Catchers
1. Joe Mauer
2. Brian McCann
3. Victor Martinez
4. Miguel Montero
5. Buster Posey
6. Geovany Soto
7. Mike Napoli
8. Matt Weiters
9. Jorge Posada
10. Kurt Suzuki
11. Russell Martin
12. Ryan Doumit
13. Chris Iannetta
14. John Buck
15. Nick Hundley
Others:
Rod Barajas
John Jaso
Josh Thole
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
J.R. Towles
J.P Arencibia
Jonathon Lucroy
Rhino
A little late to post but I’m not changing anything due to the slow start of some teams and players….
NL East
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies (W)
Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals
New York Mets
NL Central
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
MVP: Albert Pujols .335 92 Runs 34 HRs 111 RBIs
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw 18-7 223 Ks 2.62 ERA
RoY: Freddie Freeman .285 76 Runs 18 HRs 85 RBIs
AL East
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
AL Central
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers (W)
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
AL West
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Anaheim Angels of LA
Seattle Mariners
MVP: Adrian Gonzalez .320 104 Runs 43 HRs 127 RBI
Cy Young: David Price 19-6 204 Ks 2.60 ERA 1.12 WHIP
RoY: Jeremy Hellickson 14-8 170 Ks 3.65 ERA 1.27 WHIP
Comeback Player of the Year: Kendry Morales
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Florida: With the Marlin’s latest trade of Cameron Maybe to the Padres, they’ve shown their fans and the rest of the baseball world they really don’t know what they’re doing. Following the 2007 season, Miguel Cabrera was 24 and coming off his third straight season with an OPS+ of at least 150. Florida then shipped Cabrera, who they wouldn’t have been able to afford, to Detroit along with Dontrelle Willis, who was coming off a rough season but was still a useful major league pitcher with a good chance of bouncing back. In return, the Tigers sent two of their best prospects; outfielder Cameron Maybin and lefthander Andrew Miller along with a bunch of castoffs like a Rock of Love Reunion Show. It looked like the Marlins were doing what they do best. Trading for a top prospect and looking to make them a superstar before flipping them for more diamonds in the rough. After all, they’d brought up Derek Lee, Mike Lowell, Josh Beckett, and A.J. Burnett in recent memory.
Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis= Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller (Eulogio de la Cruz, Burke Badenhop, Mike Rabelo, and Dallas Trahern) You can ignore the players in parenthesis. Ever heard of them? My point exactly.
Cameron Maybin played less than an entire season (144 games) for the Florida Marlins over three seasons and compiled a .257/.323/.391 line with 12 homeruns and 14 stolen bases. Not bad at all for a 23 year old not seeing regular time. But his minor league numbers seem to project this was just the beginning for the youngster ranked in the top 8 prospects in baseball three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009. In 490 career Triple-A plate appearances, Maybin hit .325/.401/.477. However, the Marlins must know something no one else does because they shipped the prize piece of their Miguel Cabrera deal to the San Diego Padres for two right-handed relievers.
Cameron Maybin= Edward Mujica and Ryan Webb
Cameron Maybin was the prize of the Cabrera trade but Andrew Miller wasn’t too far behind. However, he never quite looked like the pitcher the Marlins traded for…not even close. The 6th overall pick in 2006, Miller posted a 5.89 ERA in 220 innings over 3 seasons with Florida. But having just finished his 25-yr old season, Miller still has a chance to be a late bloomer and find a niche in the majors. Florida didn’t think so though, and that’s what matters. Miller was shipped to Boston in a lefty-reliever swap.
Andrew Miller= Dustin Richardson
Meanwhile, Detroit has released Dontrelle Willis but has one of the best hitters in baseball, Boston has a no risk redemption project, and Florida has…well….a decent bullpen, I guess.
Miguel Cabrera= Edward Mujica, Ryan Webb, and Dustin Richardson
So in just three years, the Marlins took this season’s runner up in AL MVP voting and turned him into three relievers. Ask anyone in baseball what the easiest spot on a roster is to fill and you’ll get the same answer every time. A right-handed reliever. Well that’s now especially true if you’re the Florida Marlins.
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Only Juan Pierre and Michael Bourn stole more bases in 2010 than Rajai Davis who grabbed an even 50. No one in baseball hit more homeruns than Jose Bautista’s 54. Now we’ll see what they can do together.
The Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Rajai Davis whose 2010 season may only be half the story as Rickey Henderson has claimed “he could steal 100 in a season.” This was a fantastic move for the Toronto Blue Jays who have gotten off to a great offseason, as I wrote about recently. Davis adds a new dynamic to the Canadians they didn’t have last season.
In 2010, the Blue Jays despite winning 85 games were completely one dimensional. 53% of the runs the 2010 Jays scored were due to the homerun. This is the largest such rate of any team in history…by a lot. The second highest ever is 47%. An obvious explanation is Jose Bautista’s major league-leading 54 bombs, but even outside they’re sluggers, they didn’t ‘manufacture’ many runs at all. Rajai Davis will change that.
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