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2009 SBNation Awards: MVP

No surprises here, at least not for me. I expected Albert Pujols to be the unanimous MVP among SBN voters, and he was.

The AL winner is the guy I would have chosen; you may be a bit surprised at the second-place finisher.

Points for MVP are awarded as follows: 14 points for a first-place vote, then 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for 2nd through 10th place.

BCB ballots:

Al: 1) Albert Pujols 2) Ryan Howard 3) Prince Fielder 4) Chase Utley
5) Pablo Sandoval 6) Adrian Gonzalez 7) Hanley Ramirez
8) Troy Tulowitzki 9) Derrek Lee 10) Adam Dunn
Mike: 1) Albert Pujols 2) Ryan Howard 3) Hanley Ramirez 4) Troy Tulowitzki
5) Prince Fielder 6) Tim Lincecum 7) Chase Utley
8) Adam Wainwright 9) Raul Ibanez 10) Mark Reynolds

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National League

Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts
1 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 31 - - - - - - - - - 434
2 Hanley Ramirez Florida Marlins - 6 8 11 2 1 2 - - - 220
3 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies - 7 11 2 3 1 - 1 - 1 192
4 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers - 5 4 4 7 7 1 - - - 186
5 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies - 4 1 5 2 3 3 4 1 2 134
6 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants - 4 1 - 1 2 2 3 1 - 79
7 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies - 4 - 1 4 1 - - 3 1 79
8 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals - - 1 3 3 3 3 1 - 2 79
9 Adrian Gonzalez San Diego Padres - - 1 - 3 3 2 4 3 4 71
10 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants - - - 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 57
11 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers - - 1 1 1 1 5 3 - 1 56
12 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers - - 2 - - 2 2 1 1 - 39
13 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals - - - - 2 1 1 - 1 2 25
14 Derrek Lee Chicago Cubs - - - - - 2 1 1 3 2 25
15 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers - - - - 1 2 2 - - - 24
16 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals - - - 1 - - 1 1 4 1 23
17 Javier Vazquez Atlanta Braves - - - - - - 2 1 2 1 16
18 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 12
19 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 11
20 Mark Reynolds Arizona Diamondbacks - - - - - - - 2 1 2 10
21 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies - - - 1 - - - - - - 7
22 Jayson Werth Philadelphia Phillies - - - - - - - 1 1 1 6
23 Adam Dunn Washington Nationals - - - - - - - - 1 3 5
24 Juan Pierre Los Angeles Dodgers - - - - - - 1 - - - 4
25 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks - - - - - - - 1 - 1 4
26 Raul Ibanez Philadelphia Phillies - - - - - - - 1 - 1 4
27 Ubaldo Jimenez Colorado Rockies - - - - - - - 1 - 1 4
28 Brian McCann Atlanta Braves - - - - - - - - 2 - 4
29 Dan Haren Arizona Diamondbacks - - - - - - - - 2 - 4
30 Michael Bourn Houston Astros - - - - - - - 1 - - 3
31 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals - - - - - - - 1 - - 3
32 Nyjer Morgan Washington Nationals - - - - - - - - - 1 1
33 Yunel Escobar Atlanta Braves - - - - - - - - - 1 1

American League

Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts
1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 24 3 1 - - - - - - - 371
2 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays - 10 6 2 2 1 - 1 - - 172
3 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 2 3 2 4 3 2 7 1 - - 158
4 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 1 5 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 157
5 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays - 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 106
6 Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals 2 3 2 1 1 - 2 - - - 92
7 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers - - 3 1 2 4 - 2 - 5 74
8 Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox - 2 - - 1 3 1 8 1 - 69
9 Chone Figgins Los Angeles Angels - - - 3 4 1 - 1 3 1 60
10 Jason Bay Boston Red Sox - 1 - 4 2 - - 1 - 2 54
11 Kendry Morales Los Angeles Angels - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - 39
12 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners - - 1 - 2 - 1 2 2 3 37
13 Franklin Gutierrez Seattle Mariners - - - 1 1 1 3 - 1 2 34
14 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers - - - 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 32
15 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners - - - 2 - - 1 3 2 - 31
16 Jason Bartlett Tampa Bay Rays - - 1 1 1 - - - - 1 22
17 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 18
18 Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - 16
19 Adam Lind Toronto Blue Jays - - - - - 2 - - 1 4 16
20 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox - - - - - - 1 - 4 1 13
21 Bobby Abreu Los Angeles Angels - - - 1 - - - 1 1 - 12
22 Aaron Hill Toronto Blue Jays - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 12
23 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 9
24 Torii Hunter Los Angeles Angels - - 1 - - - - - - - 8
25 Brian Roberts Baltimore Orioles - - - - - - 1 1 - - 7
26 CC Sabathia New York Yankees - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 6
27 Carl Crawford Tampa Bay Rays - - - - - - - 1 1 1 6
28 J.D. Drew Boston Red Sox - - - - - 1 - - - - 5
29 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox - - - - - 1 - - - - 5
30 Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox - - - - - 1 - - - - 5
31 Robinson Cano New York Yankees - - - - - 1 - - - - 5
32 Victor Martinez Boston Red Sox - - - - - 1 - - - - 5
33 Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins - - - - - - 1 - - - 4
34 Shin-Soo Choo Cleveland Indians - - - - - - 1 - - - 4
35 Michael Young Texas Rangers - - - - - - - - 1 1 3
36 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox - - - - - - - - 1 - 2
37 Jason Kubel Minnesota Twins - - - - - - - - 1 - 2
38 Alex Gonzalez Boston Red Sox - - - - - - - - - 1 1
39 Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles - - - - - - - - - 1 1

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From the picture, I thought it was Fontenot

Hey, a guy can dream, right?

Mauer definitely deserves the nod in the AL. Jeter would be my number two. Excellent years for both, but take into account that Mauer missed time at the beginning of the year and doesn’t play every day. To put up those numbers is astounding

"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher

by Musicdude10 on Nov 12, 2009 8:20 AM CST reply actions  

Tulo...

Surprised he was so low on your ballot Al. And overall I am bit surprised he isn’t higher. He is the heart and soul of the Rockies.

In Heaven there is no beer, That's why we drink it here, and when were gone from here, all our friends will be drinking all our beer!!

by By Santo's Grace on Nov 12, 2009 9:02 AM CST reply actions  

I love the guy

But I had him outside the top 10. I;m willing to bet the BBWAA has him as high as 3rd or 4th.

by backtocali on Nov 12, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions  

I would agree

He had a monster year…I would be surprised if he doesn’t finish higher than Fielder and Utley.

In Heaven there is no beer, That's why we drink it here, and when were gone from here, all our friends will be drinking all our beer!!

by By Santo's Grace on Nov 12, 2009 12:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Mauer is amazing.

He still has a few years of getting better in front of him, I suspect, provided he can stay healthy.

Will the Twins be able to afford him going forward?

by MN exile on Nov 12, 2009 9:18 AM CST reply actions  

The Twins will re-sign Mauer.

First of all, they have already started contract extension talks. Second, “hometown discount” is a literal statement with Mauer — he grew up there and always wanted to play for his hometown team.

There’s the one guy they absolutely cannot afford to lose. With a new stadium providing some extra revenue next year, they should be able to get this done.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 13, 2009 7:25 AM CST up reply actions  

I really hope you are right

I root for the Twins just because they are a small market team that usually does it right. If you calculated the wins per salary dollar for the last 10 seasons, I’d bet the Twins would be at the top.

by rlpete on Nov 13, 2009 8:35 AM CST up reply actions  

If each SBN blog got two votes and Albert was unanimous...

…how did he end up with an odd number of votes (31)?

Did someone turn in an empty ballot as protest? Has the BBWAA mentality crept down into the SBN world? Does someone’s voting privileges need to be revoked? It’s a conspiracy, I tell you, a conspiracy! I bet Bud Lite is behind it!

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Nov 12, 2009 10:02 AM CST reply actions  

Apparently, some people didn't return their ballots.

There should have been 34 — 2 for each of the teams and 2 from “Beyond the Boxscore”.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions  

Actually, 34 isn't right, either.

32 total ballots, 2 for each team, and 2 from Beyond the Boxscore, and if BtB returned one per league, that accounts for the 31 votes for Pujols.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 16, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions  

There are some strange votes on the NL side

Juan Pierre got one, as did Nyjer Morgan, and Michael Bourne. What up with that?

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by DC Cubbie on Nov 12, 2009 10:13 AM CST reply actions  

I couldn't figure those out either.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions  

Even though

He was hurt for a large part of the last two months, Im a little surprised Morgan didnt get more love. There was a time that he was top 5 I think in WAR. He was still the highest WAR guy among outfielders.

by backtocali on Nov 12, 2009 11:57 AM CST up reply actions  

4.9 WAR for the season

Pretty impressive considering the teams he was on.

by madcow256 on Nov 12, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions  

The teams he was on don't make it easier or harder to accumulate WAR

WAR is quite independent of your team, no RBI or R or any of that — you might get fewer PA playing for a poor offensive squad, but the amount there is not enough to really kill your WAR.

I don’t like to take a WAR number at face value for a guy like Morgan, given that such a large component of it is UZR and UZR can fluctuate so much year-to-year. 4.9 WAR is our best estimate for Morgan’s contributions this past season, but we’ll have a better idea how good his defense really is if he gets a few more seasons of full-time starting in.

by aldimond on Nov 13, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions  

Joey Votto got a 3rd place vote....

Sounds like a little homerism.

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by carmen_fanzone on Nov 12, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Not entirely shocked by Zobrist...

…seeing that these votes come from people who actually follow baseball and understand players’ real value (that is to say, compared to the writers). Zobrist had the most valuable season in 2009 according to the stat “Wins Above Replacement” or WAR at 8.6, compared to Pujols’ 8.4. Sure it’s sort of a bullshit stat, but because of his outstanding defense at almost any position in the field, he’s an extremely valuable player to the Rays.

Comparing another utility guy, Mark DeRosa to Zobrist is probably more fair. To put Zobrist’s season in perspective, DeRo had a 3.8 WAR in his outstanding 2008.

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by IowaCubs- on Nov 12, 2009 10:19 AM CST reply actions  

Ryan Howard

I can’t agree with the second place vote for Howard. Glad to see the rest of SBN giving Utley, Ramirez and Tulo the love they deserve.

by cliff on Nov 12, 2009 12:44 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Pablo Sandoval

Quite simply, the best damned young talent in baseball that nobody ever talks about. Sandoval is a very special player in the making. I dare say he could become a reasonable fascimile of Albert Pujols some day. Watch Sandoval in 2010. You will be blown away on just how good a hitter he is. And a good 3rd baseman too.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Nov 12, 2009 9:33 PM CST reply actions  

I didn't think his defense was that good but

you can’t argue with a line of .330 / .387 / .556 from a 22 year old.

by rlpete on Nov 12, 2009 9:49 PM CST up reply actions  

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