Nobody better: Betts, Yelich eliminate the elections for MVP awards
Nobody better: Betts, Yelich eliminate the elections for MVP awards
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Now that the regular season is finally in the books, it's time to award baseballThe biggest individual awards. It took another day to resolve the playoffs, but these discussions have been ongoing for weeks.
Christian Yelich seems to be very easy for the National League MVP, but is it Mookie Betts or his teammate in Boston, J.D. Martinez, in the American League?
Jacob deGrom or Max Scherzer for the National League Cy Young Award?
Shohei Ohtani or Miguel Andujar for the American League Rookie of the Year?
Martinez has been a monster on the plate in his first season with the Red Sox after signing a $ 110 million contract for five years. He threw 43 homers and led the majors with 130 RBIs. He compiled an OPS of 1.031 and hit .330, finishing second to Betts (.346) in the batting career.
All the main reasons why Boston had the best record in baseball was 108-54.
By batting at the top of the order, Betts had 32 homers, 80 RBIs, 129 runs and a whopping 1,078 OPS.
But in defense and in the bases, there is no comparison. Martinez started 57 games in the outfield, but 93 in the designated hitter. Betts, a sensational defender, started 115 games in right field and 13 in center. In addition, he stole 30 bases in 36 attempts.
All those elite skills. That's why he led the majors in wins over the replacement with 10.9 (per baseball-reference.com).
"I would vote for Betts," said Baltimore manager Buck Showalter. "The impact that he has on the defense is what makes him stand out, I told people he's the best right fielder I've ever seen, he makes plays that people in the stands do not realize are not routine. Well, steal a base when you need it, it's special. "
Angels star Mike Trout deserves his annual appearance, along with Houston third baseman Alex Bregman, Cleveland infielder Jose Ramirez and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor.
But in the end, Betts is the clear winner after being runner-up of Trout two years ago.
The ballot of the Baseball Writers Association of America takes place before the start of the postseason on Tuesday night, and the results will be announced in November.
Here are our selections for the other main prizes:
National League MVP: With a great second half, Yelich practically led Milwaukee to a National League championship and the league's best record during his first season with the team. He was on the verge of becoming the first National League Triple Crown winner since Joe "Ducky" Medwick in 1937. Yelich won the batting title with a .326 average and had 36 homers with 110 RBIs, 118 runs and 22 robberies. in 26 attempts and 1,000 OPS that led the league by a wide margin. He had three hits and one run when the Brewers beat the Cubs 3-1 on Monday in a tiebreak of a game for the division crown at Wrigley Field.
This is how MVP awards are won, and this choice I will not be close. I could be unanimous.
"In the end, he's been willing to make the team look like one night is the cycle, one night is a late quadrangular, another night walks five times, I think it's Yelly," said Don Mattingly, Miami Marlins team manager. That changed Yelich in the last offseason.
AL CY YOUNG: The young left-hander Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays wins with a record of 21-5 and a 1.89 ERA in the league in 180 2/3 innings. But it should be a tighter vote than projected. The guy who gets overlooked is Houston ace Justin Verlander (16-9, 2.52), who had a lower WHIP than Snell in 214 innings. Verlander struck out 290 batters, the best in the league, and he only walked 37. Incredible.
NL CY YOUNG: At one point at the end of the season, this was a close and convincing three-way race between deGrom, Scherzer and Aaron Nola. And then DeGrom left everyone in the dust, finishing with a low 1.70 ERA in the 217 innings. Your 10-9 pedestrian record for a New York Mets team with problems that offered little support? Fairly irrelevant.
Nola went a bit with Philadelphia and went 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA and 224 strikeouts in 212 1/3 innings. Scherzer, winner of two consecutive NL Cy Young Awards with Washington and the AL 2013 Detroit Prize, had a record of 18-7 with a 2.53 ERA in 220 2/3 innings. He struck out 300 batters, 31 more than deGrom, but he also allowed 13 more homers.
"I would say it's still pretty close," Mattingly said. "I'm probably like everyone else, because I think what Jacob is doing is amazing, you know, Max too, but Max has done it many times, so I think deGrom wins."
AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Perhaps the most difficult prize to dissect, because one of the best candidates was a double-track player for a while. How much momentum does Ohtani get for the 10 starts he made on the mound before his elbow injury put on hold? The Japanese star went 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings. Not to mention that he hit .285 with 22 homers, 61 RBIs, 10 stolen bases and an OPS of .925 in 367 plate appearances as a designated hitter. Quite unprecedented
Meanwhile, constant Andujar hit .297 with 27 homers, 92 RBIs and an OPS of .855 in 149 games as the third baseman of a Yankees team that made the playoffs. Difficult to compare.
Ohtani was not much in the field, but hey, it's not an MVP award. Choosing it seems more fun.
NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Another close call. The impressive numbers for outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., 20, and Juan Soto, the 19-year-old hitter from Washington, are remarkably similar. Acuña gains a slight advantage for his speed and defense. "For me, just seeing Acuna in front, I think it had a bigger impact on that club," Mattingly said.
TO THE MANAGER OF THE YEAR: So difficult to choose between Bob Melvin of Oakland and Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay. Both did a masterful job despite having a low payroll and few initial pitches. Melvin drove the A's (97-65) to a surprise playoff spot, while the Rays somehow went 90-72 in a division that included the Red Sox and the Yankees. However, take a look at the two lists. And while the A's were adding help on the trade deadline, Tampa Bay was selling veterans. So, for the thinnest of margins, it's Cash.
NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Craig Counsell was our pick of a competitive field last year, even though Milwaukee did not make the playoffs. He received three votes of first place, but he was in fourth place. Often overlooked, Counsell receives the nod this time after the Brewers won their last eight regular-season games to finish 96-67 and beat the Cubs favorite in the National League Central. A close second is Brian Snitker, the 62-year-old captain who did a wonderful job guiding the Baby Braves to a surprise title in the Eastern Division of the National League.
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