Friday, July 16, 2010

Midseason Awards

National League
MVP - (tie) Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals and Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (broken by who wins division)
Cy Young - Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins (looked like Ubaldo Jimenez was in the driver's seat, but Johnson has fewer walks/9, more strikeouts/9 and a lower ERA; if he were on a better team, he'd have the same record as Jimenez)
Rookie of the Year - Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals (depending on the rest of the season, he is on pace to edge out phenom Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals; Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins; and Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves)
Manager of the Year - (tie) Bud Black, San Diego Padres and Dusty Baker, Cincinnati Reds (broken by who finishes on top of their division is closest)
Comeback Player of the Year - Billy Wagner, Atlanta Braves (close second - Troy Glaus, Atlanta Braves)
Relieve Pitcher of the Year - Billy Wagner, Atlanta Braves
Gold Gloves
  • P - Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds
  • C - Ramon Hernandez, Cincinnati Reds
  • 1B - Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (close second - Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers)
  • 2B - David Eckstein, San Diego Padres
  • 3B - Scott Rolen, Cincinnati Reds
  • SS - Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies (close second - Stephen Drew, Arizona Diamondbacks)
  • OF - Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
  • OF - Michael Bourn, Houston Astros
  • OF - Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies

Silver Sluggers
  • P - Dan Haren, Arizona Diamondbacks (close second - Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers with 3 HRs)
  • C - Miguel Olivo, Colorado Rockies
  • 1B - Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (close second - Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds)
  • 2B - Martin Prado, Atlanta Braves (close second - Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds)
  • 3B - David Wright, New York Mets
  • SS - Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
  • OF - Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
  • OF - Corey Hart, Milwaukee Brewers
  • OF - Chris Young, Arizona Diamondbacks (just behind - Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers)
American League
MVP - (tie) Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers and Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers (broken by which team has better record)
Cy Young - Cliff Lee, Texas Rangers (edges out Jon Lester because of his ridiculous K/BB ratio)
Rookie of the Year - Brennan Boesch, Detroit Tigers (unless he falters mightily, he's on pace to eke out a victory over teammate Austin Jackson)
Manager of the Year - Ron Washington, Texas Rangers
Comeback Player of the Year - Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Relief Pitcher of the Year - Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Gold Gloves
  • P - Mark Buehrle, Cicago White Sox
  • C - A.J. Pierzynski, Chicago White Sox
  • 1B - Casey Kotchman, Seattle Mariners
  • 2B - Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
  • 3B - Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians
  • SS - Cesar Izturis, Baltimore Orioles
  • OF - Franklin Gutierrez, Seattle Mariners
  • OF - Nick Markakis, Baltimore Orioles
  • OF - Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox
Silver Sluggers
  • C - Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox (close second - Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins)
  • 1B - Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
  • 2B - Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
  • 3B - Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays (close second - Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox)
  • SS - Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (mostly because everyone else is terrible, statistically)
  • OF - Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
  • OF - Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays
  • OF - Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox
  • DH - Vladimir Guerrero, Texas Rangers

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