Trident's 2012 MLB Award Ballot

[Tridentdawgpound 1,043]

Just a quick note. When it comes to MVP awards, how good the player's team was means absolutely nothing to me. It's an award for the player most valuable to his team. The best player in his league. That's what matters. Run production is also a big deal for me. Runs = wins. Therefore, run production = value.

 

For the Cy Youngs, I put a lot of stock in sample size. This is why you won't see any reliever on the Cy Young ballots. Pitchers who pitch more innings and keep up the same form of dominance should be favored.

 

Comeback player of the year for me is about coming back from a struggling year moreso than one where you were injured, but when someone comes back from injury and has a career year, I can make an exception.

 

Manager of the year to me is all about turn around and overcoming adversity. Taking a last place club to the playoffs will land you on my list, as well as taking over a championship team who lost its star player and leading them back to the promised land.

 

AL MVP:

 

1. Mike Trout (CF, LAA) .326/.399/.564, 30 HR, 83 RBI, 49 SB, 129 Runs Scored, .963 OPS, 10.0 WAR

2. Miguel Cabrera (3B, DET) .330/.393/.606, 44 HR, 139 RBI, 109 Runs Scored, .999 OPS, 7.1 WAR (Triple Crown)

3. Robinson Cano (2B, NYY) .313/.379/.550, 33 HR, 94 RBI, 105 Runs Scored, .929 OPS, 7.9 WAR

 

NL MVP:

 

1. Ryan Braun (LF, MIL) .319/.391/.595 41 HR, 112 RBI, 30 SB, 108 Runs Scored, .957 OPS. 7.9 WAR

2. Buster Posey (C, SF) .336/.408/.549 24 HR, 103 RBI, 78 Runs Scored, .957 OPS, 8.0 WAR

3. Chase Headley (3B, SD) .286/.376/.498 31 HR, 115 RBI, 95 Runs Scored, .874 OPS, 7.6 WAR

 

AL Cy Young:

 

1. Justin Verlander (SP, DET) 238.1 IP, 2.64 ERA, 2.94 FIP, 239 SO, 9.03 K/9, 3.98 K/BB

2. David Price (SP, TB) 211 IP, 2.56 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 205 SO, 8.74 K/9, 3.47 K/BB

3. Felix Hernandez (SP, SEA) 232 IP, 3.06 ERA, 2.84 FIP, 223 SO, 8.65 K/9, 3.98 K/BB

 

NL Cy Young:

 

1. Clayton Kershaw (SP, LAD) 227.2 IP, 2.53 ERA, 2.89 FIP, 229 SO, 9.05 K/9, 3.63 K/BB

2. R.A. Dickey (SP, NYM) 233.2 IP, 2.73 ERA, 3.27 FIP, 230 SO, 8.89 K/9, 4.26 K/BB

3. Gio Gonzalez (SP, WAS) 199.1 IP, 2.89 ERA, 2.82 FIP, 207 SO, 9.35 K/9, 2.72 K/BB

 

AL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Mike Trout (CF, LAA) .326/.399/.564, 30 HR, 83 RBI, 49 SB, 129 Runs Scored, .963 OPS

2. Yu Darvish (SP, TEX) 191.1 IP 3.90 ERA, 3.29 FIP, 221 SO, 10.40 K/9, 2.48 K/BB

3. Yoenis Cespedes (OF, OAK) .292/.356/.505, 23 HR, 72 RBI, 70 Runs Scored, .861 OPS

 

NL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) .270/.340/.477, 22 HR, 59 RBI, 98 Runs Scored, .817 OPS

2. Wade Miley (SP, ARZ) 194.2 IP, 3.33 ERA, 3.15 FIP, 144 SO, 6.66 K/9, 3.89 K/BB

3. Todd Frazier (1B/3B, CIN) .273/.331/.498, 19 HR, 67 RBI, 55 Runs Scored, .829 OPS

 

AL Comeback Player of the Year: (note: these awards are measured by WAR difference from 2011 to 2012, excluding players who aren't established stars)

 

1. Alex Rios (RF, CWS) 4.3 2012 WAR, -0.7 2011 WAR = 5.0 WAR differential

2. Adam Dunn (1B/DH, CWS) 1.7 2012 WAR, -3.0 2011 WAR = 4.7 WAR differential

3. Fernando Rodney (RP, TB) 2.4 2012 WAR, -0.3 2011 WAR = 2.7 WAR differential

 

NL Comeback Player of the Year:

 

1. Buster Posey (C, SF) 8.0 2012 WAR, 1.7 2011 WAR = 6.3 WAR differential

2. David Wright (3B, NYM) 7.8 2012 WAR, 1.9 2011 WAR = 5.9 WAR differential

3. Aaron Hill (2B, ARZ) 6.2 2012 WAR, 0.8 2011 WAR = 5.4 WAR differential

 

AL Manager of the Year:

 

1. Bob Melvin (OAK)

2. Buck Showalter (BAL)

3. Robin Ventura (CWS)

 

NL Manager of the Year:

 

1. Davey Johnson (WAS)

2. Mike Matheny (STL)

3. Dusty Baker (CIN)

Edited October 8, 2012 by Tridentdawgpound

[Mathias 394]

Shows how beastly my fantasy team was.

[housemd 338]

I found nothing wrong in Trident's list..

[Tridentdawgpound 1,043]

For the record, I didn't weigh the Comeback awards solely based on WAR differential. AJ Pierzynski and Joe Mauer both had higher WAR differentials than Fernando Rodney but I put him on my ballot based on the epicness of the year he had.