With the baseball just underway, here are my predictions for who will take home the 2009 baseball awards. While there are a lot of close calls for each award, this is how it see it shaping up.
Here are the KnuckleCurve 2009 MLB awards predictions:
American League Rookie of the Year
Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles
American League Manager of the Year
Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels
American League Cy Young
Francisco Liriano, Minnesota Twins
American League MVP
Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox
National League Rookie of the Year
James McDonald, Los Angeles Dodgers
National League Manager of the Year
Bob Melvin, Arizona Diamondbacks
National League Cy Young
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
National League MVP
Albert Pujols, …read more

The Most Valuable Player award in the American League will no doubt be a much talked about race. A number of players can make a case for themselves, however there are a few players in the American League that stand out above the rest. Here are our top AL MVP candidates.
5. Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox
Carlos Quentin had a rule shot at this award until he broke his hand in a freak incident. After fouling off a pitch, Quentin hit his bat with his wrist and ended up breaking his wrist — and his chance at the AL …read more