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October 3, 2012

Regular-Season Awards

Handing out the Hardware

by Baseball Prospectus

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Today we reveal the Baseball Prospectus staff choices for the major player awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year) in the American and National Leagues. Each staff member's predictions may be found later in the article. Here, we present a wisdom-of-the-crowds summary of the results.

For the MVP voting, we've slightly amended the traditional points system in place that has been used elsewhere, dropping fourth- and fifth-place votes to make it 10-7-5 for the MVP Award, and the regular 5-3-1 for the Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year Awards (that's 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a second-place vote, etc.). Next to each of these selections we've listed the total number of ballots, followed by the total number of points, and then the number of first-place votes in parentheses, if any were received.

American League

MVP

Mike Trout, Angels, 29, 287 (28)
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers, 28, 195 (1)
Robinson Cano, Yankees, 19, 96
Adrian Beltre, Rangers, 7, 35
Justin Verlander, Tigers, 2, 12
Adam Jones, Orioles, 2, 10

Cy Young

Justin Verlander, Tigers, 28, 136 (26)
David Price, Rays, 21, 49 (2)
Felix Hernandez, Mariners, 21, 44
Chris Sale, White Sox, 6, 10
Jered Weaver, Angels, 4, 10 (1)
Max Scherzer, Tigers, 5, 9
Yu Darvish, Rangers, 1, 1
Fernando Rodney, Rays, 1, 1

Rookie of the Year

Mike Trout, Angels, 29, 145 (29)
Yu Darvish, Rangers, 24, 55
Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics, 27, 52
Jarrod Parker, Atletics, 3, 5
Chris Carter, Athletics, 1, 1
Will Middlebrooks, Red Sox, 1, 1
Matt Moore, Rays, 1, 1

Manager of the Year

Buck Showalter, Orioles, 22, 100 (17)
Bob Melvin, Athletics, 24, 78 (6)
Robin Ventura, White Sox, 15, 21
Ron Washington, Rangers, 2, 6 (1)
Joe Maddon, Rays, 5, 5
Joe Girardi, Yankees, 1, 1
Jim Leyland, Tigers, 1, 1
Eric Wedge, Mariners, 1, 1

National League

MVP

Buster Posey, Giants, 28, 258 (22)
Ryan Braun, Brewers, 27, 189 (5)
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates, 21, 130 (1)
Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 10, 54
Craig Kimbrel, Braves, 1, 5

Cy Young

R.A. Dickey, Mets, 22, 94 (17)
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, 26, 87 (8)
Gio Gonzalez, Nationals, 18, 46 (4)
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, 6, 12 (1)
Cliff Lee, Phillies, 4, 8
Craig Kimbrel, Braves, 3, 7
Johnny Cueto, Reds, 6, 6
Kris Medlen, Braves, 2, 2

Rookie of the Year

Bryce Harper, Nationals, 28, 139 (23)
Wade Miley, Diamondbacks, 23, 68 (3)
Todd Frazier, Reds, 17, 27
Norichika Aoki, Brewers, 11, 21
Wilin Rosario, Rockies, 3, 9 (1)
Mike Fiers, Brewers, 3, 5
Zack Cozart, Reds, 1, 1

Manager of the Year

Davey Johnson, Nationals, 23, 99 (18)
Bruce Bochy, Giants, 10, 32 (3)
Dusty Baker, Reds, 13, 31 (1)
Fredi Gonzalez, Braves, 8, 24 (2)
Mike Matheny, Cardinals, 7, 11
Clint Hurdle, Pirates, 2, 6
Bud Black, Padres, 3, 5
Ron Roenicke, Brewers, 3, 5
Ozzie Guillen, Marlins, 1, 1
Don Mattingly, Dodgers, 1, 1

Individual Ballots:

Mark Anderson
R.J. Anderson
Bradley Ankrom
Stephani Bee
Russell A. Carleton
Derek Carty
Jason Churchill
Corey Dawkins
Jeff Euston
Dan Evans
Nick Faleris
Mike Ferrin
Joe Hamrahi
Jay Jaffe
Andrew Koo
Matthew Kory
Ben Lindbergh
Rob McQuown
Ian Miller
Sam Miller
Ben Murphy
Bill Parker
John Perrotto
Daniel Rathman
Josh Shepardson
Doug Thorburn
Dan Turkenkopf
Jason Wojciechowski
Colin Wyers

Mark Anderson

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Matt Moore	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Buster Posey	Craig Kimbrel	Jeff Frazier	Fredi Gonzalez
Andrew McCutchen	Johnny Cueto	Wilin Rosario	Dusty Baker

R.J. Anderson

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Buck Showalter
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yu Darvish	Joe Girardi

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Norichika Aoki	Ron Roenicke
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Wade Miley	Bud Black

Bradley Ankrom

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura
Adrian Beltre	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Norichika Aoki	Bud Black
Andrew McCutchen	Stephen Strasburg	Wade Miley	Mike Matheny

Stephani Bee

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Fredi Gonzalez
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Norichika Aoki	Bud Black

Russell A. Carleton

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	---
Justin Verlander	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	---
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	---

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	---
Andrew McCutchen	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	---
Yadier Molina	Cliff Lee	Todd Frazier	---

Derek Carty

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	---
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	---
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	---

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	---
Ryan Braun	Cliff Lee	Mike Fiers	---
Andrew McCutchen	Clayton Kershaw	Todd Frazier	---

Jason Churchill

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Ron Washington
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Jarrod Parker	Buck Showalter
Adrian Beltre	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Gio Gonzalez	Bryce Harper	Fredi Gonzalez
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	Mike Matheny
Yadier Molina	Clayton Kershaw	---	Davey Johnson

Corey Dawkins

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Max Scherzer	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Jered Weaver	Yu Darvish	Jim Leyland

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Wilin Rosario	Davey Johnson
Buster Posey	Stephen Strasburg	Bryce Harper	Clint Hurdle
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Todd Frazier	Dusty Baker

Jeff Euston

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Buck Showalter
Robinson Cano	Max Scherzer	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	Bruce Bochy
Yadier Molina	Stephen Strasburg	Todd Frazier	Fredi Gonzalez

Nick Faleris

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Adrian Beltre	Jered Weaver	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	Gio Gonzalez	Wade Miley	Bruce Bochy
Andrew McCutchen	Craig Kimbrel	Todd Frazier	Mike Matheny

Dan Evans

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	David Price	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Jered Weaver	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Adam Jones	Fernando Rodney	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	Bruce Bochy
Yadier Molina	Craig Kimbrel	Todd Frazier	Fredi Gonzalez
Craig Kimbrel	Gio Gonzalez	Norichika Aoki	Davey Johnson

Mike Ferrin

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	David Price	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Miguel Cabrera	Justin Verlander	Yu Darvish	Buck Showalter
Adrian Beltre	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	Fredi Gonzalez
Ryan Braun	Gio Gonzalez	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Yadier Molina	Johnny Cueto	Todd Frazier	Dusty Baker

Joe Hamrahi

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Miguel Cabrera	Jered Weaver	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Adrian Beltre	David Price	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Bruce Bochy
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Fredi Gonzalez
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Norichika Aoki	Davey Johnson

Jay Jaffe

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Chris Sale	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Yadier Molina	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Mike Matheny
Ryan Braun	Johnny Cueto	Todd Frazier	Dusty Baker

Andrew Koo

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Dusty Baker
Buster Posey	Johnny Cueto	Todd Frazier	Fredi Gonzalez

Matthew Kory

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Justin Verlander	Yu Darvish	Yoenis Cespedes	Joe Maddon

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Todd Frazier	Dusty Baker
Yadier Molina	Clayton Kershaw	Norichika Aoki	Ozzie Guillen

Ben Lindbergh

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Abstain
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Abstain
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yu Darvish	Abstain

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Abstain
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Abstain
Andrew McCutchen	Johnny Cueto	Norichika Aoki	Abstain

Rob McQuown

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Chris Sale	Yoenis Cespedes	Eric Wedge

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Gio Gonzalez	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	R.A. Dickey	Todd Frazier	Dusty Baker
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Don Mattingly

Ian Miller

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Max Scherzer	Chris Carter	---

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Stephen Strasburg	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Clayton Kershaw	Norichika Aoki	Bruce Bochy
Ryan Braun	Gio Gonzalez	Todd Frazier	---

Sam Miller

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	---
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	---
Robinson Cano	Chris Sale	Jarrod Parker	---

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	---
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	---
Yadier Molina	Kris Medlen	Todd Frazier	---

Ben Murphy

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Adrian Beltre	David Price	Will Middlebrooks	Joe Maddon

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Wilin Rosario	Clint Hurdle
Ryan Braun	Stephen Strasburg	Zack Cozart	Mike Matheny

Bill Parker

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Adam Jones	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Gio Gonzalez	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Dusty Baker
Ryan Braun	Stephen Strasburg	Todd Frazier	Mike Matheny

John Perrotto

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Max Scherzer	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	Cliff Lee	Wade Miley	Dusty Baker
Buster Posey	Gio Gonzalez	Mike Fiers	Bruce Bochy

Daniel Rathman

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	David Price	Yoenis Cespedes	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Chris Sale	Yu Darvish	Joe Maddon

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Bruce Bochy
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Davey Johnson
Yadier Molina	Kris Medlen	Mike Fiers	Ron Roenicke

Josh Shepardson

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Bob Melvin
Adrian Beltre	David Price	Jarrod Parker	Robin Ventura

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Ryan Braun	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Bruce Bochy
Andrew McCutchen	Johnny Cueto	Norichika Aoki	Dusty Baker

Doug Thorburn

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Miguel Cabrera	David Price	Yu Darvish	Robin Ventura
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Joe Maddon

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Andrew McCutchen	R.A. Dickey	Wade Miley	Dusty Baker
Ryan Braun	Gio Gonzalez	Todd Frazier	Bruce Bochy

Dan Turkenkopf

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Buck Showalter
Robinson Cano	Chris Sale	Yoenis Cespedes	Bob Melvin
Miguel Cabrera	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Joe Maddon

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Bryce Harper	Davey Johnson
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Wade Miley	Dusty Baker
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Todd Frazier	Ron Roenicke

Jason Wojciechowski

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	Bob Melvin
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	Robin Ventura
Miguel Cabrera	Chris Sale	Yu Darvish	Ron Washington

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	Dusty Baker
Yadier Molina	Gio Gonzalez	Norichika Aoki	Bruce Bochy
Ryan Braun	Cliff Lee	Wade Miley	Mike Matheny

Colin Wyers

American League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Mike Trout	Justin Verlander	Mike Trout	---
Miguel Cabrera	Max Scherzer	Yu Darvish	---
Robinson Cano	Felix Hernandez	Yoenis Cespedes	---

National League
MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year	Manager of the Year
Buster Posey	Clayton Kershaw	Bryce Harper	---
Andrew McCutchen	Gio Gonzalez	Wade Miley	---
Ryan Braun	R.A. Dickey	Norichika Aoki	---