MR. RESENTMENT'S 2012 MID SEASON AWARDS
BECAUSE AWARDS ARE MEANT TO BE HANDED OUT AT THE HALFWAY POINT
2012 1st TEAM - FIRST HALF ALL MLB
IF BASEBALL HAD TEAMS THE WAY THE NBA DOES, THIS WOULD BE IT... UP UNTIL THIS POINT. PITCHING IS TBA.
.311 12 HR 44 RBI 7 SB .872 OPS Brian McCann OPS? .690
1B. JOEY VOTTO. Cincinnati Reds. Is he not the best left handed hitter in baseball? You can't say he lacks enough power to be considered anymore. My NL MVP right now.
.354 14 HR 47 RBI 1.115 OPS.
2B. ROBINSON CANO. NY Yankees. Far and away the best 2B in the game. Looks like he is going to hit a double every single AB. Certainly helps that Pedroia has been beat up and Utley has barely played.
.305 18 HR 43 RBI .941 OPS.
3B. DAVID WRIGHT. NY Mets. David Wright is the Joe Mauer of the National League. Where did he go the last couple of seasons? Wasn't he supposed to be done being an elite hitter? Both have rebounded nicely and David is a strong candidate for MVP if the Mets stick around. gets the nod over Beltre because the OPS is off the charts.
.359 9 HR 50 RBI 1.022 OPS.
SS. ASDRUBAL CABRERA. Cleveland Indians. With Tulo out and Jose Reyes not doing much it's really not even a competition at SS as Cabrera is swinging a great bat. All you Jeter fans batting average is a very over rated stat.
.292 11 HR 38 RBI .860 OPS.
LF. MIKE TROUT. LA Angels of Anaheim. Look I am not a hater I just crush a lot and the way Trout is playing I don't want him to stop. Best Player in the game right now. I don't care about age or reputation his numbers are insane for not even a full first half.
.342 8 HR 32 RBI 22 SB .933 OPS.
CF.
Andrew very well could be a top 10 player in the game. Playing for the Pirates obviously hurts his cred with most people who don't know anything. Check the stats.
.344 15 HR 51 RBI 14 SB .993 OPS.
RF. CARLOS GONZALEZ. Colorado Rockies. Is he the best OF in baseball with a significant track record with Matt Kemp currently not playing? He can play all the positions adn play them well. I would say you would have to think about it before you say no.
.338 17 HR 58 RBI 10 SB 1.005 OPS.
DH. RYAN BRAUN. Milwaukee Brewers. NEWSFLASH He didn't need the juice. Basically the same numbers as last year, legit.
.310 20 HR 52 RBI 13 SB .980 OPS.
"Hey I didn't make the team?"
2nd TEAM
C. CARLOS RUIZ. Philadelphia Phillies. Having a career year and has passed up Mauer. Joe is to busy doing stupid hair commercials for my liking. Brian McCann and Napoli just aren't having worthy seasons to even put up a fight.
.356 11 HR 43 RBI 1.000 OPS.
1B. PAUL KONERKO. Chicago White Sox. The Hall of Famer that no one ever wants to talk about. What a season, what a career. Killing Fielder, Pujols, A-Gon to this point in the season.
.337 14 HR 40 RBI .976 OPS.
2B. BRANDON PHILLIPS. Cincinnati Reds. It has been a down year for 2B in my eyes. Pedroia and Utley traditional powers are banged up. Kinsler could have some beef but Phillips numbers just better where they count.
.287 10 HR 46 RBI .776 OPS.
3B. ADRIAN BELTRE. Texas Rangers. 3B isn't exactly deep when it comes to impressive stat producers. Mike Moustakas is having a solid year but its not question Adrian is having another fine season.
.325 13 HR 51 RBI .882 OPS.
SS. ELVIS ANDRUS. Texas Rangers. I am going to go with Andrus here over the one dimensional Starlin Castro. I also feel Andrus is a better overall player than Jeter at this point.
.302 1 HR 31 RBI .786 OPS. compared to Starlin Castro's .745 ops.
LF. JOSH HAMILTON. Texas Rangers. Sorry Melky Cabrera. Power prevails everytime. A single is the same thing as a walk in my book. Hamilton when he can keep from throwing the bat into the stands seems to either dent OF walls or put the ball over them.
.316 24 HR 69 RBI 1.027 OPS.
CF. ADAM JONES. Baltimore Orioles. MVP talks for the first half of the season as he has the Orioles sticking around in the East. Granderson and Bourn both have beef with this ruling but I say to Granderson that he should mix in some hits that average is too low when everything else is so similar. Bourn is having an outstanding season but once again when you compare the numbers its not close.
.297 19 HR 41 RBI 10 SB .890 OPS.
RF. CARLOS BELTRAN. St. Louis Cardinals. Who needs Albert Pujols when you have Carlos Beltran? what a great first half. If the Cards win the Central he is going to have to be considered for MVP votes.
.311 20 HR 60 RBI 7 SB .975 OPS.
DH. MIGUEL CABRERA. Detroit Tigers. Perfect for the DH spot because he is like watching a dancing bear trying to track down balls at 3B. Premier hitter in the game and a certain Hall of Famer with his bat. Plenty of guys you could argue that could fill the DH slot but with his track record you have to take him.
.309 16 HR 62 RBI .904 OPS.
I think there's an obvious bias not having the Ridiculous Rehabber on 1st team. He's been the best player in the game so far this year and his numbers outshine McCutcheon in every meaningful category. Plus, he's no slouch on defense. Also, Molina/Ruiz are the best 2 first half performers but they should be compared to Buster not McCann/Napoli. Buster/Mauer are easily 3/4. I put Buster 3 for defense and game calling. Don't forget he caught a world series staff as three-quarter year ROOKIE and he has also caught a perfect game.
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