Filed under: MLB Awards, Executive Take
It is that time of year. Teams are clinching playoff spots while others are being eliminated from postseason consideration. That makes it time to award the hardware for the season's best performances.
Each season there are so many extraordinary performances. It would be nice to reward all of those who deserve it but unfortunately that is just not how it works. Only the best of the best will win the awards.
AL Most Valuable Player
This is really a two-player race: Josh Hamilton and Miguel Cabrera. Some may think that Jose Bautista should be considered a candidate with his 50-plus homers but he is well behind both Hamilton and Cabrera in on-base percentage and batting average.
Hamilton is leading all of baseball with a .361 average to go with his 31 homers and 97 RBI but he has been hurt and unable to play since Sept. 4.
Cabrera is third in the league in hitting (.328), second in home runs (38) and first in RBI (126). He is a few points behind Hamilton in OPS. The fact that Cabrera has 31 intentional walks (to five for Hamilton) shows how little protection he had in the Tigers lineup.
Winner: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
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