Monday, October 21, 2013

2013 Millhouse MLB Awards!

American League
MVP: Miguel Cabrera (Chris Davis was a close second); with almost another Triple Crown, Cabrera gets back to back Millhouse awards.
Cy Young: Max Scherzer (Hishashi Iwakuma 2nd place); Scherzer stepped up his pitching game to surpass Verlander as the Tigers' best pitcher this season. With a sub 1 WHIP and league leader in wins, not to mention a 2.90 ERA.
Rookie Of The Year: Chris Archer; The up and coming pitcher had a couple of shut outs, picked up the slack for an inconsistent David Price, had a 1.13 WHIP, and a low 3 ERA.
Manager Of The Year: Bob Melvin; Melvin had received sub-par performances from his star players, had one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, and one of the most inexperienced teams and he still was able to coach his team to win a Division Title.
Silver Sluggers: C-Joe Mauer, 1B-Chris Davis, 2B-Robinson Cano, 3B Miguel Cabrera, SS-Jed Lowrie, OF-Adam Jones, Mike Trout, Torii Hunter, DH David Ortiz

National League
MVP: Paul Goldschmidt (Andrew McCutcheon 2nd); Goldschmidt was a league leader in home runs, RBI's, and had a .302 batting average along with 15 stolen bases.
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw; A rare sub 2 ERA and under 1 WHIP from a lefty starter.
Rookie Of The Year: Jose Fernandez (Yasiel Puig 2nd); Fernandez posted a sub 1 WHIP and a 2.19 ERA while making the opening day roster as a 20 year old. He played on a poor Marlins roster and still managed to post a 12-6 record.
Manager Of The Year: Clint Hurdle; Hurdle managed the Pirates into their first .500+ season since 1992, when the Pirates had Barry Bonds. Proving his managing abilities in the past with teams like the Rockies, Hurdle solidifies that he is one of the NL's best.
Silver Sluggers: C-Yadier Molina, 1B-Paul Goldschmidt, 2B-Matt Carpenter, 3B-Ryan Zimmerman, SS-Ian Desmond, OF-Hunter Pence, Jayson Werth, Marlon Byrd