MLB 2012 AWARDS

MLB AWARDS

AL MVP

1) Mike Trout - I wrote about this already

2) Miguel Cabrera - See above

3) Robinson Cano - See above

4) Adrian Beltre - I hope HOF voters take into account his defense

5) Justin Verlander - As good as ever

NL MVP

1) Buster Posey - A durable, hard-hitting catcher...wow

2) Ryan Braun - 1B in this race, for me

3) David Wright - Curious to see where he winds up

4) Andrew McCutchen - Cooled off in the 2nd half but still great

5) Chase Headley - Imagine he didn't hit in Petco

AL CY YOUNG

1) Justin Verlander - For me, he's the gold standard

2) David Price - A stud pitcher in front of a stud defense

3) Felix Hernandez - Park helps, but so does being dominant

4) Chris Sale - RP to SP = NP

5) CC Sabathia = Still an ace even with 2 DL stints

NL CY YOUNG

1) Clayton Kershaw - He's the new king SP in the NL

2) R.A. Dickey - What a year for the knuckler

3) Johnny Cueto - Check his pickoff move...wow

4) Gio Gonzalez - I guess the Nats knew what they were trading for

5) Matt Cain - Another great season for Mr.Perfect

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1) Mike Trout - Duh

2) Yu Darvish - Any other year

3) Jarrod Parker - Any other, other year

4) Yoenis Cespedes - As good as advertised

5) Tommy Milone - I guess the A's knew what they were trading for

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1) Bryce Harper - Close race, but I give him the edge

2) Wade Miley - A good youngster who should have a bright future

3) Norichika Aoki - A quietly very good season

4) Todd Frazier - He could be a good one at 3B for a long time

5) Lance Lynn - Tailed off, but overall was a good year

AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

1) Buck Showalter - I have no idea how he's done it

2) John Madden - A mad genius

3) Bob Melvin - I dunno

NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

1) Bruce Bochy - Developing into one of the all-time best

2) Davey Johnson - He must know something

3) Mike Matheny - I guess

THE MLB NOT AWARDS

AL MVP

Jeff Francoeur - hahaha...KC sucks

NL MVP

Carlos Lee - Finally that contract is up

AL CY YOUNG

Ervin Santana - ew ew ew

NL CY YOUNG

Jeremy Guthrie - ew ew ew

AL ROY

Ryan Lavarnway - That batting line is scary bad

NL ROY

Tyler Pastornicky - Love the name, hate the game

AL MOTY

Bobby Valentine - Duh

NL MOTY

Jim Tracy - Whose call was the 75-pitch limit? He's my fall guy. 

THE BLUE JAYS AWARDS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Edwin Encarnacion - Duh

BEST HITTER

Edwin Encarnacion - Duh

BEST STARTING PITCHER

Brandon Morrow - The only good one

BEST RELIEVER

Casey Janssen - What a pleasant surprise, now keep it up please

WORST HITTER

Yunel Escobar - Could've been him or Kelly Johnson or Colby Rasmus

WORST STARTING PITCHER

Rickey Romero - Will he ever be good again? I honestly don't think so

WORST RELIEVER

Francisco Cordero - What a disaster

BEST DEFENDER

Brett Lawrie - He can really handle that hot corner, and is still improving

WORST DEFENDER

Edwin Encarnacion - Bury him at DH, or at least 1B

BEST BASE RUNNER

Rajai Davis - Duh

WORST BASE RUNNER

Adam Lind - Is he good at anything anymore?

EASIEST GUY TO CHEER FOR

David Cooper - Maybe it's just me, but I love that batting stroke

EASIEST GUY TO CHEER AGAINST

Yunel Escobar - For obvious reasons I'd say