AL MVP
- Del Kondou (3B-Salem), 8.29 WAR
- Donn Oliver (1B-Texas), 9.72 WAR
- Tsuyoshi Lo (1B-Buffalo), 8.45 WAR
- Lenn Posey (DH-New York), 7.83 WAR
- Luther Stowers (LF-New York), 8.34 WAR
I can totally understand the support Kondou has been getting on the World Chat...putting up 8+ WAR in your age 33 season is certainly impressive...but I have to go with Oliver who is more than a full win clear of any of the other four and who contributed nearly 2 full WAR of defense this season.
NL MVP
- Christopher Perry (2B-Montgomery), 6.47 WAR
- Cesar Cairo (3B-Jacksonville), 8.57 WAR
- Enny Cayones (LF-Scranton), 7.47 WAR
- Valerio Suarez (2B-Anaheim), 5.42 WAR
- Odalis Marmol (RF-Tampa Bay), 7.17 WAR
This is another fairly easy choice, with the WAR leader being over a full win ahead of the next guy. I was a little bit surprised (and a bit disappointed) to see Suarez's name on this list, though, since I let him walk before the year started and then struggled to find a replacement...here's hoping that I hit on the picks I got for him.
AL Cy Young
- Adam Maybin (SP-Syracuse), 4.53 WAR
- Kip Ratliff (RP-Hartford), 0.69 WAR
- Orber Guerrero (SP-Atlanta), 3.71 WAR
- Jhoulys Sosa (SP-Atlanta), 4.48 WAR
- Maicer Silva (SP-Tacoma), 2.97 WAR
Even though I've got a horse in this race, I won't be voting for him...this is a two horse race between Maybin and Sosa. I'm giving the edge to Maybin since he hasn't had as much help as Sosa did (evidenced by the fact that Sosa's teammate is also nominated.)
NL Cy Young
- Juan Escuela (SP-Toronto), 2.92 WAR
- Nigel Maybin (SP-Jacksonville), 3.88 WAR
- Shelby Jorgensen (SP-Tampa Bay), 2.39 WAR
- Clarence Roache (SP-Louisville), 2.91 WAR
- Yasiel Arias (SP-Montgomery), 3.96 WAR
These WAR totals all include hitting ability, or lack thereof, so if you're thinking they they seem a little low that's probably why. The good thing is that they're all more or less equally bad at the plate so for the purposes of comparison the above totals will do just fine.
AL Rookie of the Year
- Dixon Gibson (SP-Helena), 2.56 WAR
- Tim Burks (1B-Nashville), 3.07 WAR
- Orlando Rienzo (1B-Ottawa), 5.24 WAR
- Roger Diamond (RF-Tacoma), 2.12 WAR
- Derrin Plunk (DH-Chicago), 2.51 WAR
Once again, I find myself voting for someone other than my guy simply because the leading candidate is so far out in front of the field. Rienzo's season ended up being more than 2 wins better than any of the other four candidates who finished the season on the ballot. This is just about as easy as they come in terms of voting decisions.
NL Rookie of the Year
- York Bonds (LF-Scranton), 6.17 WAR
- Kendry Osuna (SP-Scranton), 3.94 WAR
- Mac Zhang (LF-Toronto), 5.77 WAR
- Julian Kelly (2B-Charlotte), 4.87 WAR
- Sean Leathersich (LF-Montgomery), 5.52 WAR
Right now I'm guessing that Zhang and Leathersich are both wishing they were AL players since they clearly had better rookie years than any of the AL nominees and yet will likely come up short in the NL. That's because York Bonds put up a WAR total that is superior to Suarez's total that got him nominated for the NL MVP.
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