The Great Debate - MLB Awards Edition
Who Takes Home the Major League Baseball Awards...It's Up to You
AL MVP
There really should be no debate involved here, as this award is already inscribed with Alex Rodriguez's name at this stage of the season. However, for the sake of arguement, here are the candidates:
Alex Rodriguez NYY - .311/30 2B/53 HR/151 RBI/24 SB/139 Runs
Magglio Ordonez DET - .359/52 2B/28 HR/136 RBI/4 SB/115 Runs
Vladimir Guerrero LAA - .323/45 2B/26 HR/123 RBI/2 SB/88 Runs
David Ortiz BOS - .321/48 2B/33 HR/114 RBI/3 SB/110 Runs
Mike Lowell BOS - .324/36 2B/20 HR/111 RBI/3 SB/74 Runs
Ichiro Suzuki SEA - .350/21 2B/6 HR/68 RBI/37 SB/109 Runs
NL MVP
Now here is a race that is a little more up to debate. Vanna, the envelope please...
Prince Fielder MIL - .291/34 2B/50 HR/119 RBI/108 Runs
Jimmy Rollins PHI - .293/38 2B/18 3B/30 HR/91 RBI/134 Runs/37 SB
David Wright NYM - .322/41 2B/30 HR/105 RBI/108 Runs/34 SB
Matt Holliday COL - .338/48 2B/36 HR/131 RBI/114 Runs/11 SB
AL Cy Young
Despite many Boston fans' assertions, Josh Beckett is not a lock for the Cy Young in the AL, not if these guys have anything to say about it:
CC Sabathia CLE - 18-7/3.19 ERA/205 SO/36 BB/234.0 IP
Josh Beckett BOS - 20-6/3.14 ERA/188 SO/40 BB/194.7 IP
John Lackey LAA - 18-9/3.11 ERA/177 SO/52 BB/217 IP
Chien-Ming Wang NYY - 18-7/3.72 ERA/98 SO/56 BB/193.0 IP
NL Cy Young
The picture in the NL is a little clearer here, but there are still some worthy of consideration:
Jake Peavy SD - 18-6/2.36 ERA/233 SO/63 BB/210.0 IP
Brandon Webb ARI - 17-10/3.02 ERA/192 SO/70 BB/229.3 IP
Jeff Francis COL - 17-8/4.17 ERA/160 SO/61 BB/209.3 IP
Aaron Harang CIN - 16-5/3.70 ERA/205 SO/52 BB/223.7 IP
John Smoltz ATL - 14-7/2.95 ERA/189 SO/47 BB/201.7 IP
AL ROY
I've said my peace about this award previously, but this is really only a two-horse race at this point. Here are the picks as I see them:
Dustin Pedroia BOS - .314/36 2B/7 HR/49 RBI/6 SB/82 Runs/.378 OBP
Delmon Young TB - .292/38 2B/13 HR/93 RBI/10 SB/65 Runs/.320 OBP
The Great Debate - MLB Awards Edition
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Posted on 09/27/2007 at 9:09:00 AM