Post-Winter Meetings 2015 MLB Standings Projections

American League East				American League Central				American League West
Toronto Blue Jays	92-70	--		Cleveland Indians	90-72	--		Seattle Mariners	88-74	--
Baltimore Orioles	87-75	5		Kansas City Royals	89-73	1		Los Angeles Angels	87-75	1
Tampa Bay Rays	80-82	12		Chicago White Sox	88-74	2		Houston Astros	81-81	7
Boston Red Sox	75-87	17		Detroit Tigers	87-75	3		Oakland Athletics	77-85	11
New York Yankees	73-89	19		Minnesota Twins	78-84	12		Texas Rangers	70-92	18
National League East				National League Central				National League West
Washington Nationals	94-68	--		St. Louis Cardinals	92-70	--		Los Angeles Dodgers	99-63	--
Miami Marlins	79-83	15		Pittsburgh Pirates	86-76	6		Colorado Rockies	78-84	21
New York Mets	77-85	17		Milwaukee Brewers	80-82	12		San Francisco Giants	76-86	23
Atlanta Braves	72-90	22		Cincinnati Reds	75-87	17		San Diego Padres	73-89	26
Philadelphia Phillies	69-93	25		Chicago Cubs	74-88	18		Arizona Diamondbacks	64-98	35

2014 Midseason MLB Awards

American League

Most Valuable Player: Mike Trout, LAA
Cy Young Award: Felix Hernandez, SEA
Rookie of the Year: Masahiro Tanaka, NYY
Manager of the Year: Mike Scioscia, LAA
Reliever of the Year: Dellin Betances, NYY
Comeback Player of the Year: Phil Hughes, MIN
Hank Aaron Award: Mike Trout, LAA

National League

Most Valuable Player: Troy Tulowitzki, COL
Cy Young Award: Adam Wainwright, STL
Rookie of the Year: Billy Hamilton, CIN
Manager of the Year: Ron Roenicke, MIL
Reliever of the Year: Pat Neshek, STL
Comeback Player of the Year: Josh Beckett, LAD
Hank Aaron Award: Andrew McCutchen, PIT

2014 National League WAR-Stars

C: Jonathan Lucroy, MIL; Devin Mesoraco, CIN
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI; Matt Adams, STL
2B: Chase Utley, PHI; Dee Gordon, LAD
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL; Jhonny Peralta, STL
3B: Todd Frazier, CIN; Anthony Rendon, WSN; Pablo Sandoval, SFG;
      Matt Carpenter, STL
OF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT; Giancarlo Stanton, MIA; Jason Heyward, ATL;
      Carlos Gomez, MIL; Seth Smith; SDP; Yasiel Puig, LAD;
      Juan Lagares, NYM; A.J. Pollock, ARI; Marcell Ozuna, MIA;
      Hunter Pence, SFG
SP: Adam Wainwright, STL; Clayton Kershaw, LAD; Johnny Cueto, CIN;
      Jake Arrieta, CHC; Jason Hammel, CHC; Julio Teheran, ATL;
      Zack Greinke, LAD; Josh Beckett, LAD; Henderson Alvarez, MIA
RP: Jonathan Papelbon, PHI; Pat Neshek, STL; Rafael Soriano, WSN

2014 American League WAR-Stars

C: Salvador Perez, KCR; Yan Gomes, CLE
1B: Edwin Encarnacion, TOR; Brandon Moss, OAK
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA; Ian Kinsler, DET; Brian Dozier, MIN;
      Jose Altuve, HOU; Dustin Pedroia, BOS
SS: Erick Aybar, LAA; Alexei Ramirez, CHW
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK; Kyle Seager, SEA; Adrian Beltre, TEX
OF: Mike Trout, LAA; Michael Brantley, CLE; Alex Gordon, KCR;
      Jose Bautista, TOR; Adam Jones, BAL; Desmond Jennings, TBR;
      Steve Pearce, BAL
DH: Victor Martinez, DET
SP: Felix Hernandez, SEA; Mark Buehrle, TOR; Masahiro Tanaka, NYY;
      Chris Sale, CHW; Garrett Richards, LAA; Max Scherzer, DET;
      Dallas Keuchel, HOU; Scott Kazmir, OAK; Yu Darvish, TEX
RP: Dellin Betances, NYY; Wade Davis, KCR; Koji Uehara, BOS

My 2014 MLB All-Star Ballot

American League

C: Derek Norris, OAK, .309/.408/.509 (Leads AL catchers with 158 OPS+)
1B: Miguel Cabrera, DET, .311/.368/.542 (Would be Encarnacion if listed as 1B, w/ V-Mart at DH)
2B: Jose Altuve, HOU, .343/.383/.445 (Leads AL in average, hits, and steals)
SS: Alexei Ramirez, CHW, .294/.327/.421 (Aybar better by metrics, but can't beat Jeter)
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK, .245/.325/.459 (Second in AL with 4.6 WAR)
OF: Mike Trout, LAA, .311/.405/.609 (Is this finally the year he wins the MVP?)
OF: Jose Bautista, TOR, .304/.431/.539 (Leads AL in walks and OBP)
OF: Michael Brantley, CLE, .312/.380/.500 (Top 5 in AL in Offensive WAR)
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, TOR, .281/.370/.603 (Leads MLB in homers, RBI and total bases)

National League

C: Jonathan Lucroy, MIL, .331/.399/.511 (Third in NL in batting WAR)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI, .305/.395/.536 (Leads NL in doubles and extra base hits)
2B: Daniel Murphy, NYM, .300/.351/.421 (Leads NL in hits with 104)
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL, .351/.443/.613 (Best hitter - and player - in baseball so far this season)
3B: Todd Frazier, CIN, .289/.356/.503 (Third in NL in homers, top 10 in steals)
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA, .313/.412/.585 (Leads NL in homers, RBI and total bases)
OF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT, .313/.419/.519 (Reigning MVP leads NL in walks)
OF: Carlos Gomez, MIL, .306/.372/.516 (Top 10 in NL in WAR and OPS+)

More Home Runs than Strikeouts

With all the talk tonight about Victor Martinez having more home runs than strikeouts, here are all the players to have done so since 1901 in a qualifying season:

Rk		Yrs	From	To	Age
1	Joe DiMaggio	7	1937	1948	22-33	Ind. Seasons
2	Yogi Berra	5	1950	1956	25-31	Ind. Seasons
3	Bill Dickey	5	1932	1938	25-31	Ind. Seasons
4	Ted Kluszewski	4	1953	1956	28-31	Ind. Seasons
5	Frank McCormick	3	1939	1944	28-33	Ind. Seasons
6	Ernie Lombardi	3	1935	1939	27-31	Ind. Seasons
7	Lefty O'Doul	3	1929	1932	32-35	Ind. Seasons
8	Ken Williams	3	1922	1925	32-35	Ind. Seasons
9	Johnny Mize	2	1947	1948	34-35	Ind. Seasons
10	Tommy Holmes	2	1944	1945	27-28	Ind. Seasons
11	Charlie Gehringer	2	1935	1936	32-33	Ind. Seasons
12	Lou Gehrig	2	1934	1936	31-33	Ind. Seasons
13	Joe Sewell	2	1929	1932	30-33	Ind. Seasons
14	Mickey Cochrane	2	1927	1932	24-29	Ind. Seasons
15	Irish Meusel	2	1923	1925	30-32	Ind. Seasons
16	Barry Bonds	1	2004	2004	39-39	Ind. Seasons
17	George Brett	1	1980	1980	27-27	Ind. Seasons
18	Vic Power	1	1958	1958	30-30	Ind. Seasons
19	Don Mueller	1	1951	1951	24-24	Ind. Seasons
20	Andy Pafko	1	1950	1950	29-29	Ind. Seasons
21	Stan Musial	1	1948	1948	27-27	Ind. Seasons
22	Lou Boudreau	1	1948	1948	30-30	Ind. Seasons
23	Willard Marshall	1	1947	1947	26-26	Ind. Seasons
24	Ted Williams	1	1941	1941	22-22	Ind. Seasons
25	Arky Vaughan	1	1935	1935	23-23	Ind. Seasons
Rk		Yrs	From	To	Age
26	Bill Terry	1	1932	1932	33-33	Ind. Seasons
27	Al Simmons	1	1930	1930	28-28	Ind. Seasons
28	Mel Ott	1	1929	1929	20-20	Ind. Seasons
29	Billy Southworth	1	1926	1926	33-33	Ind. Seasons
30	Tris Speaker	1	1923	1923	35-35	Ind. Seasons
31	Jimmy Ryan	1	1902	1902	39-39	Ind. Seasons
32	Ed Delahanty	1	1902	1902	34-34	Ind. Seasons
33	Nap Lajoie	1	1901	1901	26-26	Ind. Seasons

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