Midseason Awards

This week I will do my midseason awards.

Rangers:

Rangers MVP: Michael Young: .295 AVG 4 HR 48 RBI
Runner-up: Kenny Lofton

Rangers CY Young: Akinori Otsuka: 2-1 W-L 2.64 ERA 23 K 4 S
Runner-up: CJ Wilson

Rangers Rookie of the Year: Chris Stewart (in Oklahoma): .243 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI
Runner-up: Travis Metcalf

AL:

AL MVP: A-ROD: .334 AVG 28 HR 79 RBI
Runner-up: Magglio Ordonez

AL CY Young: Dan Haren: 9-2 W-L 1.91 ERA 93 K
Runner-up: CC Sabathia

AL ROY: Dustin Pedrioa: .321 AVG 3 HR 23 RBI
Runner-up: Reggie Willits

AL Manager of the Year: Eric Wedge: Cleveland Indians 47-32 +0.5
Runner-up: Mike Hargrove: Seattle

NL:

NL MVP: Matt Holliday: .348 AVG 13 HR 61 RBI
Runner-up: Ken Griffey

NL CY Young: Brad Penny: 10-1 W-L 2.04 ERA 70 K
Runner-up: Cole Hamels

NL ROY: Hunter Pence: .336 AVG 8 HR 35 RBI
Runner-up: Troy Tulowitzki

NL Manager of the Year: Ned Yost: Milwaukee Brewers +6.5
Runner-up: Bob Melvin: Arizona

Results of last week’s poll:
Question: Who do you think should be the Rangers minor league MVP out of my team MVPs and runner-ups?
Duran – 43%
Botts – 13%
Teagarden – 13%
Whittleman – 13%
Hulett – 10%
Davis – 7%
Manriquez – 0%
Tracy – 0%

Come back next week for a write-up of Newberg Night at the Ballpark.