GIBBY Awards 2013: Full List of Winners Announced

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball's GIBBY Awards were announced, as voted on by "media, front-office personnel, MLB alumni, fans at MLB.com and the Society for American Baseball Research," according to MLB.com.

While traditional awards like Most Valuable Player, Top Pitcher and Top Hitter are handed out, the GIBBY's also include some more unique awards, like Storyline of the Year, Oddity of the Year and Moment of the Year, adding a bit of flair to the event. 

While some GIBBY Awards echoed the awards already handed out to players, there were a few surprises to be found along the way. Below, you'll find a full listing of the GIBBYs awarded and a closer look at some of the more surprising decisions.

Award	Player	Team	Position
Most Valuable Player	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	Third Base
Hitter of the Year	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	Third Base
Pitcher of the Year	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
Rookie of the Year	Jose Fernandez	Miami Marlins	Pitcher
Closer of the Year	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher
Setup Man of the Year	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
Defensive Player of the Year	Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher
Breakout Hitter of the Year	Chris Davis	Baltimore Orioles	First Base
Breakout Pitcher of the Year	Matt Harvey	New York Mets	Pitcher
Comeback Player of the Year	Francisco Liriano	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
Manager of the Year	John Farrell	Boston Red Sox	n/a
Executive of the Year	Ben Cherington	Boston Red Sox	n/a
Postseason Most Valuable Player	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	Designated Hitter
Lifetime Achievement	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	Pitcher

Award	Winner	Description
Play of the Year	Manny Machado's Epic Throw	Machado's off-balance throw from far to the right of the third-base bag on July 7 against the Yankees was an instant "web gem."
Moment of the Year	Red Sox Return to Fenway	Five days after the tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon, the Red Sox honored the victims and heroes who responded to the devastating event in a pre-game ceremony.
Storyline of the Year	Pirates End Postseason Drought	It took them 20 years, but the Pirates finally returned to the postseason.
Hitting Performance of the Year	Mike Trout's Cycle	Trout exploded against the Mariners on May 21, hitting for the cycle, scoring two runs and mashing five RBI.
Pitching Performance of the Year	Tim Lincecum's No-Hitter	Lincecum went nine innings on July 13 against the Padres, allowing no hits, four walks, striking out 13 batters and forcing 29 swings-and-misses.
Oddity of the Year	Hidden Ball Tricks	Evan Longoria nabbed Juan Uribe on a hidden ball trick in August, and Todd Helton matched the feat in September, tricking Matt Carpenter.
Walk-Off of the Year	Giancarlo Stanton	Stanton scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch, securing a no-hitter win for pitcher Henderson Alvarez on September 29 versus the Tigers.
Cut4 Top-Trending Topic of the Year	Blue Jays SS Munenori Kawasaki's postgame interview	It's hard to describe this much better than *MLB.com did. "A pie to the face, a prepared statement and a declaration of, 'I am Japaneeeeeese,' were all involved. One would be hard pressed to best Munenori Kawasaki's postgame interview following his walk-off double in a wild Blue Jays win."
Postseason Moment of the Year	Allen Craig Wins Game on Obstruction Call	Even though the Red Sox won the World Series, the iconic moment may have come from Allen Craig in Game 3, who scored the game-winning run at the plate after obstruction was called.

Analysis

It's not much of a surprise that Miguel Cabrera would win the MVP and best hitter awards. His .348 average, 44 homers, 137 RBI, 103 runs and 1.078 OPS all speak for themselves.

Likewise, Clayton Kershaw (16-9, 1.83 ERA, 232 strikeouts, 0.92 WHIP) was the logical choice for top pitcher, though with 30.6 percent of the vote, he narrowly beat out Yu Darvish (28.6) and Max Scherzer (27.3 percent) for the award.

Jose Fernandez was a fitting pick for top rookie, while Chris Davis winning breakout player, Matt Harvey winning breakout pitcher and the Boston Red Sox claiming the top manager (John Farrell) and executive (Ben Cherington) seemed apt.

The Pirates were worthy winners for top storyline, one of the few things that was worthy enough to best Mariano Rivera's final game in a storied career. Of course, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award, so he was recognized. 

The hidden ball tricks seen in the MLB was a fun oddity, though nothing funnier happened this year than both the New York Yankees and Red Sox being spooked in the dugout by thunder, which was runner-up for the award.

Finally, while Giancarlo Stanton's walk-off was more unique, Cleveland Indians fans might argue that Jason Giambi's walk-off home run against the Chicago White Sox on September 24 was more important, as it helped the team eventually clinch a Wild Card berth.