26 January 2013

2010 American League

Tampa Bay posted the best record in the league with 96 wins:  Minnesota won the Central with 94 wins, the Yankees took the wild card with 95 victories.  However, it was the Rangers, with 90 regular season wins, who would win the pennant before losing the World Series in five games.  Boston won 89, Chicago 88, Toronto 85.  On the opposite end, Seattle lost 101, Baltimore 96, Kansas City 95, and Cleveland 93.  New York led the league in runs scored, while Oakland and Tampa Bay allowed the fewest.

Josh Hamilton won the batting average title with a .359 mark, trailed by Miguel Cabrera at .328 and Joe Mauer at .327.  Cabrera led in on-base, Hamilton in slugging.  Mark Teixiera led with 113 runs scored, Cabrera and Derek Jeter tallied 111.  Ichiro Suzuki had 214 hits, Robinson Cano 200.  Adrian Beltre hit 49 doubles, Carl Crawford 13 triples.  Jose Bautista surprised by clouting 54 homers, Paul Konerko hit 39 and Cabrera 38.  Cabrera led with 126 RBI, Alex Rodriguez drove in 125, Bautista 124.  Juan Pierre stole 68 bases.

C.C. Sabathia paced the pitchers with 21 wins, while Jon Lester and David Price won 19.  Felix Hernandez led with a 2.27 ERA, Clay Buchholz posted a 2.33.  Jered Weaver struck out 233, Hernandez 232, Lester 225.  Hernandez led with 250 innings.  Rafael Soriano had 45 saves.

Win Shares leaders, position players:  Robinson Cano (New York) and Jose Bautista (Toronto) 34, Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay) 32, Miguel Cabrera (Detroit) and Josh Hamilton (Texas) 30, Paul Konerko (Chicago) 29, Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay) 28, Shin-Soo Choo (Cleveland) and Joe Mauer (Minnesota) 27, Adrian Beltre (Boston) 26, Mark Teixiera (New York) 24, Torii Hunter (Los Angeles) and Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle) 23, Nick Markakis (Baltimore), Nick Swisher (New York) and Delmon Young (Minnesota) 22.

Win Shares leaders, pitchers:  Felix Hernandez (Seattle) 23, C.C. Sabathia (New York) 20, Jered Weaver (Los Angeles) 19, Clay Buchholz (Boston) 18, Jon Lester (Boston), David Price (Tampa Bay), and Justin Verlander (Detroit) 17, Trevor Cahill (Oakland), John Danks (Chicago), and Cliff Lee (Seattle/Texas) 16.

WAR (Fangraphs) leaders, position players:  Hamilton 8.4, Longoria 7.7, Crawford 7.6, Beltre 6.9, Bautista 6.8, Cano 6.6, Cabrera 6.3, Brett Gardner (New York) 6.2, Choo 6.1, Mauer 5.5, Justin Morneau (Minnesota) 5.1, Daric Barton (Oakland) and Nelson Cruz (Texas) 5.0, Suzuki 4.7.

WAR leaders, pitchers:  Lee 7.2, Verlander 6.4, Hernandez and Francisco Liriano (Minnesota) 6.0, Lester 5.8, Weaver 5.6, Sabathia 5.2, Zach Greinke (Kansas City) 5.1, Colby Lewis and C.J. Wilson (Texas) 4.8, Danks and Gavin Floyd (Chicago) 4.4.

Actual award voting:
MVP (top 10):

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points
Josh Hamilton, Texas 22 4 2 358
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 5 11 10 1 1 262
Robinson Cano, New York 12 12 1 3 229
Jose Bautista, Toronto 1 4 8 5 1 6 1 2 165
Paul Konerko, Chicago 4 7 6 5 2 1 2 130
Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay 2 3 6 5 5 1 1 100
Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay 1 6 3 2 3 4 2 98
Joe Mauer, Minnesota 2 1 3 6 2 3 4 1 97
Adrian Beltre, Boston 1 1 3 4 9 6 83
Delmon Young, Minnesota 1 2 4 2 1 3 44

Cy Young:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners 21 2 3 1 1 167
David Price, Tampa Bay Rays 4 15 7 1 111
CC Sabathia, New York Yankees 3 10 12 2 1 102
Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox 1 9 12 33
Jered Weaver, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1 2 6 2 24
Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox 2 5 4 20
Cliff Lee, Seattle Mariners/Texas Rangers 1 1 1 6
Rafael Soriano, Tampa Bay Rays 1 3 5
Trevor Cahill, Oakland Athletics 1 2 4
Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals 1 2
Francisco Liriano, Minnesota Twins 1 1
Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers 1 1

Rookie of the Year:

1st 2nd 3rd Points
Neftali Feliz, Texas Rangers 20 7 1 122
Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers 8 19 1 98
Danny Valencia, Minnesota Twins 1 9 12
Wade Davis, Tampa Bay Rays 11 11
John Jaso, Tampa Bay Rays 1 3
Brennan Boesch, Detroit Tigers 3 3
Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles 3 3

Manager of the Year:

1st 2nd 3rd Points
Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins 16 8 4 108
Ron Washington, Texas Rangers 10 8 7 81
Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays 1 10 9 44
Terry Francona, Boston Red Sox 2 7 13
Cito Gaston, Toronto Blue Jays 1 5
Joe Girardi, New York Yankees 1 1


Top Player:  Josh Hamilton missed a fair number of games, but his overall numbers are still the best.  The writers thought so, and I concur.
#1 Josh Hamilton, #2 Carl Crawford, #3 Robinson Cano, #4 Evan Longoria, #5 Jose Bautista, #6 Adrian Beltre.

Top pitcher:  Again going with the writers; it was King Felix.
#1 Felix Hernandez, #2 C.C. Sabathia, #3 Justin Verlander, #4 Jon Lester, #5 Jered Weaver.

Top rookie:  Austin Jackson, though Feliz had a fine year as well.

Top manager:  Joe Maddon, probably true nearly every year.

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