Season 54
As usual, I have broken down the end of season Awards Ballot using Wins Above Replacement totals for each candidate. I am happy to provide more details on the process if/when you want them, but for the sake of simplicity I am going to keep just the results on this page. Since these totals are park-adjusted, I almost always vote for the candidate with the highest WAR total. Here is how everything shook out this season:
AL MVP
Tomas Vega (RF-Fargo), 6.75 WAR
Luis Cisnero (LF-Jackson), 8.94 WAR
Derek Muratore (1B-Vancouver), 7.97 WAR
Wes Clapp (3B-San Antonio), 6.28 WAR
Neil Lough (DH-Louisville), 5.94 WAR
NL MVP
Achilles Cornelius (RF-Tampa Bay), 8.99 WAR
Sarma Smith (1B-Montreal), 7.89 WAR
Bobby Herndon (1B-New York), 8.66 WAR
Darron Wade (SS-Tampa Bay), 7.21 WAR
Bret Delcarmen (1B-Tampa Bay), 6.56 WAR
AL Cy Young
Kelly Mazzaro (SP-Fargo), 2.75 WAR
Reymond Limon (RP-Vancouver), 2.33 WAR
Donn Cunningham (SP-Augusta), 5.14 WAR
Felipe Carrasco (RP-Kansas City), 0.53 WAR
Otto Crummack (RP-Fargo), -0.12 WAR
NL Cy Young
Leonys Piedra (SP-Santa Fe), 9.48 WAR
Alfredo James (SP-Milwaukee), 6.85 WAR
Wallace Hutch (RP-Salt Lake City), 1.94 WAR
Bailey Cuddyer (SP-Albuquerque), 6.93 WAR
Harry Cruz (SP-Milwaukee), 3.37 WAR
AL Rookie of the Year
Louie Elliott (SP-Vancouver), 2.51 WAR
Ronnier Waters (SP-Louisville), 1.98 WAR
Larry Stein (2B-Jackson), 2.58 WAR
Enerio Florimon (2B-Salem), 2.23 WAR
Kennie Tremie (SP-Vancouver), 2.96 WAR
NL Rookie of the Year
Christy James (SP-Tampa Bay), 2.76 WAR
Wallace Hutch (RP-Salt Lake City), 1.94 WAR
Tyler Gearrin (SP-Tampa Bay), 2.38 WAR
Zech Jones (SP-Pawtucket), 2.55 WAR
Harry Rodriguez (RP-New York), 0.27 WAR