MLB Midseason Awards Analysis

AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP: JUSTIN MORNEAU (MINNESOTA TWINS)

Justin Morneau is the only player in the American League to be in the top-10 in batting average (.313), home runs (21), RBI (69), and OPS (.972). Morneau has a good glove and carries the offensive load for Minnesota.

Rk	Player	BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
2	Torii Hunter (Laa)	.305	17	65	.938	13
3	Joe Mauer (Min)	.389	15	47	1.112	1
4	Mark Teixeira (Nyy)	.281	21	63	.939	1
5	Evan Longoria (Tbr)	.287	16	65	.898	2
6	Jason Bay (Bos)	.264	20	72	.912	9
7	Russell Branyan (Sea)	.284	21	46	.958	2
8	Adam Lind (Tor)	.309	19	59	.941	1
9	Jermaine Dye (Cws)	.300	20	54	.943	0
10	Aaron Hill (Tor)	.298	20	59	.836	3
11	Miguel Cabrera (Det)	.323	17	48	.928	1
12	Ben Zobrist (Tbr)	.288	17	50	1.009	10
13	Kevin Youkilis (Bos)	.291	14	48	.960	4
14	Carl Crawford (Tbr)	.313	8	38	.972	44
15	Shin-soo Choo (Cle)	.297	13	54	.892	13
16	Jason Bartlett (Tbr)	.354	8	38	.953	18
17	Paul Konerko (Cws)	.304	16	59	.884	0
18	Juan Rivera (Laa)	.313	16	52	.884	0
19	Victor Martinez (Cle)	.298	14	58	.870	0
20	Bobby Abreu (Laa)	.304	6	52	.844	18

NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP: ALBERT PUJOLS (ST. LOUIS CARDINALS)

Albert Pujols is the only player in the National League to be top-10 in batting average (.332), home runs (31), RBI (83), and OPS (1.181). He also has 10 stolen bases and plays great defense.

Rk	Player	BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
2	Prince Fielder (Mil)	.312	22	77	1.048	0
3	Hanley Ramirez (Fla)	.348	14	60	.988	12
4	Chase Utley (Phi)	.307	20	61	1.004	8
5	Brad Hawpe (Col)	.324	13	57	.977	0
6	Ryan Braun (Mil)	.321	16	58	.954	7
7	Pablo Sandoval (Sfg)	.328	13	50	.940	3
8	Raul Ibanez (Phi)	.312	22	59	1.027	4
9	David Wright (Nym)	.328	5	43	.885	20
10	Todd Helton (Col)	.316	9	56	.902	0
11	Miguel Tejada (Hou)	.329	7	47	.836	2
12	Matt Kemp (Lad)	.319	10	46	.875	19
13	Lance Berkman (Hou)	.277	18	54	.943	6
14	Carlos Beltran (Nym)	.336	8	40	.952	11
15	Derek Lee (Chc)	.279	16	53	.858	0
16	Shane Victorino (Phi)	.309	6	42	.838	15
17	Adrian Gonzalez (Sdp)	.256	24	52	.935	1
18	Mark Reynolds (Ari)	.259	24	62	.892	15
19	Adam Dunn (Was)	.259	22	60	.927	0
20	Ryan Howard (Phi)	.253	21	63	.853	3

AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG: ZACK GREINKE (KANSAS CITY ROYALS)

Zack Greinke is 10-5 with a 2.12 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 129 strikeouts. He has also thrown five complete games (two shutouts) and only has given up four home runs and 21 walks.

Rk	Player	W-L	ERA	K	WHIP	CG	Sv
2	Felix Hernandez (Sea)	9-3	2.53	121	1.14	1	-
3	Roy Halladay (Tor)	10-3	2.85	106	1.10	3	-
4	Edwin Jackson (Det)	6-4	2.59	93	1.07	1	-
5	Justin Verlander (Det)	9-4	3.59	141	1.20	2	-
6	Jered Weaver (Laa)	9-3	3.15	95	1.13	3	-
7	Josh Beckett (Bos)	10-3	3.62	103	1.21	1	-
8	Mark Buehrle (Cws)	9-2	3.14	65	1.13	0	-
9	Joe Nathan (Min)	1-1	1.35	43	0.75	-	22
10	Jarrod Washburn (Sea)	5-6	3.08	69	1.10	1	-

NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG: TIM LINCECUM (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS)

Tim Lincecum is 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and 149 strikeouts. He has also thrown three complete games (two shutouts) and has only given up four home runs and 34 walks.

Rk	Player	W-L	ERA	K	WHIP	CG	Sv
2	Dan Haren (Ari)	8-5	2.16	119	0.83	2	-
3	Josh Johnson (Fla)	7-2	2.82	102	1.11	2	-
4	Matt Cain (Sfg)	10-2	2.42	93	1.22	3	-
5	Yovani Gallardo (Mil)	8-6	2.95	120	1.19	1	-
6	Chris Carpenter (Stl)	6-3	2.32	58	0.82	1	-
7	Chad Billingsley (Lad)	9-4	3.14	115	1.20	0	-
8	Javier Vazquez (Atl)	6-7	2.95	136	1.05	1	-
9	Wandy Rodriguez (Hou)	8-6	2.96	106	1.28	1	-
10	Ryan Franklin (Stl)	2-0	0.83	24	0.83	-	20

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: RICKY ROMERO (TORONTO BLUE JAYS)

Ricky Romero is 7-3 with a 2.96 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 12 games started.

Rk	Player	W-L	ERA	K	WHIP	Sv	BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
2	Brad Bergesen (Bal)	5-3	3.59	50	1.19	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Nolan Reimold (Bal)	-	-	-	-	-	.264	9	23	.801	1
4	Brett Gardner (Nyy)	-	-	-	-	-	.286	3	19	.770	18
5	Andrew Bailey (Oak)	4-1	2.03	57	1.01	9	-	-	-	-	-

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: COLBY RASMUS (ST. LOUIS CARDINALS)

Colby Rasmus is batting .280 with 11 home runs, 34 RBI, and a .814 OPS.

Rk	Player	W-L	ERA	K	WHIP	Sv	BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
2	J.A. Happ (Phi)	5-0	3.04	57	1.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Randy Wells (Chc)	4-3	2.48	49	1.09	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Casey McGehee (Mil)	-	-	-	-	-	.331	6	27	.924	0
5	Tommy Hanson (Atl)	4-0	2.85	25	1.29	-	-	-	-	-	-

AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR: JIM LEYLAND (DETROIT TIGERS)

Leyland has led the Tigers to a .548 winning percentage on a team that wasn't expected to do much.

Rk	Manager	Win%	Note
2	Ron Washington (Tex)	.560	Washington has the Rangers in a division the Angels were supposed to run away with, and the Rangers have owned the Angels this year.
3	Mike Scioscia (Laa)	.554	After a slow start and the tragic loss of a pitcher, the Angels are back in the thick of the playoffs race. Scioscia has had to deal with a lack of pitching.
4	Don Wakamatsu (Sea)	.518	Wakamatsu is silencing his critics. He has the Mariners in a three-team division race and has commanded the respect of his player.

NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR: BRUCE BOCHY (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS)

Seriously, nobody outside of San Francisco expected the Giants to be leading the Wild Card race with a .553 winning percentage.

Rk	Manager	Win%	Note
2	Jim Tracy (Col)	.541	The Rockies were abysmal and going nowhere until Tracy took over Hurdle's position and he has them in the Wild Card race.
3	Tony La Russa (Stl)	.540	La Russa is still one of the best in the game and has had to deal without having a stable number four batter to back up Pujols.
4	Fredi Gonzalez (Fla)	.517	Any time the Marlins are in a race to win the division it's impressive because of the lack of money but depth of talent.

SILVER SLUGGERS

Pos	American League	National League
C	Joe Mauer (Min)	Brian McCann (Atl)
1B	Justin Morneau (Min)	Albert Pujols (Stl)
2B	Aaron Hill (Tor)	Chase Utley (Phi)
SS	Jason Bartlett (TB)	Hanley Ramirez (Fla)
3B	Evan Longoria (TB)	Pablo Sandoval (Sfg)
OF	Jason Bay (Bos)	Raul Ibanez (Phi)
OF	Jermaine Dye (Cws)	Brad Hawpe (Col)
OF	Torii Hunter (LAA)	Ryan Braun (Mil)
DH|P	Adam Lind (Tor)	Micah Owings (Cin)