2015 MLB Awards

[mister d]

AL MVP: Trout (over Donaldson and Machado)

NL MVP: Harper (voters going any other way should lose their vote)

AL Cy Young: Keuchel (over Price / Sale / Archer / Kluber, who are the only 5 who should get votes)

NL Cy Young: This is impossible ... Gerrit Cole is 5th at best and would have an argument for the award in the AL ... I guess today I'd go Greinke, Arrieta, Kershaw, Scherzer but that might change tomorrow (interesting to note that 3 of the likely top 6 (Greinke, Scherzer and Bumgarner) are also top 7 in pitcher batting for the season)

I think my laptop is overheating.

[A_B]

I have Donaldson getting it by a hair and otherwise no different than any other pick.

[mister d]

NL RoY: Kris Bryant

AL RoY: Greg Bird ... I know it was under 200 PAs, but he had to step into a pennant race and replace a middle-of-the-lineup slugger and did a great ... not really. I went in thinking it would be Betts because I had no idea he wasn't a rookie this year. Semi-toss-up, but I'll go Correa over Lindor with Sano 3rd.

[mister d]

For the first time since Jeter got fucking robbed, I'm semi-looking forward to the awards, mostly because three are legit tossups and the 4th will make fun gawking.

[howard]

NL RoY: Kris Bryant

Plooooo-eeeeze.

(I just hate strikeouts. But Duffy doesn't walk enough yet, and his power is faint compared to Bryant. Matt will have to settle for second place.)

[Brontoburglar]

Kershaw freaking struck out over 300. I can't get past that.

[sancarlos]

NL RoY: Kris Bryant

Plooooo-eeeeze.

(I just hate strikeouts. But Duffy doesn't walk enough yet, and his power is faint compared to Bryant. Matt will have to settle for second place.)

I love Duffy. He had a great year.

[Ryan]

Kershaw freaking struck out over 300. I can't get past that.

With less walks than all but 2 other such seasons in history.

[brian]

The NL CY race is so tight that even though they're not supposed to I wonder if the voters will put any stock in postseason performance as a tiebreaker.

ETA: I honestly don't know when their ballots are supposed to be in. I seem to remember at one point it was even after the postseason. Did they make them be turned in before the playoffs since then?

[sancarlos]

The NL CY race is so tight that even though they're not supposed to I wonder if the voters will put any stock in postseason performance as a tiebreaker.

They vote now, before the playoffs, right?

[brian]

The NL CY race is so tight that even though they're not supposed to I wonder if the voters will put any stock in postseason performance as a tiebreaker.

They vote now, before the playoffs, right?

You'd think, but I don't think that has always been the case. I could be wrong.

[Steve of phpBB]

I was always under the impression voting was done before the playoffs started.

I think for NL Cy Young, if you take into account Runs Allowed (not just earned runs), then you have to go with Greinke. Otherwise I think it's Arrieta.

Kershaw has fantastic K numbers, but he's (marginally) behind both Greinke and Arrieta in opponents' OBP, SLG, etc., plus the old-timey numbers like ERA and wins.

[mister d]

I think for NL Cy Young, if you take into account Runs Allowed (not just earned runs), then you have to go with Greinke.

That's the number that got me yesterday; even if Greinke uses RA and Arrieta ERA, Greinke is lower. Its not predictive and defense and ballpark can help and all that, but for a retrospective pitching award where there's no indication of luck over skill, preventing runs is pretty much the key.

[mister d]

Idiotic thing I just looked up after noticing all of Arrieta's unearned runs were on the road this year ...

Percentage of runs scored as unearned, by team/park:
SDP-PetCo Pk: 11.0%
ATL-Turner Fld: 10.9%
BOS-Fenway Pk: 10.3%
CLE-Progressive: 9.8%
LAA-Angel Stad: 9.2%
PHI-CitizensBank: 9.0%
ARI-Chase Field: 8.9%
STL-Busch Stad 3: 8.5%
PIT-PNC Pk: 8.5%
CHC-Wrigley Fld: 8.4%
MIN-Target Field: 8.3%
MIL-Miller Pk: 7.7%
OAK-O.co Colis: 7.5%
TBR-TropicanaFld: 7.4%
CHW-US Cellular: 7.3%
WSN-Natls Park: 7.3%
BAL-Camden Yards: 7.1%
SFG-AT&T Pk: 6.9%
SEA-Safeco Fld: 6.7%
CIN-GreatAmer BP: 6.4%
COL-Coors Fld: 6.3%
TEX-Rangers Bpk: 6.3%
TOR-Rogers Ctr: 6.2%
DET-Comerica Pk: 6.2%
NYY-Yankee Stad3: 5.8%
NYM-Citi Field: 5.6%
LAD-Dodger Stad: 5.3%
HOU-MinuteMaidPk: 5.2%
MIA-Marlins Pk: 4.6%
KCR-KauffmanStad: 4.4%

[Brontoburglar]

Idiotic thing I just looked up after noticing all of Arrieta's unearned runs were on the road this year ...

Percentage of runs scored as unearned, by team/park:
SDP-PetCo Pk: 11.0%
ATL-Turner Fld: 10.9%
BOS-Fenway Pk: 10.3%
CLE-Progressive: 9.8%
LAA-Angel Stad: 9.2%
PHI-CitizensBank: 9.0%
ARI-Chase Field: 8.9%
STL-Busch Stad 3: 8.5%
PIT-PNC Pk: 8.5%
CHC-Wrigley Fld: 8.4%
MIN-Target Field: 8.3%
MIL-Miller Pk: 7.7%
OAK-O.co Colis: 7.5%
TBR-TropicanaFld: 7.4%
CHW-US Cellular: 7.3%
WSN-Natls Park: 7.3%
BAL-Camden Yards: 7.1%
SFG-AT&T Pk: 6.9%
SEA-Safeco Fld: 6.7%
CIN-GreatAmer BP: 6.4%
COL-Coors Fld: 6.3%
TEX-Rangers Bpk: 6.3%
TOR-Rogers Ctr: 6.2%
DET-Comerica Pk: 6.2%
NYY-Yankee Stad3: 5.8%
NYM-Citi Field: 5.6%
LAD-Dodger Stad: 5.3%
HOU-MinuteMaidPk: 5.2%
MIA-Marlins Pk: 4.6%
KCR-KauffmanStad: 4.4%

Would like to look at that with a chart of the defensive ratings of the home teams.

[Sabo]

Awards are being announced today.

Comeback Player of the Year:

AL: Prince Fielder
NL: Matt Harvey

[mister d]

Like Harper, I also mispronounced "meme" the first time I said it in public. Sooooooo humiliating.

[L-Jam3]

I would prefer to know whether a person knows how to pronounce "meme". Because if they can, I'll know that they're an idiot and not to take note of their opinions. Sandpaper.

[A_B]

I Say meem. Is that right or wrong?

[mister d]

Its right.