Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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

Thursday, July 3, 2014

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+)