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September 30, 2011
Regular-Season Awards
Handing out the Hardware
by Baseball Prospectus
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
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Jose Bautista, 19,183 (14)
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Jacoby Ellsbury, 19, 140 (6)
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Curtis Granderson, 8, 42
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Justin Verlander, 6, 30
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Miguel Cabrera, 4, 22
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Ian Kinsler, 1, 7
Cy Young
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Justin Verlander, 19, 93 (18)
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CC Sabathia, 19, 44 (1)
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Jered Weaver, 13, 25
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James Shields, 3, 5
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Dan Haren, 1, 1
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Felix Hernandez, 1, 1
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David Price, 1, 1
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C.J. Wilson, 1, 1
Rookie of the Year
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Michael Pineda, 16, 74 (13)
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Jeremy Hellickson, 8, 24 (3)
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Dustin Ackley, 10, 20
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Jemile Weeks, 4, 16 (2)
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Eric Hosmer, 6, 10
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Ivan Nova, 6, 8
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Mark Trumbo, 2, 6 (1)
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Desmond Jennings, 3, 5
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Brett Lawrie, 2, 4
Manager of the Year
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Joe Maddon, 15, 65 (11)
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Manny Acta, 10, 30 (3)
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Joe Girardi, 9, 23 (2)
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Jim Leyland, 9, 23
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Terry Francona, 2, 6 (1)
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Mike Scioscia, 2, 2
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Ron Washington, 2, 2
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John Farrell, 1, 1
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Ned Yost, 1, 1
National League
MVP
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Matt Kemp, 19, 177 (18)
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Ryan Braun, 19, 136 (1)
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Joey Votto, 9, 45
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Justin Upton, 5, 25
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Jose Reyes, 2, 10
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Roy Halladay, 1, 5
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Clayton Kershaw, 1, 5
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Albert Pujols, 1, 5
Cy Young
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Clayton Kershaw, 19, 71 (11)
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Roy Halladay, 19, 65 (7)
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Cliff Lee, 18, 34 (1)
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Madison Bumgarner, 1, 1
Rookie of the Year
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Craig Kimbrel, 16, 56 (9)
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Brandon Beachy, 11, 35 (3)
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Wilson Ramos, 10, 24 (2)
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Josh Collmenter, 5, 23 (4)
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Danny Espinosa, 10, 22 (1)
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Freddie Freeman, 3, 7
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Cory Luebke, 1, 3
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Kenley Jansen, 1, 1
Manager of the Year
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Kirk Gibson, 15, 65 (11)
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Ron Roenicke, 15, 47 (4)
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Charlie Manuel, 9, 21 (1)
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Terry Collins, 3, 5
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Tony La Russa, 3, 5
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Don Mattingly, 1, 5 (1)
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Davey Johnson, 2, 2
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Bud Black, 1, 1
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Bruce Bochy, 1, 1
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Clint Hurdle, 1, 1
Individual Ballots:
R.J. Anderson
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Desmond Jennings
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Joe Girardi
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Curtis Granderson
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Jered Weaver
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Ivan Nova
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Jim Leyland
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Josh Collmenter
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Ron Roenicke
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Brandon Beachy
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Kirk Gibson
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Joey Votto
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Cliff Lee
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Craig Kimbrel
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Charlie Manuel
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Bradley Ankrom
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Eric Hosmer
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Manny Acta
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Miguel Cabrera
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C.J. Wilson
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Desmond Jennings
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Terry Francona
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Craig Kimbrel
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Charlie Manuel
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Ryan Braun
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Clayton Kershaw
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Danny Espinosa
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Ron Roenicke
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Joey Votto
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Cliff Lee
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Wilson Ramos
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Davey Johnson
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Derek Carty
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Manny Acta
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Jose Bautista
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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Joe Maddon
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Curtis Granderson
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Felix Hernandez
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Mark Trumbo
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Joe Girardi
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Cliff Lee
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Brandon Beachy
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Danny Espinosa
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Ron Roenicke
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Joey Votto
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Tony La Russa
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Jason Collette
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Michael Pineda
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Manny Acta
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Justin Verlander
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James Shields
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Eric Hosmer
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Mike Scioscia
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Brandon Beachy
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Charlie Manuel
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Clayton Kershaw
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Cliff Lee
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Wilson Ramos
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Ron Roenicke
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Jeff Euston
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Eric Hosmer
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Jim Leyland
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Curtis Granderson
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David Price
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Ron Washington
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Wilson Ramos
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Ron Roenicke
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Justin Upton
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Cliff Lee
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Freddie Freeman
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Tony La Russa
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Ken Funck
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Jered Weaver
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Jim Leyland
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Miguel Cabrera
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James Shields
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Dustin Ackley
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Joe Girardi
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Josh Collmenter
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Ron Roenicke
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Joey Votto
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Cliff Lee
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Danny Espinosa
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Charlie Manuel
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Steve Goldman
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jose Bautista
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Jered Weaver
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Jemile Weeks
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Jim Leyland
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Justin Verlander
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CC Sabathia
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Ivan Nova
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Joe Girardi
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Brandon Beachy
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Craig Kimbrel
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Tony La Russa
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Joey Votto
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Roy Halladay
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Kenley Jansen
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Ron Roenicke
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Larry Granillo
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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Manny Acta
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Justin Verlander
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Jered Weaver
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Eric Hosmer
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Joe Girardi
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Freddie Freeman
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Charlie Manuel
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Justin Upton
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Cliff Lee
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Wilson Ramos
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Ron Roenicke
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Jay Jaffe
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Girardi
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Jered Weaver
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Ivan Nova
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Jim Leyland
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Justin Verlander
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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Joe Maddon
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Josh Collmenter
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Brandon Beachy
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Ron Roenicke
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Joey Votto
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Cliff Lee
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Craig Kimbrel
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Charlie Manuel
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Ben Lindbergh
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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No vote
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Jemile Weeks
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No vote
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Miguel Cabrera
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Jered Weaver
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Jeremy Hellickson
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No vote
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Danny Espinosa
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No vote
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Brandon Beachy
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No vote
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Joey Votto
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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No vote
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Rob McQuown
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Jemile Weeks
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Joe Maddon
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Jose Bautista
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Jered Weaver
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Girardi
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Curtis Granderson
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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Jim Leyland
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Josh Collmenter
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Danny Espinosa
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Charlie Manuel
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Jose Reyes
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Roy Halladay
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Wilson Ramos
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Bruce Bochy
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Sam Miller
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Manny Acta
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Jose Bautista
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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Joe Maddon
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Justin Verlander
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Jered Weaver
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Desmond Jennings
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Ron Washington
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Craig Kimbrel
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Don Mattingly
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Wilson Ramos
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Ron Roenicke
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Roy Halladay
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Clayton Kershaw
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Danny Espinosa
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Kirk Gibson
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Ben Murphy
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Miguel Cabrera
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Jered Weaver
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Jim Leyland
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Dustin Ackley
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John Farrell
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Wilson Ramos
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Charlie Manuel
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Joey Votto
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Cliff Lee
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Danny Espinosa
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Bud Black
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Dustin Parkes
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Terry Francona
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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James Shields
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Dustin Ackley
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Manny Acta
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Curtis Granderson
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CC Sabathia
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Ivan Nova
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Ned Yost
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Brandon Beachy
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Ron Roenicke
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Ryan Braun
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Clayton Kershaw
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Wilson Ramos
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Terry Collins
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Joey Votto
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Madison Bumgarner
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Craig Kimbrel
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Charlie Manuel
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John Perrotto
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Mark Trumbo
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Manny Acta
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Ian Kinsler
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CC Sabathia
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Michael Pineda
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Jim Leyland
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Jose Bautista
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Jered Weaver
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Brett Lawrie
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Mike Scioscia
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Ryan Braun
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Clayton Kershaw
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Craig Kimbrel
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Kirk Gibson
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Danny Espinosa
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Ron Roenicke
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Justin Upton
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Cliff Lee
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Brandon Beachy
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Clint Hurdle
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Daniel Rathman
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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CC Sabathia
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Justin Verlander
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Dustin Ackley
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Jim Leyland
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Curtis Granderson
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Dan Haren
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Ivan Nova
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Manny Acta
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Craig Kimbrel
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Ron Roenicke
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Brandon Beachy
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Kirk Gibson
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Justin Upton
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Clayton Kershaw
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Wilson Ramos
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Terry Collins
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Dan Turkenkopf
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Michael Pineda
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Joe Maddon
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Curtis Granderson
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CC Sabathia
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Brett Lawrie
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Joe Girardi
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Jered Weaver
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Manny Acta
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Josh Collmenter
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Kirk Gibson
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Ryan Braun
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Cliff Lee
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Cory Luebke
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Ron Roenicke
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Justin Upton
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Roy Halladay
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Danny Espinoza
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Davey Johnson
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Sam Tydings
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Jeremy Hellickson
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Joe Girardi
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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CC Sabathia
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Eric Hosmer
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Joe Maddon
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Curtis Granderson
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Jered Weaver
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Ivan Nova
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Manny Acta
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Roy Halladay
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Craig Kimbrel
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Ron Roenicke
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Ryan Braun
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Clayton Kershaw
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Freddie Freeman
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Kirk Gibson
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Albert Pujols
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Cliff Lee
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Brandon Beachy
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Terry Collins
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Colin Wyers
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American League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Jose Bautista
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Justin Verlander
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Jemile Weeks
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No vote
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Jacoby Ellsbury
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Jered Weaver
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Dustin Ackley
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No vote
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Justin Verlander
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CC Sabathia
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Eric Hosmer
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No vote
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National League
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MVP
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Cy Young
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Rookie of the Year
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Manager of the Year
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Matt Kemp
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Clayton Kershaw
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Wilson Ramos
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No vote
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Ryan Braun
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Roy Halladay
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Brandon Beachy
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No vote
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Jose Reyes
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Cliff Lee
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Danny Espinosa
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No vote
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Value Picks: First, Third, and DH Review
Genuinely surprised I was the only one to have C.J. Wilson on my AL Cy Young ballot.
I considered him but (a) he faced extremely easy competition compared to the other contenders and (b) I couldn't find any sophisticated metrics that placed him in the top 3 for me. He certainly had a fantastic season, though.