World Series MVP
Sept 29, 2011 11:02:32 GMT -5
Post by Ben (Rays GM) on Sept 29, 2011 11:02:32 GMT -5
Red Sox - 4: 18 HR, 5 SB, 25 BB, .370 AVG, 37 XBH, 69.2 IP, 3 SV, 4.26 ERA, 2.27 K/BB, 4 QS
Brewers - 5: 11 HR, 15 SB, 40 BB, .266 AVG, 30 XBH, 54.2 IP, 4 SV, 3.29 ERA, 4.42 K/BB, 4 QS
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As you may know, the World Series MVP has only once gone to a player from the losing team. The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series; interpret that how you will and feel free to vote for a player from either team. I'll try to include everyone who I think deserves a chance at winning, so if I leave someone who you wanted to vote for out, I'm sorry but I just didn't think they deserved to be in the conversation. As it happens, you have 20 choices, 10 from each team. Here are your choices, grouped by team in order of position:
Brewers:
1B Prince Fielder: 4 HR, 1 SB, 8 BB, .345 AVG, 7 XBH. Prince led the Brewers in HRs, tied for the lead in XBHs, and was second in AVG and BB during the World Series. Of those categories, however, BB was the only one that the Brewers won.
SS Alcides Escobar: 1 HR, 2 SB, 1 BB, .320 AVG, 2 XBH. An all around offensive contributor, Escobar provided solid numbers at a weak position, though none of them jump off the page.
OF Ryan Braun: 2 HR, 2 SB, 3 BB, .267 AVG, 5 XBH. Better counting numbers than Escobar, worse average, less premium position.
OF B.J. Upton: 2 HR, 6 SB, 7 BB, .368 AVG, 7 XBH. Led the team in SB, AVG, tied for the lead in XBH, tied for second in HR, third in BB. A major contributor all around, most importantly in the two offensive categories that the Brewers won (SB and BB). Take him away and the Brewers still win those categories, but there's no doubt that he's the offensive player who made the biggest contribution in the categories that the Brewers won, as well as most of the ones they didn't.
DH Jose Bautista: 1 HR, 1 SB, 9 BB, .273 AVG, 2 XBH. Nothing particularly stunning in these numbers, but the 9 BBs led the team, helping the Brewers win that category.
SP Yovani Gallardo: 7.1 IP, 0 SV, 1.23 ERA, 11K/0BB, 1 QS. Lowest ERA of the Brewers starters, major contributor to K/BB, and got them a QS, each of which proved to be essential. Only pitched once during the World Series, however.
SP Zack Greinke: 11.0 IP, 0 SV, 4.91 ERA, 10K/6BB, 1 QS. Greinke is in the conversation because of timing - he provided one of the two QSs that the Brewers needed on the final day of the Series. Does timing make it more valuable? Up to you.
SP Carl Pavano: 15.1 IP, 0 SV, 2.93 ERA, 6K/1BB, 1 QS. Like Greinke, Pavano provided an essential last-day QS. Pavano pitched more innings than Greinke; that 2.93 ERA over 15.1 IP helped enormously. The 6.00 K/BB is very good, though it was only 6 Ks and 1 BB.
RP John Axford: 4.0 IP, 3 SV, 0.00 ERA, 5K/0BB, 0 QS. The importance of those 3 SVs can't be understated: take him away and the Brewers lose the World Series. Not enough innings to make his other contributions all that important, but every little bit helps.
RP Octavio Dotel: 5.1 IP, 1 SV, 1.69 ERA, 8K/0BB, 0 QS. Only 1 SV, but the Brewers only won by 1 SV. His K/BB ratio was second most valuable on the team after Gallardo's.
Red Sox:
1B Miguel Cabrera: 4 HR, 0 SB, 3 BB, .564 AVG, 8 XBH. Led the team in AVG and XBH, third in HR. Offensive juggernaut.
2B Dustin Pedroia: 1 HR, 0 SB, 4 BB, .442 AVG, 5 XBH. Solid numbers, premium position. Second on the team in AVG, tied for third on the team in BB, fourth on the team in XBH.
3B Adrian Beltre: 5 HR, 1 SB, 0 B, .412 AVG, 6 XBH. Tied for the team lead in HR, third in AVG and XBH. No walks though?
OF Jacoby Ellsbury: 5 HR, 2 SB, 1 BB, .354 AVG, 7 XBH. Tied for the team lead in HR, second in XBH. Solid AVG but it was actually below the team AVG.
OF Chris Young: 0 HR, 2 SB, 6 BB, .333 AVG, 3 XBH. The BBs are nice, but the Red Sox didn't win that category. They didn't win SBs either. Avg and XBHs were decent.
OF Hunter Pence: 2 HR, 0 SB, 4 BB, .379 AVG, 3 XBH. Solid numbers everywhere except SBs.
SP Matt Cain: 7.1 IP, 0 SV, 3.68 ERA, 6K/3BB, 1 QS. A well-pitched game from Cain.
SP Brandon McCarthy: 15.0 IP, 0 SV, 3.00 ERA, 7K/0BB, 1 QS. Two solid games: 7 IP, 1 ER in the first, 8 IP, 4 ER in the second. Move one of those ER from the second game to the first and the Red Sox win QS and tie the Brewers in the World Series.
SP Roy Halladay: 14.0 IP, 0 SV, 2.57 ERA, 9K/5BB, 1 QS. Two solid games: 8 IP, 4 ER in the first, 6 IP, 0 ER in the second. Move one of those ER from the first game to the second and the Red Sox win QS and tie the Brewers in the World Series.
RP Joel Hanrahan: 3.0 IP, 2 SV, 3.00 ERA, 4K/1BB, 0 QS. Two saves weren't enough for the Red Sox, but he kept them in the running.
Brewers - 5: 11 HR, 15 SB, 40 BB, .266 AVG, 30 XBH, 54.2 IP, 4 SV, 3.29 ERA, 4.42 K/BB, 4 QS
baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/171140/matchup?mid1=8&mid2=5&week=25
As you may know, the World Series MVP has only once gone to a player from the losing team. The World Series Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series; interpret that how you will and feel free to vote for a player from either team. I'll try to include everyone who I think deserves a chance at winning, so if I leave someone who you wanted to vote for out, I'm sorry but I just didn't think they deserved to be in the conversation. As it happens, you have 20 choices, 10 from each team. Here are your choices, grouped by team in order of position:
Brewers:
1B Prince Fielder: 4 HR, 1 SB, 8 BB, .345 AVG, 7 XBH. Prince led the Brewers in HRs, tied for the lead in XBHs, and was second in AVG and BB during the World Series. Of those categories, however, BB was the only one that the Brewers won.
SS Alcides Escobar: 1 HR, 2 SB, 1 BB, .320 AVG, 2 XBH. An all around offensive contributor, Escobar provided solid numbers at a weak position, though none of them jump off the page.
OF Ryan Braun: 2 HR, 2 SB, 3 BB, .267 AVG, 5 XBH. Better counting numbers than Escobar, worse average, less premium position.
OF B.J. Upton: 2 HR, 6 SB, 7 BB, .368 AVG, 7 XBH. Led the team in SB, AVG, tied for the lead in XBH, tied for second in HR, third in BB. A major contributor all around, most importantly in the two offensive categories that the Brewers won (SB and BB). Take him away and the Brewers still win those categories, but there's no doubt that he's the offensive player who made the biggest contribution in the categories that the Brewers won, as well as most of the ones they didn't.
DH Jose Bautista: 1 HR, 1 SB, 9 BB, .273 AVG, 2 XBH. Nothing particularly stunning in these numbers, but the 9 BBs led the team, helping the Brewers win that category.
SP Yovani Gallardo: 7.1 IP, 0 SV, 1.23 ERA, 11K/0BB, 1 QS. Lowest ERA of the Brewers starters, major contributor to K/BB, and got them a QS, each of which proved to be essential. Only pitched once during the World Series, however.
SP Zack Greinke: 11.0 IP, 0 SV, 4.91 ERA, 10K/6BB, 1 QS. Greinke is in the conversation because of timing - he provided one of the two QSs that the Brewers needed on the final day of the Series. Does timing make it more valuable? Up to you.
SP Carl Pavano: 15.1 IP, 0 SV, 2.93 ERA, 6K/1BB, 1 QS. Like Greinke, Pavano provided an essential last-day QS. Pavano pitched more innings than Greinke; that 2.93 ERA over 15.1 IP helped enormously. The 6.00 K/BB is very good, though it was only 6 Ks and 1 BB.
RP John Axford: 4.0 IP, 3 SV, 0.00 ERA, 5K/0BB, 0 QS. The importance of those 3 SVs can't be understated: take him away and the Brewers lose the World Series. Not enough innings to make his other contributions all that important, but every little bit helps.
RP Octavio Dotel: 5.1 IP, 1 SV, 1.69 ERA, 8K/0BB, 0 QS. Only 1 SV, but the Brewers only won by 1 SV. His K/BB ratio was second most valuable on the team after Gallardo's.
Red Sox:
1B Miguel Cabrera: 4 HR, 0 SB, 3 BB, .564 AVG, 8 XBH. Led the team in AVG and XBH, third in HR. Offensive juggernaut.
2B Dustin Pedroia: 1 HR, 0 SB, 4 BB, .442 AVG, 5 XBH. Solid numbers, premium position. Second on the team in AVG, tied for third on the team in BB, fourth on the team in XBH.
3B Adrian Beltre: 5 HR, 1 SB, 0 B, .412 AVG, 6 XBH. Tied for the team lead in HR, third in AVG and XBH. No walks though?
OF Jacoby Ellsbury: 5 HR, 2 SB, 1 BB, .354 AVG, 7 XBH. Tied for the team lead in HR, second in XBH. Solid AVG but it was actually below the team AVG.
OF Chris Young: 0 HR, 2 SB, 6 BB, .333 AVG, 3 XBH. The BBs are nice, but the Red Sox didn't win that category. They didn't win SBs either. Avg and XBHs were decent.
OF Hunter Pence: 2 HR, 0 SB, 4 BB, .379 AVG, 3 XBH. Solid numbers everywhere except SBs.
SP Matt Cain: 7.1 IP, 0 SV, 3.68 ERA, 6K/3BB, 1 QS. A well-pitched game from Cain.
SP Brandon McCarthy: 15.0 IP, 0 SV, 3.00 ERA, 7K/0BB, 1 QS. Two solid games: 7 IP, 1 ER in the first, 8 IP, 4 ER in the second. Move one of those ER from the second game to the first and the Red Sox win QS and tie the Brewers in the World Series.
SP Roy Halladay: 14.0 IP, 0 SV, 2.57 ERA, 9K/5BB, 1 QS. Two solid games: 8 IP, 4 ER in the first, 6 IP, 0 ER in the second. Move one of those ER from the first game to the second and the Red Sox win QS and tie the Brewers in the World Series.
RP Joel Hanrahan: 3.0 IP, 2 SV, 3.00 ERA, 4K/1BB, 0 QS. Two saves weren't enough for the Red Sox, but he kept them in the running.