MVP
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2016 MLB Awards Ballot
MLB Awards ballots are due at the end of each regular season, so that post-season performance doesn't skew voters' opinions. I actually started this early Monday morning, but work (as usual) got in the way, so I won't…
2015 MLB Award Ballot
Voters shouldn't allow postseason performance to skew their voting for regular season awards. With the same caution we now present our 2015 MLB Award Faux ballots... No-one was hurt in the making of these choices.…
All-RE24 Teams
Joe Posnanski, wrote about RE24 three weeks ago : "The statistic is called RE24 because, as you might know, there are 24 different possibilities when a batter comes up in any given inning. There are eight “states.” They…
Tim Raines: Underrated for Over 30 Years
It's no secret that Tim Raines was underrated during his playing days. During his time on the Hall of Fame ballot, his case for induction has gained steam, similarly to Bert Blyleven 's mostly blog-fueled campaign a few…
Hunter Pence and the RBI
Entering the 2012 campaign, Hunter Pence had been around a 3 to 5 Wins Above Replacement guy, throughout his five year career. This season, Hunter Pence combined career lows in Batting Average, On Base and Slugging…
Who Should Win the MVP?
Buster Olney got it started early this morning... In the wide open AL Cy Young race, the frontrunners from here look to be: 1. Felix Hernandez. 2. Verlander. 3. Weaver. As of today. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August…
2011 MLB Award Ballots
During the 3rd week of November, Major League Baseball will unveil their Major Award winners, as voted on by the BBWA. This is fun to do; we suggest you try this at home. If we could vote on the awards, our ballots…
2011 American League MVP Race
We had so much fun last week, checking in with the contenders of the 2011 National League MVP , that we couldn't resist checking the pulse of the American League MVP race. Lately, the AL MVP race has garnered more…
2011 National League MVP Race
So far this season, I haven't read an article discussing NL MVP candidates, but I've heard chatter for Matt Kemp , Justin Upton , Troy Tulowitzki , Reyes, McCutchen, defending winner Votto, and... I guess that's about…
Player of the Fortnight
The last time we checked player rankings for the past two weeks, on July 10th, our Players of the Fortnight were Jose Bautista , CC Sabathia , Aramis Ramirez , and Madison Bumgarner . Let's take another look now; on the…
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