Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012 Major League MVP Award

Given that the New York Cobra won 116 regular season games (and this is a regular season MVP award), a reasonable MVP ballot featuring 5 of the New York players was possible.  One such voter (who shall remain nameless but may have been biased by managing the team) saw it exactly this way.  Results are as follows:

T8.  Leopold "Butters" Stotch, Denver:  1 point.  Butters was limited to only 300 AB due to a variety of nagging injuries, but in that limited time, he made quite the impact with a .310 Avg, .410 OBA, and .527 SLG.
T8.  Brett Solo, New York:  1 point.  Although it was a relative "down year" for Solo, he still managed a .284 Avg, 28 HR, and 91 RBI out of the shortstop position.
T6.  Conn Barbarian, Florida:  7 points (all courtesy of appearing on one ballot in 1st place).  Conn had his best season as a pro, hitting .301 with 35 HR, 91 RBI, 104 Runs, 44 2B, 23 SB, and a league leading .625 SLG.  Conn is a true "stat-sheet-stuffer" and is a fantasy baseball players dream come true.  Perhaps one day he will lead his team to a winning record?
T6.  Chad White, New York:  7 points.  Chad had another fine season, hitting .305 with 24 HR, 105 RBI, 45 2B, and 20 SB against only 3 CS.  With his great defense in centerfield, Chad finished with 6.3 WAR, good for 6th in the league.
5.  Keith Lee, New York:  10 points.  Keith led the league with a .342 Avg (beating out Ryan Harris by .3422 to .3417) and had 24 HR, 86 RBI, 106 Runs, and 49 2B.  He also finished 2nd in the league with 7.3 WAR.
4.  Miguel Cruz, Bay Area:  12 points.  Miguel had another great year for Bay Area, finishing at .338-.433-.580.  Miguel had 23 HR, 109 RBI, 44 2B, and 80 walks.  Miguel finished 4th in the league with 6.7 WAR.
3.  Marc Crawford, Denver:  16 points.  Marc had a down year (for himself) his first year in Denver.  However, he still managed to hit .291-.388-.579 with a league leading 40 HR.  Marc also scored and drove in 107 runs while finishing with 6.4 WAR, good for 5th in the league.
2.  Pedro Lewis, New York:  26 points - two 1st place votes.  Pedro may have won the MVP had he not missed 2-3 starts due to a mid-season injury.  As it was, his season was very dominant.  Pedro finished with a 22-3 record, 2.30 ERA, and led the league with 235 K's in 234 IP (also leading the league).   Pedro finished with 7 WAR, good for 3rd in the league.

And the 2012 Major League MVP Award goes to:
1.  W. Gehrig Bear, New York:  39 points - four 1st place votes:  Bear repeats as the Major League MVP and wins his 3rd overall.  Bear played every game for New York and was "the rock" in the middle of their lineup.  Bear hit .335-.411-.556 and also hit 36 HR and led the league with 118 RBI and 7.8 WAR.
 

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