This is my annual look at the end-of-season awards ballot using the Wins Above Replacement metric. Just as a reminder, the WAR calculator that I use encompasses the following data points: park factors, hitting performances, fielding performances and pitching performances. Without further ado, here are the results from this season:
AL MVP
- Vladimir Malone (1B-Salem), 7.86 WAR
- Jim Bold (LF-Charleston), 6.82 WAR
- Alex Arias (RF-Charleston), 6.67 WAR
- Sean Matthews (RF-Salem), 6.56 WAR
- Taylor Butler (1B-Jackson), 7.09 WAR
NL MVP
- Junior Vizquel (CF-Durham), 9.26 WAR
- Luis Adrianza (2B-St. Louis), 6.69 WAR
- William Chang (CF-St. Louis), 8.17 WAR
- Julian Mercedes (CF-San Juan), 6.39 WAR
- Karim Matheson (2B-Richmond), 5.99 WAR
AL Cy Young
- Lee Buchanan (SP-Jacksonville), 5.01 WAR
- Butch Kubenka (SP-Austin), 3.36 WAR
- Andrew Murphy (SP-Jacksonville), 5.21 WAR
- Virgil Juarez (SP-Kansas City), 7.05 WAR
- Diory Azocar (SP-Detroit), 2.28 WAR
NL Cy Young
- Brandon Meyers (SP-St. Louis), 4.09 WAR
- Steve Rowand (RP-San Juan), 4.30 WAR
- Dorssys Nunez (RP-San Juan), 3.69 WAR
- Randall Bottalico (RP-Durham), 1.46 WAR
- Kevin Rapp (RP-San Juan), 0.52 WAR
AL Rookie of the Year
- Cookie Jay (2B-Trenton), 2.61 WAR
- Slash Murphy (DH-Charleston), 3.40 WAR
- Gabby Williams Jr (RP-Kansas City), 1.28 WAR
- Geovany Seanez (SP-Austin), 2.72 WAR
- Spike Higgins (CF-Jackson), 1.90 WAR
NL Rookie of the Year
- John Thompson (1B-Little Rock), 5.77 WAR
- PT Cruz (SP-Santa Cruz), 3.36 WAR
- Alfonso Pena (LF-Arizona), 1.74 WAR
- Willie Castillo (RP-Tacoma), 1.28 WAR
- Sam Wood (1B-Richmond), 4.15 WAR