There should be absolutely no suspense as you click "Read More" for the AL MVP chart (it's too long and wide to put on the main page). 19 AL ballots were returned, and first place was unanimous.
I didn't have an AL ballot but it wouldn't have looked much different from the actual results if I had. The NL winner will be posted tomorrow.
There are 10 places for MVP instead of three on the ballot; points are awarded as follows: 14 points for first place, then 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for 2nd through 10th.
| American League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 266 |
| Magglio Ordonez | - | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 160 |
| David Ortiz | - | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 129 |
| Jorge Posada | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 99 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Carlos Pena | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 82 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 77 |
| Curtis Granderson | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 67 |
| Victor Martinez | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 58 |
| Grady Sizemore | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| Mike Lowell | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Derek Jeter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Placido Polanco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| C. C. Sabathia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Jim Thome | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Josh Beckett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| J. J. Putz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Roberts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Markakis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| John Lackey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chone Figgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |