IBWAA MVP Winners Are Kershaw And Trout: My Votes

CUTCH[1]The NL MVP race was a tough one, not just because of the debate about how much Clayton Kershaw deserves to be included as a pitcher. Andrew McCutchen, with the highest wRC+ and the most WAR and the only player with an OBP above .400 seemed like the best choice. I hated putting Freeman on this list. In a year with great pitching, I felt like it had to go to a hitter that succeeding against those odds.

  1. Andrew McCutchen
  2. GianCarlo Stanton
  3. Clayton Kershaw
  4. Buster Posey
  5. Yasiel Puig
  6. Anthony Rizzo
  7. Josh Harrison
  8. Johnathan Lucroy
  9. Johnny Cueto
  10. Freddie Freeman

In the AL I felt it was a little easier. Mike Trout is crazy good.

  1. Mike Trout
  2. Jose Bautista
  3. Victor Martinez
  4. Jose Abreu
  5. Corey Kluber
  6. Michael Brantley
  7. Adrian Beltre
  8. Felix Hernandez
  9. Miguel Cabrera
  10. Robinson Cano

Jacob deGrom Wins IBWAA Rookie Of The Year Award

Kathy Willens/AP The little-known Jacob deGrom turns plenty of heads in his Major League debut.The IBWAA, of which I am a member, is the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and released the results of their Rookie of the Year balloting today. I can’t speak to how it mirrors the official award, but I’m happy with the result.

 

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in the Rookie of the Year category Monday, with the Chicago White Sox’ Jose Abreu winning the group’s American League award, and Jacob deGrom, of the New York Mets, being selected in the National League.

Jacob deGrom received 105 first place votes and beat out Billy Hamilton by 130 points.

My ballot:

  1. Jacob deGrom
  2. Billy Hamilton
  3. Travis d’Arnaud

and AL:

  1. Jose Abreu
  2. Kevin Kiermaier
  3. Collin McHugh

Jacob deGrom was a no-brainer for me, and though it may be tinged with a little home-town favoritism, it can’t be understated how good Travis d’Arnaud was after his demotion, and at a critical position.