2008 Major League Awards

Rookie of the Year:
1. Reggie Stocker, OF, Alaska - Was the overwhelming pre-season favorite, and no one ever seriously challenged him for this honor. Hit .260-31-109, with a .350 OBA and .519 SLG. Also had 45 doubles.
2. R.D. Phillips, P, Hollywood - Went 14-8 with a 3.22 ERA. 184 innings, 171 hits, 54 walks, and a solid 151 K's. The future looks good for this 21-year old lefty.
3. Kenny Anderson Jr., OF, Florida - Although he only debuted in August, this rookie put on quite a show. He stole bases at a rate not seen since his father's historic 2000 season. Led both leagues with 98 steals in only 50 games played, and he did so at a 75% success rate. Great defender, but needs to improve his on-base skills (.257 Avg and .282 OBA).

Cy Young:
1. Roger Chillingworth, New York - Although he only pitched in 18 games this season, he had a dominant and historic run. He went 13-1 with a 1.99 ERA in 104 innings. He allowed only 75 hits, 43 walks, while striking out 95 batters. He also surpassed Walter Johnson on the all time career wins list, passing Walter's 417 wins, and finishing the year with 421 wins. Adding to Roger's candidacy, he joined the Cobra when they were struggling in June, and was the main factor that helped them win the division. This is Roger's 7th Cy Young award, tying him with Roger Clemens for the most in history.
2. Pedro Lewis, New York - Pedro had a another fine season, going 19-10 (tying with Zito for the lead in wins) with a 3.o3 ERA. He also struck out 229 batters in 228 innings.
3. Craig Sanders, Denver - Craig received a surprise 1st place vote from one of the voters (who shall remain nameless) which propelled him up the list. He had a great year in Denver as a setup man, going 11-1 with a 2.48 ERA in 112 innings. He allowed only 83 hits, 41 walks, struck out 97 batters, and chipped in with 9 saves when closer Luther Trautwein was unavailable.

MVP:
1. Hank Crowell, 3B, Los Angeles - Crowell was the unanimous choice, joining Jake Cisco as the only players to ever win the triple crown. Crowell just dominated every hitting category this year, going .336-48-129 with a .413 OBA and .645 SLG. 2nd place in each category was Ryan Harris hitting .329, Brett Solo with 42 homers, and Miguel Tejawa with 122 RBI. Crowell created 10.4 runs per game, and also led the league in hits, runs, and basically every sabremetric offensive statistic. He also played gold glove defense at 3B. Did I mention he was 27 this year?
2. Brett Solo, SS, New York - Brett followed up his 2007 MVP campaign with another great year, hitting .279-42-114 and stealing 30 bases against only 5 CS. He's also a gold glove caliber defender at shortstop.
3. Rocky Balboni, CF, Philadelphia - Rocky finally lived up to his great potential, having a career year at .298-31-120, and swatting a league leading 60 doubles. He's also a gold glove caliber defender in CF. At 25, he may be able to duplicate or exceed this season again.