AL MVP - Alex Rodriguez (.314BA, 54HR, 156RBI, 143R, 24SB) A-Rod had the best year of his career in 2007, an amazing feat considering he's already won multiple MVP awards, and has been considered the best all-around player in baseball for nearly a decade.
Runner Up - Magglio Ordonez (.363BA, 28HR, 139RBI, 117R) Just happened to have a monster season in the same year that Alex Rodriguez had a historic season.
NL MVP - Matt Holliday (.340BA, 36HR, 137RBI, 120R, 216H) Flat-out, Holliday was the best hitter in the NL this year. His numbers make it very difficult to argue otherwise.
Runner Up - Jimmy Rollins (.296BA, 30HR, 94RBI, 139R, 212H, 41SB) Rollins' numbers are staggering considering he's both a shortstop and a lead-off hitter. But the catalyst for the NL's most deadly lineup does not get the trophy in 2007 because his teammates Ryan Howard and Chase Utley helped carry the load a lot more than the Rockies helped Holliday.
AL CY Young - CC Sabathia (241IP, 19-7, 3.21ERA, 1.14WHIP, 209K) Statistically, the AL CY Young Race is as tight as can be. What separates Sabathia from the other candidates is his 241 innings pitched, including 4 complete games. In the age of the 6IP/game pitchers, a starter that can consistently be counted on to eat up innings is invaluable.
In the mix - Josh Beckett, Fausto Carmona, Justin Verlander, Chien-Ming Wang, John Lackey
NL CY Young - Jake Peavy (223IP, 19-6, 2.54ERA, 1.06WHIP, 240k) The NL CY Young Race really wasn't close when you in factor in that Jake Peavy won the Pitching Triple Crown (Wins, ERA, Strikeouts). Too bad Peavy wasn't at his best when the Padres needed him the most.
In the mix - Brandon Webb, Brad Penny, John Smoltz, Roy Oswalt, Tim Hudson, Cole Hamels
2007 ALL AL 1st Team
KEY - Batting Average/On Base %/ SLG%, example (.300/.400/.500)
1B - Carlos Pena - 46HR, 121RBI, 1.037 OPS
2B - Placido Polanco - .341BA, Led AL 2B in OPS, 0 Errors in field.
SS - Derek Jeter - Wins by nose over Carlos Guillen, .322/.388/.452
3B - Alex Rodriguez - Double the next AL third baseman in HRs
C - Jorge Posada - Landslide winner, .338/.426/.543
CF - Curtis Granderson - 38 doubles, 23 triples, 23 home runs, 26 SB, 1CS
OF - Magglio Ordonez - .363/.434/.595 - Led AL in BA
OF - Vladimir Guerrero - .324, 27HR, 125RBI
DH - David Ortiz - .332/.445/.621
SP - CC Sabathia - 19-7, 3.21ERA, 241IP, Post-season not included
RP - JJ Putz - 6-1, 1.38ERA, 40 Saves, 71.2IP
2007 ALL NL 1st Team
1B - Prince Fielder - 50HR, 119RBI
2B - Chase Utley - OPS 101pts higher than next second baseman
SS - Hanley Ramirez -Beats Rollins in BA, SLG, OBP, OPS, and SB.
3B - Chipper Jones -4th in NL in OBP (.425), 2nd in BA (.337)
C - Russell Martin - 19HR, 87RBI, .293BA, 21SB
CF - Carlos Beltran - 33HR, 112 RBI, 23SB, 2CS
OF - Matt Holliday - .340BA, 36HR, 137RBI
OF - Adam Dunn - 40HR, 106RBI
SP - Jake Peavy - 19-6, 2.54ERA
RP - Takashi Saito - 39 Saves, 1.40ERA, 64.1IP
2007 ALL AL Under-Achiever Team
1B - Richie Sexon - Lowest OPS of AL 1B with 400 plate appearances
2B - Josh Barfield - 2006 (.280/.318/.423) 2007 (.243/.270/.324)
SS - Julio Lugo - .237/.294/.349 - Disgusting
3B - Eric Chavez - HRs & OPS down each year since 2004
C - Ivan Rodriguez - Walked only 9x the entire season
CF - Vernon Wells - 16HR, 80RBI, .245/.304/.402
OF - JD Drew - 11HR, 64RBI, Huge Contract
OF - Jermaine Dye - OPS dropped 204 points in 1 season
P - Jose Contreras - 10-17, 5.57 ERA
2007 ALL NL Under-Achiever Team
1B - Carlos Delgado -Of the 10 NL 1B w/ 500AB he had the lowest OPS
2B - Craig Biggio - 3000th hit, but a terrible year, .251/.285/.381
SS - Jose Reyes - Post All Star splits (.251/.316/.402)
3B - Ryan Zimmerman - 2006 (.287/.351/.471) 2007 (.266/.330/.458)
C - Brian McCann - 2006 BA .333, 2007 BA .270
CF - Andruw Jones - .222/.311/.413 - .724 OPS, contract year
OF - Bill Hall - .254/.315/.415, 14HR, 63RBI
OF - Jason Bay - 32nd of 39 in NL OF OPS
P - Barry Zito - 11-13, 4.53 ERA vs 4.44 NL League ERA
AL Manager of the Year
1st place - Eric Wedge - 12 game improvement from 2006, 1st division title since 2001.
2nd place - Terry Francona - Best Record in AL, first AL East title since 1995.
3rd place - Mike Scioscia - NL West Title, 94 Wins.
14th place - Ozzie Guillen - Chi Sox never competed in 2007 even with the 4th highest payroll in MLB.
NL Manager of the Year
1st place - Clint Hurdle - Historic September run to the postseason
2nd place - Manny Acta - Everybody thought the Nationals were a 100 loss team
3rd place - Charlie Manuel - They never gave up, and ended up winning the NL East.
16th place - Willie Randolph - Forget the historic collapse, this team never played with a sense of urgency the entire seaason.
AL Rookie of the Year - Dustin Pedroia - Any second baseman that hits .317 with a .380 on base percentage is amongst the best in the league, rookie or veteran.
Runner Up - Delmon Young - 13HR, 91RBI - Will hit 30+ HR down the road.
NL Rookie of the Year - Ryan Braun - The NL had a stable of solid 1st year players and Ryan Braun was the best. Though his defense lacks, Braun's offensive statistics (with only 434AB) were Pujols-eque. .The numbers: .324BA, .370OBP, .634SLG, 1.004OPS, 34HR, 97RBI, are simply out of this world.
Runner Up - Troy Tulowitzki - Though Houston's Hunter Pence was nearly as prolific as Braun offensively, Tulowitzki had an excellent year offensively (24HR, 99RBI) and may very well be the best defensive shortstop in all of baseball.
AL/NL Golden Glove Team
1B - Lyle Overbay/Albert Pujols
2B - Placido Polanco/ Brandon Phillips
SS - Yuniesky Betancourt/Troy Tulowitzki
3B - Brandon Inge/Ryan Zimmerman
C - Kenji Johjima/ Brad Ausmus
OF - Grady Sizemore/Aaron Rowand
OF - Torii Hunter/ Carlos Beltran
OF - Coco Crisp/Chris Young
P - Chien-Ming Wang/Greg Maddux
MLB All-Overpaid Team
1B Richie Sexson $15.5 million
2B Ray Durham $7.0 million
SS Rafael Furcal $13.7 million
C Ivan Rodriguez $10.56 million
3B Adrian Beltre $12.9 million
OF JD Drew $14.4 million
OF Andruw Jones $14.0 million
OF Barry Bonds $15.5 million
P Roger Clemens - one-year contract for $28,000,022
MLB Under $1 Million ALL Star Team
1B Prince Fielder $415,000
2B Robinson Cano $480,000
SS Hanley Ramirez $402,000
3B Ryan Zimmerman $400,000
C Russell Martin $387,500
OF Grady Sizemore $916,667
OF Hunter Pence $400,000
OF BJ Upton $386,900
P Fausto Carmona $387,500
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some nit picking.
ReplyDeleteGG's. NO WAY is aaron rowand a gold glover, i watched virtually all of his defensive opportunities and he is among the SLOWEST centerfielders in baseball. scouts say that he takes circular routes to the ball(a la eric byrnes). the reason he dives so much is to make up for his lack of footspeed.
MONEY-
1. you should have posted rocket's prorated salary, which is the actual cash spent by NYY.
2. that under 1 Mil team is pointless. thats just the way baseball player salaries are slotted until they become arbitration-eligible. NOBODY HAS EVER BEEN PAID MORE THAN 1MIL WHO WASNT ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE(Howard set the record this past season).
a more useful set or parameters whould be players who haved already became eligible for free agency making less than 5Mil.
1) all because you're an accountant doesn't mean you should be talking about prorated salaries and being arbitration eligible. The point of the two teams is too illustrate how paying a ridiculous amount of money for players can often be terribly counter productive compared to when you infuse your team with young and cheap talented players.
ReplyDelete2)You know I'm a Rowand guy. He makes up for his speed with the jump he gets on balls + his guts while going towards the wall.
one more note on Roward, MLB defensive bible has him as the top rated center fielder in MLB 2 years in a row? Did he really lose that much of his MoJo in 1 season?
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