This is the easiest award to perdict NL MVP is Albert Pujols and the Cy Young goes to Chris Carpenter both of their numbers are off the charts...
Pujols- .318 BA 40 HRs 107 RBIs 12 SBs
Carpenter- 14-3 W-L 2.20 ERA 115 Ks
Now its time to give credit to the guys who did good but fell short of the award...
Batting: Ryan Braun from the Brewers..crazy year hit for average and power will win multiple MVP awards down the road easily one of best hitters in the game...Mark Reynolds from the D-Backs..surprise year for a guy who batted .239 last year, this year his power numbers are up there as he approaches 40 homers and has a 20 stolen bases...last guy is probably the best player in the league but doesn't get the credit that's Hanley Ramirez hes got 20+ homers 20+ stolen bases and is batting a crazy .365!!!
Pitching: Tim Lincecum could have easily won the award and will receive a lot of first place votes but Carpenter's value to his teams success is astronomical..When Smoltz was having his bullpen session with the team it was Carpenter who noticed that he was tipping his pitches his following start Smoltzy throws 5 strong innings and strikeouts 8 batters..another guy who's locked in is Danny Haren from the D-Backs along with Matt Cain and Adam Wainwright both are having amazing years.
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