2009 Baseball Awards Predictions

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:49:08 +0000

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:

Francisco Liriano, Minnesota Twins

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, St. Louis Cardinals

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American League MVP Candidates – AL MVP 2008

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:22:23 +0000

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 MVP.

4. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Each and every season, you can go ahead and pen Alex Rodriguez’s name as a candidate for the American League MVP. This year his stats are once again very good and he’s especially hot as of late, but he doesn’t quite have the numbers this year to be a legit contender.

3. Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
Not only are Justin Morneau’s numbers very good, he’s on a winning team that isn’t supposed to be a playoff contender. Morneau still has a shot at this award but he’ll need a red hot finish to the season and for the Twins to advance to the postseason.

2. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
Many league pundits are leaning toward Dustin Pedroai as AL MVP and while he’s not a bad candidate, I don’t quite have him on top of the pile. However, there is no question that without Pedroai, the Red Sox would be in a world of hurt.

1. Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
The Josh Hamilton story is in need of a storybook ending — and the American League Most Valuable Player award certainly can put a ribbon on his breakthrough season. Hamilton has had the best stats for almost the entire season. The Rangers aren’t winning much but Hamilton has led Texas to a better than expected finish.

Can Josh Hamilton end his season with the 2008 AL MVP award?

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