Detroit Tigers Awards

Tiger Of The Year

1. 3B Miguel Cabrera
2. SP Justin Verlander
3. CF Austin Jackson
4. 1B Prince Fielder
5. SP Max Scherzer

CY Young

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP Max Scherzer
3. SP Doug Fister

Rookie

1. SP Drew Smyly
2. LF Quintin Berry
3. RP Brayan Villarreal
4. RF Avisail Garcia
5. RP Darin Downs

Comeback: CF Austin Jackson
Relief Man: Brayan Villarreal
Breakout Star: OF Andy Dirks
Gold Glove: CF Austin Jackson
Postseason MVP: Phil Coke

My Silver Slugger Awards

AL
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Prince Fielder
2B: Robinson Cano
SS: Derek Jeter
3B: Miguel Cabrera
OF: Mike Trout
OF: Josh Hamilton
OF: Adam Jones
DH: Edwin Encarnacion

NL
C: Buster Posey
1B: Adam LaRoche
2B: Aaron Hill
SS: Ian Desmond
3B: Chase Headley
OF: Andrew McCutchen
OF: Ryan Braun
OF: Matt Holliday
P: Mike Leake

Midseason Awards

AL

1. LF Josh Hamilton
2. CF Mike Torut
3. 3B Miguel Cabrera

NL

1. CF Andrew McCutchen
2. LF Ryan Braun
3. RF Carlos Beltran

AL Cy Young

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP Jered Weaver
3. SP Chris Sale

NL CY Young

1. SP Matt Cain
2. SP RA Dickey
3. SP Stephen Strastburg

AL ROY

1. CF Mike Trout
2. 3B Will Middlebrooks
3. SP Jarrod Parker

NL ROY

1. RF Bryce Harper
2. SP Wade Miley
3. C Wilin Rosario

AL Manager Of Year

1. Bob Melvin
2. Buck Showalter
3. Joe Girardi

NL Manager Of The Year

1. Clint Hurdle
2. Davey Johnson
3. Don Mattingly

Tiger Of Year: 3B Miguel Cabrera
Rank of Tigers So Far

1. 3B Miguel Cabrera
2. SP Justin Verlander
3. 1B Prince Fielder
4. CF Austin Jackson
5. RP Joaquin Benoit
6. OF Quintin Berry
7. OF Delmon Young
8. SP Doug Fister
9. RP Brayan Villarreal
10. SS Jhonny Peralta
11. RP Duane Below
12. SP Max Scherzer
13. RP Phil Coke
14. SP Rick Porcello
15. RP Jose Valverde
16. OF Brennan Boeshc
17. SP Drew Smyly
18. C Alex Avila
19. C Gerald Laird
20. 2B Ramon Santiago

All rankings should change

My GIBBY Award Ballot

Player Of The Year

1. OF Matt Kemp
2. OF Rya Braun
3. OF Jose Bautista
4. 1B Miguel Cabrera
5. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
6. 1B Prince Fielder
7. 1B Albert Pujols
8. OF Curtis Granderson
9. OF Justin Upton
10. 1B Adrian Gonzalez

SP Of Year

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP Clayton Kershaw
3. SP James Shields
4. SP Roy Halladay
5. SP CC Sabathia
6. SP Cliff Lee
7. SP Jered Weaver
8. SP Felix Hernandez
9. SP Ian Kennedy
10. SP CJ Wilson

ROY

1. SP Jeremy Hellickson
2. 1B Eric Hosmer
3. RP Craig Kimbrel
4. 1B Mark Trumbo
5. 1B Freddie Freeman
6. SP Vance Worely
7. 2B Danny Espinosa
8. SP Michael Pineda
9. SP Ivan Nova
10. 2B Jemile Weeks
11. 2B Dustin Ackley
12. RP Jordan Walden

Closer

1. Jose Valverde
2. Mariano Rivera
3. Craig Kimbrel
4. Joel Hanrahan
5. John Axford
6. Drew Storen
7. JJ Putz

Setup man

1. Eric O’Flarthey
2. David Robertson
3. Johnny Venters
4. Tyler Clippard
5. Joaquin Benoit
6. Mike Adams

Defensive Player

1. Jeff Francouer
2. Brett Gardner
3. Brandon Phillips
4. Andrew McCutchen
5. Jacoby Ellsbury
6. Cameron Maybin
7. BJ Upton
8. Mark Teixeira
9. Asdrubal Cabrera
10. Adam Jones
11. (Where’s Austin Jackson?, would’ve been No. 3)

Breakout

1. C Alex Avila
2. SP Ian Kennedy
3. SP Doug Fister
4. OF Mike Morse
5. RP Joel Hanrahan
6. OF Melky Cabrera
7. SP Justin Masterson
8. SP Ryan Vogelsong

Comeback Player

1. OF Lance Berkman
2. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
3. SP James Shields
4. SS JJ Hardy
5. C Russell Martin

WOW Factor

1. SS Jose Reyes
2. 2B Robinson Cano
3. OF Mike Stanton
4. SS Starlin Castro
5. OF Shane Victorino
6. SS Asdrubal Cabrera

Manager

1. Kirk Gibson
2. Tony La Russa
3. Joe Maddon
4. Jim Leyland
5. Ron Roenicke
6. Ron Washington
7. Charlie Manuel
8. Joe Girardi

GM

1. Dave Dombroski
2. Andrew Friedman
3. John Mozeliak
4. Kevin Towers
5. Jon Daniels
6. Doug Melvin
7. Ruben Amaro Jr
8. Brian Cashman

Postseason MVP

1. 3B David Freese
2. OF Nelson Cruz
3. C Mike Napoli
4. SP Chris Carpenter
5. 1B Albert Pujols

PLAY: Lillibridge’s Game Saving Grabs
MOMENT: Jeter’s 3,000th hit
PERFORMANCE: Verlander’s No-Hitter in Toronto
WALK-OFF: Longoria HR clinches Playoff Berth
POSTSEASON MOMENT: Freese’s Walk-Off HR in Game 6

My 2011 Season Awards

ALL MLB TEAM
C: Alex Avila
1B: Miguel Cabrera
2B: Robinson Cano
3B: Adrain Beltre
SS: Troy Tulowitzki
LF: Ryan Braun
CF: Matt Kemp
RF: Jacoby Ellsbury
DH: Curti Granderson
SP: Justin Verlander
SP: Clayton Kerhaw
SP: Roy Halladay
SP: James Shields
SP: Cliff Lee
RP: Craig Kimbrel
RP: John Axford
CL: Jose Valverde

SECOND TEAM
C: Mike Napoli
1B: Prince Fielder
2B: Dustin Pedroia
3B: Aramis Ramirez
SS: Jose Reyes
LF: Jose Bautista
CF: Hunter Pence
RF: Justin Upton
DH: Adrian Gonzalez
SP: Jered Weaver
SP: Ian Kennedy
SP: Cole Hamels
SP: CC Sabathia
SP: Matt Cain
RP: Joel Hanrahan
RP: Drew Storen
CL: Mariano Rivera

MLB PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SP Justin Verlander
MLB HITTER OF THE YEAR: OF Matt Kemp
MLB PITCHER OF THE YEAR: SP Justin Verlander
MLB ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: SP Jeremy Hellickson
MLB MANAGER OF THE YEAR: MGR Kirk Gibson
POSTSEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: OF Nelson Cruz
MLB CLUTCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DH Victor Martinez

MiLB PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SP Matt Moore

Almost Final Award Selections:

AL MVP

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. OF Curtis Granderson
3. OF Jose Bautista
4. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
5. 1B Adrain Gonzlaez
6. 1B Miguel Cabrera
7. 2B Dustin Pedroia
8. UT Michael Young
9. 2B Robinson Cano
10. 3B Evan Longoria

NL MVP

1. OF Ryan Braun
2. OF Matt Kemp
3. 1B Prince Fielder
4. OF Justin Upton
5. 1B Albert Pujols
6. 1B Joey Votto
7. SS Troy Tulowitzki
8. SS Jose Reyes
9. OF Lance Berkman
10. 3B Aramis Ramirez

AL CY Young

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP CC Sabathia
3. SP James Shields
4. SP Josh Beckett
5. SP Felix Hernandez

NL CY Young

1. SP Clayton Kershaw
2. SP Roy Halladay
3. SP Cliff Lee
4. SP Ian Kennedy
5. SP Cliff Lee

AL ROY

1. SP Jeremy Hellickson
2. 1B Eric Hosmer
3. 1B Mark Trumbo
4. SP Ivan Nova
5. SP Michael Pineda

NL ROY

1. RP Craig Kimbrel
2. 1B Freddie Freeman
3. 2B Danny Espinosa

AL Manager Of The Yeat

1. Jim Leyland
2. Joe Maddon
3. Joe Girardi

NL Manager Of The Year

1. Kirk Gibson
2. Ron Roenicke
3. Fredi Gonzalez

AL Closer Of The Year
JOSE VALVERDE
NL Closer Of The Year
CRAIG KIMBREL

Awards As Of 8/12

AL MVP

1. OF Curtis Granderson
2. 1B Adrain Gonzalez
3. OF Jose Bautista
4. OF Jacoby Ellsbury
5. 1B Miguel Cabrera
6. 3B Michael Young

NL MVP

1. 1B Prince Fielder
2. OF Matt Kemp
3. SS Jose Reyes
4. OF Lance Berkman
5. 1B Joey Votto
6. OF Ryan Braun

AL Cy Young

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. SP Jered Weaver
3. SP CC Sabathia
4. SP Josh Beckett
5. SP James Shields
6. SP Alexi Ogando

NL Cy Young

1. SP Roy Halladay
2. SP Cole Hamels
3. SP Jair Jurrjens
4. SP Cliff Lee
5. SP Clayton Kershaw
6. SP Tim Lincecum

AL Rookie Of The Year

1. SP Michael Pineda
2. SP Jeremy Hellickson
3. 1B Eric Hosmer
4. 1B Mark Trumbo
5. 2B Jason Kipnis- And Rising
6. 2B Dustin Ackley
7. C JP Arenciba

NL Rookie Of The Year

1. 1B Freddie Freeman
2. RP Craig Kimbrel
3. SP Vance Worely
4. 2B Danny Espinosa
5. SP Brandon Beachy

AL Manager Of The Year

1. Manny Acta
2. Jim Leyland
3. Mike Scioscia
4. Terry Francona
5. Ron Washington

NL Manager Of The Year

1. Fredi Gonzalez
2. Kirk Gibson
3. Clint Hurdle
4. Charlie Manuel
5. Ron Roniockie

Tigers Players Ranking

1. Justin Verlander
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Victor Martinez
4. Jose Valverde
5. Jhonny Peralta
6. Alex Avila
7. Brennan Boesch
8. Al Alberquerque
9. Max Scherzer
10. Rick Porcello

Tigers Rookie Of The Year

1. RP Al Alberquerque
2. OF Andy Dirks

 

Midseason Awards

AL MVP

1. OF Jose Bautista
2. 1B Adrain Gonzalez
3. OF Curtis Granderson
4. 1B Miguel Cabrera

NL MVP

1. OF Matt Kemp
2. SS Jose Reyes
3. OF Ryan Braun
4. OF Lance Berkman

AL CY Young

1. Justin Verlander
2. Jared Weaver
3. CC Sabathia
4. James Shields

NL CY Young

1. Cliff Lee
2. Roy Halladay
3. Jair Jurrjens
4. Cole Hamels

AL ROY

1. SP Michael Pineda
2. SP Jeremy Hellickson
3. SP Zach Britton

NL ROY

1. 2B Danny Espinosa
2. RP Craig Krimbel
3. SP Brandon Beachy
4. 1B Freddie Freeman

AL Manager of The Year

1. Manny Acta
2. Joe Girardi
3. Terry Francona
4. Joe Maddon
5. Jim Leyland

NL Manager of The Year

1. Clint Hurdle
2. Fredi Gonzalez
3. Ron Ronieckie
4. Bruce Bouchy
5. Charlie Manuel

Top 10 Tigers

1. SP Justin Verlander
2. 1B Miguel Cabrera
3. C Alex Avila
4. SS Jhonny Perlata
5. DH Victor Martinez
6. RP Jose Valverde
7. OF Brennan Boesch
8. RP Al Alberquerque
9. SP Max Scherzer
10. SP Brad Penny

Notes: Awards, Hosmer, Angels and Trumbo

• AWARDS SO FAR
  AL MVP: Jose Bautista   Runner-Up: Miguel Cabrera
  NL MVP: Ryan Braun  Runner-Up: Lance Berkman
  AL CY: Jared Weaver  Runner-Up: Michael Pineda
  NL CY: Josh Johnson  Runner-Up: Roy Halladay
  AL ROY: Michael Pineda  Runner-Up: Zach Britton
  NL ROY: Craig Krimbel  Runner-Up: Darwin Barney
  AL MAN: Manny Acta  Runner-Up: Mike Scioscia
  NL MAN: Edwin Rodriguez  Runner-Up: Charlie Manuel
  TEAM: Indians Runner-Up: Phillies
• Eric Hosmer will have a big impact and will start off doing great right away, especially with his defense.  His power or average may be a bit slow to come but he has a good shot at starting off great right away and he could jump to the top of the ROY leaderboard.  Kila Ka’aihue will hit for power but I see him as a bench guy in the future.  He could do as good as Ryan Braun in 2007.  Hosmer will be a great hitter and will do a great job all year.  He will make a huge impact all year, he’s a future star and will prove it.
• The Angels could tag along with the Rangers because their offense is good and Haren and Weaver will be a great combo.  Watch out for veterans Abreu and Hunter along with breakouts Bourjos and Trumbo.  Trumbo will get even more power and what you see so far is what you will get. 

My TYIB Votes

This isn’t Winter Meetings related but here’s my votes…

PLAYER

1. Joey Votto
2. Albert Pujols
3. Josh Hamilton
4. Miguel Cabrera
5. Carlos Gonzalez
6. Carl Crawford
7. Robinson Cano
8. Adrian Beltre
9. Jose Bautista
10. Paul Konerko

ROOKIE

1. Buster Posey
2. Austin Jackson
3. Jason Heyward
4. Starlin Castro
5. Neftali Feliz
6. Jamie Garcia
7. Mike Stanton
8. Stephen Strasburg
9. Daniel Hudson
10. John Axford

PITCHER

1. Roy Halladay
2. Felix Hernandez
3. David Price
4. Adam Wainwright
5. Ubaldo Jimenez
6. CC Sabathia
7. Jon Lester
8. Tim Hudson
9. Clay Buchholz
10. Jared Weaver

CLOSER

1. Rafael Soriano
2. Brian Wilson
3. Joakim Soria
4. Mariano Rivera
5. Billy Wagner
6. Neftali Feliz
7. Heath Bell
8. Matt Capps
9. Jon Paplebon
10. Carlos Marmol

SET-UP

1. Joaquin Benoit
2. Daniel Bard
3. Johnny Venters
4. Matt Thornton
5. Hong-Chih Kuo
6. Mike Adams
7. Darren O’Day
8. Evan Meek
9. Luke Gregerson
10. Arthur Rhodes

DEFENSE

1. Franklin Gutierrez
2. Placido Polanco
3. Mark Teixeria
4. Ryan Zimmerman
5. Albert Pujols
6. Yadier Molina
7.  Michael Bourn
8. Elvis Andrus
9. Carl Crawford
10. Troy Tulowitzki

X-FACTOR

1. Omar Infante
2. Pat Burrell
3. Danny Valencia
4. Brett Gardner
5. Seth Smith
6. Matt Joyce
7. Carlos Ruiz
8. David Murphy
9. Brian Matusz
10. Chris Heisey

BREAKOUT

1. Delmon Young
2. Carlos Gonzalez
3. Jose Bautista
4. Martin Prado
5. Mat Latos
6. CJ Wilson
7. Gio Gonzalez
8. Trevor Cahill
9. Angel Pagan
10. Casey McGehee

DEPENDABLE

1. Roy Halladay
2. Ichiro Suzuki
3. Brett Myers
4. Felix Hernandez
5. CC Sabathai
6. Neftali Feliz
7. Joakim Soria
8. Adam Wainwright
9. Rafael Soriano
10. Pedro Feliciano

MANAGER

1. Ron Gardenhire
2. Bruce Bouchy
3. Ron Washington
4. Bud Black
5. Bobby Cox
6. Joe Maddon
7. Charlie Manuel
8. Terry Francona
9. Joe Girardi
10. Dusty Baker

GM

1. Brian Sabean
2. Walt Jockety
3. Alex Anthopolus
4. Jed Hoyer
5. Jon Daniels
6. Andrew Friedman
7. Frank Wren
8. Ruben Amaro Jr
9. Bill Smith
10. Brian Cashman

POSTSEASON MVP

1. Cody Ross
2. Cliff Lee
3. Roy Halladay
4. Matt Cain
5. Robinson Cano
6. Tim Lincecum
7. Brian Wilson
8. Colby Lewis
9. Josh Hamilton
10. Nelson Cruz