And the winner is . . . Justin Verlander.
It was a very close vote. Verlander received 280 points, while Jacoby Ellsbury received 242 points, coming in second. Jose Bautista, who looked like a lock at mid-season, ended up with 231 points.
Compare that to 2010, when the winner (Josh Hamilton) received 358 points, or to 2009, when the winner (Joe Mauer) received 387 points. In fact, the voting hasn't been this close since 2003, when Alex Rodriguez, who was still in Texas, edged out Carlos Delgado.
I suspect that it was a career year for Ellsbury, and we should not expect quite the same electricity in years to come. But I hope he will prove me wrong.
Congratulations also to Dustin Pedroia, who received 48 points and came in 9th.
David Ortiz, who looked like a vote getter until late in the season, ended up without any points at all, which seems like a travesty considering that Alex Gordon, Asdrubal Cabrera and Ben Zobrist each ended up with a handful.
The full results are at Baseball Reference.
Related posts:
Golden Gloves
Ellsbury's RBIs
It was a very close vote. Verlander received 280 points, while Jacoby Ellsbury received 242 points, coming in second. Jose Bautista, who looked like a lock at mid-season, ended up with 231 points.
Compare that to 2010, when the winner (Josh Hamilton) received 358 points, or to 2009, when the winner (Joe Mauer) received 387 points. In fact, the voting hasn't been this close since 2003, when Alex Rodriguez, who was still in Texas, edged out Carlos Delgado.
I suspect that it was a career year for Ellsbury, and we should not expect quite the same electricity in years to come. But I hope he will prove me wrong.
Congratulations also to Dustin Pedroia, who received 48 points and came in 9th.
David Ortiz, who looked like a vote getter until late in the season, ended up without any points at all, which seems like a travesty considering that Alex Gordon, Asdrubal Cabrera and Ben Zobrist each ended up with a handful.
The full results are at Baseball Reference.
Related posts:
Golden Gloves
Ellsbury's RBIs
Wow. Good for the voters! Although this begs the question: Can we now retroactively give Pedro Martinez his MVP award?
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