All of the awards have been announced now, so let’s recap:<\/p>\n
My Pick: Pedroia
\nWinner: Pedroia, by a large margin.<\/p>\n
I’d change my vote for runner-up here to Joakim Soria<\/a>, who had a fantastic year on a team nobody watches, and as a closer for a team that rarely wins.<\/p>\n My Pick: Tulowitzki I still stick by my Tulowitzki pick, but Braun’s numbers were apparently too good. I think this comes down to whether the award goes to the player that performed the best (Braun) or the one that showed the most potential\/promise (Tulowitzki).<\/p>\n My Pick: Sabathia I was actually surprised that the voting wasn’t closer. Perhaps there’s a little Boston backlash or maybe the voters are starting to realize that wins are a garbage statistic.<\/p>\n My Pick: Peavy My Pick: Rodriguez My Pick: Holliday This was the biggest surprise. Rollins had a great year, but Holliday had a monster year. Playing on an east coast team, at a more important position, and being more “exciting” (i.e. faster), as well as the Coors Field effect<\/a>, must have been the deciding factors here. In hindsight, I probably should have picked Rollins as the runner-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All of the awards have been announced now, so let’s recap: Rookie of the Year American League My Pick: Pedroia Winner: Pedroia, by a large margin. I’d change my vote for runner-up here to Joakim Soria, who had a fantastic year on a team nobody watches, and as a closer for a team that rarely… <\/p>\nNational League<\/h4>\n
\nWinner: Braun, by two points.<\/p>\nCy Young<\/a><\/h3>\n
American League<\/h4>\n
\nWinner: Sabathia, by a fair margin<\/p>\nNational League<\/h4>\n
\nWinner: Peavy (unanimous)<\/p>\nMost Valuable Player<\/a><\/h3>\n
American League<\/h4>\n
\nWinner: Rodriguez, all but two votes<\/p>\nNational League<\/h4>\n
\nWinner: Rollins, by a small margin<\/p>\n