Awards | American League | National League |
MVP | Travis Hafner (.310/.430/.600) | Albert Pujols(.332/.439/.605) |
Cy Young | Johan Santana (19-7 2.60 243/57) | Ben Sheets (18-9 2.99 200/35) |
Rookie of the Year | Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-8 3.58 200/68) | Kevin Kouzmanoff (.300/.375/.468) |
Comeback Player | Jonny Gomes (.280/.390/.490) | Derek Lee (.312/.400/.523) |
Surprise Player | Rocco Baldelli (.312/.350/.489) | Scott Thorman (.280/.360/.475) |
Disappointing Player | Gary Mathews Jr (.260/.300/.430) | Bronson Arroyo (12-10 4.40 120/65) |
Dave Kingman | Garret Anderson 28HR .250/30 BB | Pedro Feliz 20 HR .260/20 BB |
Alex Gonzalez of the Marlins | Jorge Cantu .300/.330/.486- .240/.265/.399 | Carlos Lee .325/.370/.532- .270/.320/.489 |
Mark Redman | Gustavo Chacin | Tom Glavine |
I’ve come to my senses and realized that the Yankees aren’t going to win every year because, well, they haven’t. I do pick them to get to the WS, but in the end the Dodgers deep pitching staff will prevail. Across town, the Mets are going to flop. Their rotation is week, and they don’t match up well position-wise against their division foes.
The A.L central should be a weird one since the 4th place team could very well end up with a better record then most 2nd place teams. Surprisingly, I like the Tigers to make it back to the playoffs, but fall short in the first round.
Baseball is finally back, so let’s enjoy it!