Sportscity’s MLB Player Awards-2007
As the MLB is beginning to hand out its yearly hardware for individual awards, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, Manager of the Year and MVP, Sportscity.com presents it's take on the 2007 MLB Player Awards. Take a look at the complete history of all MLB Awards.
Sportscity's 2007 AL Rookie of the Year Winner
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| Sportscity.com selects Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox as their AL Rookie of the Year. The 5-9 second baseman got off to a slow start in April, but heated in up in May hitting .415. From then on he was the main stay a 2B, having only one month from May to September where he hit under .300, July where he batted .299. Pedroia finished the season batting .317, .380 OBP, 8 HR, 50 RBI’s, 86 Runs, 39 2B, and 7 steals. He started in 132 games, logging 1141 innings of work, and only committing 6 errors, a .990 fielding percentage. |
Sportscity's 2007 NL Rookie of the Year Winner
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| This was a though one, a two horse race between Ryan Braun (3B) of the Milwaukee Brewers and Troy Tulowitzki (SS) of the Colorado Rockies, with either being acceptable. Ryan Braun hit .324/.370/.634 with 34 HR’s, 97 RBI’s, 26 2B, 6 3B, 91 Runs and 15 SB in 451 AB’s. Braun struck out 112 times and walked only 29 times. Tulowitzki hit .291/.359/.479 with 24 HR’s, 99 RBI’s, 33 2B, 5 3B, 104 Runs, and 7 SB in 609 AB’s. He struck out 130 times and walked 57 times. While Braun’s hitting numbers are slightly better even with 158 less at bats, Sportscity.com selects Troy Tulowitzki as its NL Rookie of the Year. The Rockies Short Stop played remarkable defense, only committing 11 errors in 1375 innings, a .987 fielding percentage. In 834 total chances he recorded 262 put outs, 561 assists, and was part of 114 double plays. The fact that Tulowitzki put up solid hitting number and displayed Gold Glove calibre fielding gives him the nod over the offensive Braun. |
Sportscity's 2007 AL Cy Young Winner
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| Cleveland Indians ace C.C. Sabathia is Sportscity.com’s AL Cy Young winner. Sabathia logged a MLB high 241 innings pitched on his way to a 19-7 record. He had a 3.21 ERA (5th in the league), second in wins behind Josh Beckett’s 20, 209 strike outs, and walked only 37 batters. Sabathia had 4 complete games (2nd to only Roy Halladay), 1 shut out and 25 quality starts. John Lackey (LAA), Fausto Carmona (CLE) and Josh Beckett (BOS) were all serious candidates. |
Sportscity's 2007 NL Cy Young Winner
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| The NL Cy Young was an easier decision compared to the AL Cy Young, as San Diego Padre ace Jake Peavy dominated NL hitters. Peavy led the NL in: Wins with 19 (he had 6 loses), ERA of 2.54 (Webb was second at 3.01) and 240 Strike Outs (Harang was second at 218). Peavy was 4th in innings pitched at 223.1 even though he did not pitch a complete game all season. 28 out of his 34 games were quality starts. He held opposing hitters to a .208 average, .272 OBP and .312 SLG. |
Sportscity's 2007 AL Manager of the Year Winner
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| Sportscity.com's AL Manager of the Year goes to Cleveland Indians skipper Eric Wedge. Wedge led the Indians to the Central Division title (8 game lead over Detroit) with 96-66 record, tied for the best in the majors with Boston. Cleveland was 78-84 in 2006, and finished 18 games out of the lead. The Indians had a payroll of under $70 million, considerably less than Wedge's competition, Terry Francona of the Red Sox and Mike Scioscia of the Angels. |
Sportscity's 2007 NL Manager of the Year Winner
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| The choice for NL Manager of the Year was a tighter race compared to the AL, but Sportscity.com as named Arizona Diamondbacks manager, Bob Melvin as their 2007 NL Manager of the Year. Melvin led his young, exciting team to a 90-72 record, wining the West Division, and to the best record in the National League. Arizona was picked by many to finish in the bottom half of the NL before the season by many people. Rockies Clint Hurdle, Phillies Charlie Manuel, and Nationals Manny Acta, also did an incredible job with their respected teams. |
Sportscity's 2007 AL MVP Winner
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| Sportscity.com names New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez as it AL Most Valuable Player. If it wasn’t for A-Rod, the Yankees wouldn’t have made the playoffs this season. A-Rod finished the season with: 143 runs scored (20 more than the 2nd place Bobby Abreu), 54 home runs (8 more than 2nd place Carlos Pena), 156 runs batted in (17 more than 2nd place Magglio Ordonez), 24 stolen bases, and 95 walks. Rodriguez batted .314, with a .422 OBP, and a .621 SLG. Rodriguez’s defense was also much better this season as he committed only 13 errors and had a fielding percentage of .965, good for 4th best 3B in the American League. |
Sportscity's 2007 AL MVP Winner
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| Picking the NL MVP was probably the hardest out of all the MLB awards, as there were many worthy candidates, with arguments that could be made for all to be the winner. In the end, Sportscity has chosen Philadelphia Phillies short stop, Jimmy Rollins. His overall hitting, defense and speed gave him the nod over the likes of David Wright, Chase Utley, Matt Holiday, Hanley Ramirez, and Jake Peavy. Rollins played in all 162 games, and finished the season with 716 Abs. He ended the season hitting; .296/.344/.531, 139 runs scored, 212 hits, 38 doubles, 20 triples, 30 home runs, 94 RBI’s, and 41 stolen bases. Although Rollins had more at bats and lower numbers in some categories when comparing to the some of the names mentioned above, his defensive side of the game help separate him for the rest of the pack. He committed only 11 errors at short in 1441 innings of play, a .985 fielding percentage, earning him a gold glove. |