MLB Season in Review: 2007 National League Awards

How about fourth in the National League in Equivalent Average (EQA) at .329, second in VORP at 81.1, and first in WSAB at 21?

Among his contemporaries, only Chipper Jones could hold a candle to him, and even then, Chipper is tough to find in the WSAB category—attesting to the reason I use multiple statistics when comparing players.

(Runner Up: J. Rollins)

Rookie - Troy Tulowitzki

I'm sick of hearing about the kid too. It wouldn't surprise me if baseball created a "Sophomore of the Year" award just for Tulowitzki.

Also, I prefer Hunter Pence as a player to build around, and as a player whom I envision having a superior major league career. In fact, save for an injury to Pence and a late call-up for Ryan Braun, none of us would have to deal with hearing "Tulo! Tulo! Tulo!"

However, we're still talking about a kid who put up the third-best VORP among National League rookies at 37.8, and the second best WSAB at 12.

If you are following along with me, you'll have noticed that Tulowitzki trails a fellow rookie in both categories—yes, Ryan Braun. However, I feel that the amount of time that Braun missed was too much to allow him to win the award over a player who went April-to-October.

Additionally, the fielding. Tulowitzki ranked as the best fielder in all of baseball in terms of the Hardball Times' Fielding Win Shares. Tulowitzki's 10.9 was worth just under a win more then Braun's 1.5.

And to be honest, 1.5 is a pathetic total.

(Runner Up: R. Braun)

Manager - Clint Hurdle

All right, I think I can be honest with the readers now: I really don't follow the National League. I won't claim too.

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