of Year

1. Geovany Soto
2. Joey Votto
3. Jair Jurrjens

 

AL Rookie of Year

1. Evan Longoria
2. Alexi Ramirez
3. Mike Aviles

 

NL Manager of Year

1. Lou Pinella
2. Cecil Cooper
3. Jerry Manuel

 

AL Manager of Year

1. Joe Maddon
2. Ron Gardenhire
3. Mike Scoscia

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

When are we closing the voting?

[Guest C*Z*E*C*H]

Good to see the Pujols love on here. I hate hearing the "the MVP has to elevate his team to the playoffs" garbage.

Someone who doesn't take his team to the playoffs doesn't deserve to win the MVP.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Good to see the Pujols love on here. I hate hearing the "the MVP has to elevate his team to the playoffs" garbage.

Someone who doesn't take his team to the playoffs doesn't deserve to win the MVP.

 

But the Cards won more games than the Dodgers. It's sort of stupid to fault them for coming up short because they played in a really good division.

 

Besides, who cares what Pujols says. Guy's been dicked out of 3 or 4 MVP trophies already. Can't we just give it to him for being the best player in baseball this year by a country mile? It's not as if there are any strong candidates from the NL playoff teams anyways.

[Guest C*Z*E*C*H]

Hey, his words, not mine, that's all. I think he's probably the MVP, for whatever little that's worth. I've soured on my Carlos Quentin MVP talk for obvious reasons, that being that in his effort to show the fire and the passion like a certain erstwhile White Sock, he threw a temper tantrum and broke his wrist, resulting in a playoff push featuring DeWayne Wise. Different outcome if CQ is there. I generally like him, by the way.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Might as well use this thread for actual winners too. I didn't bother to look up the schedule for announcements, but they should be starting any day now.

 

In the mean time, Baseball Prospectus is rolling out the winners of their Internet Baseball Awards. These are voted on by those who frequent the site. American League winners were announced today. One would presume that the NL will come tomorrow.

 

AL MVP : Dustin Pedroia

 

1. Dustin Pedroia 408 319 247 154 136 58 35 18 11 4 1390 12963

2. Joe Mauer 423 240 163 138 102 43 34 25 10 6 1184 11416

3. Grady Sizemore 160 187 176 154 112 76 57 38 28 12 1000 7871

4. Alex Rodriguez 122 130 157 151 153 115 82 57 34 33 1034 7284

5. Cliff Lee 131 123 138 132 113 69 66 50 29 13 864 6477

6. Kevin Youkilis 93 122 124 134 140 111 86 58 58 32 958 6391

7. Carlos Quentin 91 106 140 115 134 103 63 76 66 40 934 6124

8. Josh Hamilton 54 69 79 123 137 137 143 116 86 58 1002 5527

9. Justin Morneau 40 105 108 122 105 67 78 72 38 32 767 4824

10. Roy Halladay 16 75 62 91 120 68 61 71 46 20 630 3661

 

AL Cy Young: Cliff Lee

 

1. Cliff Lee 1164 281 24 7 2 1478 13750

2. Roy Halladay 292 977 92 19 7 1387 10283

3. Jon Lester 16 52 547 141 71 827 3753

 

AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria

 

1. Evan Longoria 1264 118 11 1393 6685

2. Alexei Ramirez 51 359 210 620 1542

3. Mike Aviles 50 334 191 575 1443

 

AL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon

 

1. Joe Maddon 1202 103 16 1321 6335

2. Ron Gardenhire 52 417 160 629 1671

3. Terry Francona 47 267 211 525 1247

 

Full article can be found here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8281

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

The awards are coming next Monday, the tenth. One a day, with the MVPs finishing up on the following week.

[phoenixrising 0]

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. David Wright

3. Chase Utley

4. Manny Ramirez

5. Hanley Ramirez

6. Lance Berkman

7. Carlos Delgado

8. Aramis Ramirez

9. Ryan Braun

10. Chipper Jones

 

AL MVP

1. Dustin Pedroia

2. Joe Mauer

3. Grady Sizemore

4. Kevin Youkilis

5. Alex Rodriguez

6. Josh Hamilton

7. Carlos Quentin

8. Cliff Lee

9. Francisco Rodriguez

10. Evan Longoria

 

NL Cy Young

1. Tim Lincecum

2. C.C. Sabathia

3. Johan Santana

 

AL Cy Young

1. Cliff Lee

2. Roy Halladay

3. Mike Mussina

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Geovany Soto

2. Joey Votto

3. Jair Jurrjens

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Evan Longoria

2. Alexei Ramirez

3. Mike Aviles

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Charlie Manuel

2. Lou Piniella

3. Cecil Cooper

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Maddon

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Mike Scioscia

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I'm sorry guys, the more I read people here name Ron Gardenhire MOTY candidate, the less I take the entire thread seriously. The fact is, you guys just WON'T recognize the actual best manager of the Central this year.

 

 

Let's see here:

 

Ron Gardenhire- People here picked his team to compete for the Central, either finishing second to Cleveland or finishing first. Ended up finishing second on the 163rd day, basically living up to people's expectations. Has two MVP level players on the team in Mauer and Morneau. Both played most of the season.

 

Ozzie Guillen- Picked to finish 4th or dead last in the Central. Ended up winning the division on the 163rd day, exceeding preseason expectations. Has only one MVP level player (a guy who just emerged as that this year) in Quentin. If Quentin was still around, do you guys seriously think Gardenhire would have had that chance to win the 163rd game? Doubtful.

 

I'm not here to say that Ozzie should win the award, that award should go to either Maddon or Scioscia (sp?), but Gardenhire should be nowhere on that ballot if Guillen isn't.

[Smartly Pretty 0]

People picked Minnesota to compete with KC for dead last. Gardenhire had a rookie centerfielder fill in for a perennial, traded away the best pitcher in baseball, and fielded one of the most inexperienced teams in baseball. You don't know what you're talking about. No one picked Minnesota to finish first, don't be ridiculous. Everyone picked Detroit or Cleveland. I understand why you'd pick Ozzie over Gardenhire, but to say that people picked the Twins to win the Central is some Straw Man bullshit.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I can't find the MLB predictions thread that I thought existed, but here's a thread that shows you how little faith people had in the White Sox:

 

http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...t=0&start=0

 

You can't tell me that the White Sox did not vastly outperform what people in that thread was expecting. And you're lying if you are actually trying to tell me that people were calling for the White Sox to place better than Minnesota. Flat out lying.

 

 

But it doesn't matter. Ozzie could lead the White Sox to a 173-0 record en route to a perfect season and a World Series championship, and people will try to find a way to give the MOTY to Ron Gardenhire. Guy just gets more leeway for no reason other than because Twins compete year in and year out.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I absolutely picked Chicago to finish ahead of Minnesota (read: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...hl=predictions), as did most everyone else. Most people expected Minnesota to be really bad, like last place bad after they traded Santana. The Sox overperformed expectations too, but let's not change history based on the way things ended up.

 

Gardenhire was able to work five inexperienced pitchers into a capable rotation and turned underperforming prospect Carlos Gomez into a legit centerfielder. Nothing against Ozzie, but Ron Gardenhire did an excellent job with a really mediocre team this year.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

NL Gold Glove winners:

 

P Greg Maddux, Dodgers

C Yadier Molina, Cardinals

1B Adrian Gonzalez, Padres

2B Brandon Phillips, Reds

3B David Wright, Mets

SS Jimmy Rollins, Phillies

OF Nate McLouth, Pirates; Carlos Beltran, Mets; Shane Victorino, Phillies

 

Most of these look okay, with the exception of McClouth. He's one of the worst centerfielders in the game.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Baseball Prospectus' Internet Baseball Awards (NL Edition)

 

NL MVP: Albert Pujols

 

1. Albert Pujols 1233 97 38 17 5 7 4 2 2 1 1406 18650

2. Hanley Ramirez 26 454 191 164 105 76 46 38 14 15 1129 8477

3. Lance Berkman 14 223 195 167 159 89 74 46 31 26 1024 6853

4. Chase Utley 21 105 196 155 149 101 85 54 45 16 927 5899

5. David Wright 10 93 163 152 171 118 104 63 50 28 952 5694

6. Chipper Jones 14 70 131 128 133 115 81 68 47 28 815 4793

7. Ryan Howard 53 116 75 80 64 44 38 28 35 24 557 3880

8. Manny Ramirez 32 63 72 65 79 50 40 42 49 51 543 3205

9. Tim Lincecum 5 33 61 77 94 61 70 50 44 22 517 2803

10. Ryan Braun 7 49 61 94 55 53 56 44 37 22 478 2732

 

NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum

 

 

1. Tim Lincecum 955 335 56 15 4 1365 12224

2. Johan Santana 273 619 184 71 22 1169 8218

3. C.C. Sabathia 122 155 281 159 128 845 4315

 

NL Rookie of the Year: Geovany Soto

 

 

1. Geovany Soto 1178 63 17 1258 6096

2. Joey Votto 74 618 242 934 2466

3. Jair Jurrjens 26 302 324 652 1360

 

NL Manager of the Year: Lou Piniella

 

 

1. Lou Piniella 389 283 176 848 2970

2. Charlie Manuel 265 273 153 691 2297

3. Joe Torre 257 236 174 667 2167

 

Full results can be found here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8282

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I think those who discounted the White Sox gave them too little credit for their offseason moves, which hurt the club long term but gave them a short term boost. The perception is that Gardenhire did more with less. I gave Gardenhire the third place vote, but I do think Guillen is a fine manager.

 

National League Gold Glove Award Winners

1B: Adrian Gonzalez

2B: Brandon Phillips

SS: Jimmy Rollins

3B: David Wright

OF: Carlos Beltran

OF: Shane Victorino

OF: Nate McLouth

C: Yadier Molina

P: Greg Maddux

 

Nate McLouth? I'm sorry, but the notion that the Pirates allowed the most runs and doubles in the league despite the gold glove defense of their center fielder is ridiculous.

[jimmy no nose 0]

I looked at the Fielding Bible plus/minus lists for center field. Beltran was second behind Carlos Gomez with a +24, McLouth was last with a -40. On their 3 year chart they had Beltran first at +59 and McLouth last at -49. I guess to win the Gold Glove you have to be either the best or the worst.