THE 2012 RESENTMENT AWARDS: PART 2
CY YOUNG & MVP AWARDS
AL Cy Young Award: FELIX HERNANDEZ Seattle Mariners. My opinion the 26 year old Ace is the best right hander in the game and has been in the conversation for awhile now. He is only 13-6 this season but voters have showed they can get past records. It is actually far superior to when he won the Cy Young back in 2010 when he was barely .500 at 13-12. In fact his stats are pretty much in line with that season given he still has 1 more start. If King Felix was pitching in New York or Boston he would be one of the biggest stars in baseball.
My Resentment towards the losing candidates.
David Price - doesn't pitch deep enough in games, sorry.
Jerad Weaver- DL time. missed a prolonged portion of the summer. sorry.
Justin Verlander- Don't really have a knock on him other then he wasn't as good this season as last. not sorry.
NL Cy Young Award: R.A. DICKEY NY Mets. The bottom line is R.A. Dickey had an outstanding season. This was the season that showed he wasn't a fluke. He has found "it" and hasn't lost "it" for a season and a half now. Improving in every possible way while currently 20-6 is going to have to be the favorite at this point. He is now tied for 1st in Wins while 1st in the league in ERA and is 2nd in Strikeouts. He has already been screwed out of starting the All Star game let's not make it this award.
My Resentment towards the losing candidates.
Johnny Cueto- My only fantasy player that didn't under perform this season. Thank you.
Ardolis Chapman- You are a reliever. Go win that award.
Matt Cain- Perfect game yes but his numbers just don't match up.
Clayton Kershaw- 2nd in ERA and 1st in K's but missed some time
Gio Gonzalez- 6th in ERA and 4th in K's. leads league in Wins. Wins are overrated.
Craig Kimbrel- You are a reliever.
AL MVP Award: MIKE TROUT. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
I am aware the Miguel Cabrera has put up better offensive numbers than Trout if you look at the raw offensive stats. I ask you however isn't the objective of an offensive player to drive runs in and to score runs. This is the only way to win a ball game so therefore it is deemed important you see? If you add Miguel Cabrera's RBI + Runs Scored you get a total of 239. Mike Trouts total equal 202 but it took Miguel Cabrera 140 more AB's to reach that higher total. Given Trout's projected totals it becomes a wash = Both are having outstanding seasons. I am going to get why you shouldn't be fooled by the Triple Crown numbers in a second.
What separates Trout from Cabrera is the defense. Trout plays an amazing CF and Cabrera well tries to play 3B and not get hurt. When you factor in runs Trout has prevented with his superior speed and athleticism it puts him over the top not only in my eyes but more importantly it puts him ahead in the WAR category.
While Cabrera may walk away with the Triple Crown according to the stat WAR (Wins Above Replacement) he isn't even as valuable of player to his team this season as he was last year. He has a WAR of 6.6 as compared to a 7.3 last year. Mike Trout's current WAR is a ridiculous 10.6 which puts him in the 25 BEST SEASONS EVER. Ding Ding Ding Good night now.
NL MVP Award: RYAN BRAUN. Milwaukee Brewers. Statistically he is having a better season than last when he stole the MVP from Matt Kemp. His Slugging Percentage and OPS are higher and he already has more total bases and Home Runs. He is currently 1 behind last seasons total in RBI's so he will pass that category up as well. Is he going to win the real award going back to back? probably not. Is he having the best season in the National League? Yes.
My Resentment towards the losing candidates.
Buster Posey- I'm not sure you are the best catcher in the National League.
David Wright- You don't hit for enough power for my liking.
Andrew McCutchen- Not a good enough 2nd half.
Yadier Molina- Posey making you look not as special as you are.
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