Top 5 Major League Baseball Players of 2008

This article will review my top 5 picks for the Major League Baseball Players of 2008.

Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was originally drafted to the Cardinals in the 1999 amateur draft. His position with the St. Louis Cardinals is 1^st base. Here are some of his stats.

Home Runs: 37

Hits: 187

RBI: 116

Outs: 364

He won the 2008 Major League Player of the Year Award, the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, and the 2008 NL-MVP Award.

Albert's preferred bat is the blond Louisville Slugger l13L

Ryan Howard

Next we'll look at Ryan Howard. He plays Right Field for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was originally drafted in the 2001 amateur draft. His team won the World Series this year, 2008. Here are some of Ryan's stats:

HR: 48

BBI: 146

Outs: 475

Ryan's preferred bat is the mahogany marucci RH6 custom cut

Michael Young

Now let's look at Michael Young. He is the short stop for the Texas Rangers. He was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 amateur draft.

Michael Young has won an All Star Award in 2008 and he also won the Gold Gloves Award. Here are some of Michael's stats:

HR: 12

RBI: 82

Outs: 487

Lance Berkman

Lance Berkman plays 1^st base for the Houston Astros. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the 1997 amateur draft. Lance's batting average for 2008 is 312-5. He won an All Star Award for 1^st base in 2008. Here are some of Lance's stats:

HR: 29

RBI: 106

Outs: 403

Carlos Zambrano

The last player we will look at is Carlos Zambrano who is the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He was originally drafted to the Cubs in 1997 as an amateur free agent.

Carlos has won an All Star Award, and the Silver Sluggers Award in 2008. Here is some of Carlos' stats:

HR: 18

IP: 188.7

BFP: 796

Carlos' salary for the 2008 season was a whopping $16 million!

The Best Player of the Year, in my opinion, should go to Albert Pujols! I think he pulled off a wonderful season and I can't wait for baseball to start back up!