Trident's Midseason MLB Awards Ballot

[Tridentdawgpound 1,043]

Time to evaluate. Let's do this.

 

AL MVP:

 

1. Mike Trout, OF, LAA: 22 HR, 69 RBI, 64 Runs Scored; .308/.397/.601, .998 OPS, 178 wRC+, 5.3 WAR

2. Michael Brantley, OF, CLE: 15 HR, 63 RBI, 63 Runs Scored; .326/.386/.524, .910 OPS, 159 wRC+, 3.8 WAR

3. Alex Gordon, OF, KC: 9 HR, 44 RBI, 47 Runs Scored; .268/.348/.425, .773 OPS, 17 Defensive Runs Saved, 39.9 UZR/150, 4.5 WAR

 

NL MVP:

 

1. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL: 21 HR, 52 RBI, 71 Runs Scored; .344/.435/.613, 1.048 OPS, 177 wRC+, 5.2 WAR

2. Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT: 17 HR, 61 RBI, 56 Runs Scored; .325/.422/.573; .995 OPS, 179 wRC+, 4.6 WAR

3. Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA: 21 HR, 63 RBI, 61 Runs Scored; .295/.393/.540; .933 OPS, 155 Wrc+, 3.8 WAR

 

AL Cy Young:

 

1. Felix Hernandez, RHP, SEA: 144.1 IP, 2.12 ERA, 2.02 FIP, 154 K, 9.60 K/9, 6.16 K/BB

2. Jon Lester, LHP, BOS: 129.0 IP, 2.65 ERA, 2.60 FIP, 134 K, 9.35 K/9, 4.62 K/BB

3. Garrett Richards, RHP, LAA: 123.1 IP, 2.55 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 127 K, 9.27 K/9, 2.95 K/BB

 

NL Cy Young:

 

1. Clayton Kershaw, LHP, LAD: 96.1 IP, 1.78 ERA, 1.59 FIP, 126 K, 11.77 K/9, 9.69 K/BB

2. Adam Wainwright, RHP, STL: 138 IP, 1.83 ERA, 2.51 FIP, 115 K, 7.50 K/9, 4.26 K/BB

3. Johnny Cueto, RHP, CIN: 137.2 IP, 2.03 ERA, 3.09 FIP, 134 K, 8.76 K/9, 4.06 K/BB

 

AL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Jose Abreu, 1B, CWS: 29 HR, 73 RBI, 49 Runs Scored, .287/.338/.631, .969 OPS, 158 wRC+, 3.1 WAR

2. Kevin Kiermaier, OF, TB: 8 HR, 24 RBI, 18 Runs Scored, .310/.345/.581, .926 OPS, 2.7 WAR

3. Dellin Betances, RHP, NYY: 55.1 IP, 1.46 ERA, 1.35 FIP, 84 K, 13.66 K/9, 5.25 K/BB

 

NL Rookie of the Year:

 

1. Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN: 5 HR, 38 RBI, 46 Runs Scored, 38 SB; .283/.315/.419, .734 OPS, 102 wRC+, 3.1 WAR

2. Chris Owings, SS, ARZ: 6 HR, 21 RBI, 26 Runs Scored; .277/.313/.458, .771 OPS, 109 wRC+, 1.9 WAR

3. Tommy La Stella, 2B, ATL: 0 HR, 14 RBI, 11 Runs Scored; .282/.365/.342, .707 OPS, 102 wRC+, 0.8 WAR

[southgadawg 52]

IMHO you are right on the money with everything except one selection. I guess I am old school but I like to see my MVP's come from teams that are winning. With that (and the Coors field factor) I'd give the MVP to McCutchen again in the National League. The Pirates have played good baseball overall after a horrible shot and are still very much in the mix while the Marlins and the Rockies have really regressed over the last month or so.

 

 

Tanaka would had been right in the mix for ROY and CY for the American League if he had not gotten hurt recently.

[Tridentdawgpound 1,043]

IMHO you are right on the money with everything except one selection. I guess I am old school but I like to see my MVP's come from teams that are winning. With that (and the Coors field factor) I'd give the MVP to McCutchen again in the National League. The Pirates have played good baseball overall after a horrible shot and are still very much in the mix while the Marlins and the Rockies have really regressed over the last month or so.

 

 

Tanaka would had been right in the mix for ROY and CY for the American League if he had not gotten hurt recently.

See, I understand why people have that line of thought but to me the MVP is an individual award that should celebrate individual performance. Teams accomplishments are team accomplishments.