Louisville Slugger announced their Silver Slugger Awards last night.
The 18 winners (career SS Awards):
American League
C - Jorge Posada, NYY (5)
1B - Carlos Pena, TAM (1)
2B - Placido Polanco, DET (1)
SS - Derek Jeter, NYY (2)
3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY (9, 2nd at 3B)
OF1 - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA (2)
OF2 - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA (7)
OF3 - Magglio Ordonez, DET (3)
DH - David Ortiz, BOS (4)
National League
C - Russell Martin, LAD (1)
1B - Prince Fielder, MIL (1)
2B - Chase Utley, PHIL (2)
SS - Jimmy Rollins, PHIL (1)
3B - David Wright, NYM (1)
OF1 - Carlos Beltran, NYM (2)
OF2 - Matt Holliday, COL (2)
OF3 - Carlos Lee, HOU (2)
P - Micah Owings, ARZ (1)
Brief comments:
AL 2B -- purely by stats, Carlos Guillen was the best choice, but Jeter is still good, and carries much more rep.
AL 1B -- brilliant choice. Overlooked in Tampa.
NL SS -- different electorate, but I predict Rollins for NL MVP. (Don't care if I'm wrong.)
NL P -- only real choice, so well done.
Next week, the big awards.
2007-11-09 22:51:47 · 14 answers · asked by Chipmaker Authentic 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Obviously my "AL 2B" comment was intended to be about the shortstops. D'oh!
2007-11-10 01:16:09 · update #1
I agree with you about the AL SS. Guillen got robbed. They must have felt bad that Jeter didn't get his obligitory undeserved Gold Glove and figured why let stats and record stand in the way of another bogus award for this tool.
When will this joker stop getting a free pass? It really makes these awards look cheaper when someone who really doesn't deserve them wins.
Every other award was spot on.
2007-11-10 03:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by Qbass187 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the AL, Pena and Posada definately deserved it. Pena went so overlooked because he plays in Tampa Bay, and Posada just goes overlooked, I think. I also think that it was obvious Rodriguez was going to win it for 3rd base. I think the OF is all good, and I certainly will not complain about their DH selection. However, I think Jeter only won it because he's Derek Jeter. As for 2nd base, I think Brian Robers or Robinson Cano put up better numbers than Polanco.
In the NL, I think the infield is good. I think they picked all the right people, but I think Eric Byrnes should've gotten it over Beltran. Byrnes had more hits, more at-bats (wasn't Beltran injured this year?), runs, triples, and stolen bases. Beltran had more homeruns, RBIs, and walks, but I still think Byrnes would be a better choice.
2007-11-10 01:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
For me, slugger suggests power and of course they seem to have favoured batting average over some power in a lot of categories
Posada over Victor Martinez
as you mentioned Jeter over Guillen
Cano probably should have got it over Polanco, but I am ok with it.
Suzuki is an interesting choice. In the 'powerful' AL, no AL OF ranked in the top 10 out of ML outfielders and it looks like, with only a glance, that the top hr hitting AL OFer was only at 28 dingers.
So, I would have had different picks at C and SS, but the others are acceptable.
No problems with NL guys, very balanced, I can see their decision in each one.
Shame that Brandon Phillips couldn't have been recognized for his amazing 30/30 season, but you can't have a team, just a starting lineup.
Love Martin with a SS, he had an amazing season.
2007-11-10 00:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by brettj666 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i admire all of them... aside from Derek Jeter, i think of that Michael youthful had a greater acceptable hitting season then him. i'm additionally uncertain approximately Matt Holliday, he's great, yet i don't be attentive to if he's a silver slugger this twelve months.
2016-09-28 22:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2 Tigers who win were the first pair of Tigers to win it since Travis Fryman & Mickey Tettleton in 1992.
Great choices.
2007-11-10 02:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm just happy to see some Philly names in there......cause those two guys deserve it.....and i do predict a Jimmy MVP announcement b/c he's is just that good and he leads the phillies.......not to happy to see Mets names on that list but david wright is good and he deserves that title........
JIMMY ROLLINS FOR MVP!!!
2007-11-10 07:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carlos Pena deserves his Silver Slugger more then anyone.
Thats all I gotta say, the awards look right to me though.
2007-11-09 23:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They look pretty good to me. Obviously I'm biased when I say this but I think Victor Martinez should have won catcher.
2007-11-10 04:02:16 · answer #8 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it was all right, but i disagree with beltran,and jimmy rollins, because their were much better players such as hanley ramirez,and even ken griffey jr.
2007-11-10 02:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
cano deserved the second base silver slugger
2007-11-09 23:01:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋