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The BBWAA award finalists were announced on MLB Network on Monday night.
Abreu seems to be the most likely of these three people to win. The other MVP finalists are Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez and New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of these three players:
LeMahieu: .364/.421/.590, 10 HRs, 10 2Bs, 27 RBIs, 3 SBs
Abreu: .317/.370/.617, 19 HRs, 15 2Bs, 60 RBIs, 0 SB
Ramirez: .292/.386/.607, 17 HRs, 16 2Bs, 46 RBIs, 10 SB
Abreu led the league in hits with 76. His RBIs and slugging percentage also were league-leading totals. LeMahieu led the league in both batting average and on-base percentage. Ramirez topped the AL with 45 runs scored.
Robert's competition for the Rookie of the Year award includes Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis and Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of these three players:
Lewis: .262/.364/.437, 11 HRs, 3 2Bs, 28 RBIs, 5 SBs
Robert: .233/.302/.436, 11 HRs, 12 2Bs, 31 RBIs, 9 SBs
Javier: 5-2, 3.48 ERA, 12 games (10 starts), 54.1 IP, 36 H, 54 Ks, 18 BBs
I think what hurts Robert here is his ice-cold September. He was hitting .298 when August ended, but then he hit .136 the rest of the season. Lewis might very well win because he didn't have a prolonged slump like that.
Renteria is a finalist for Manager of the Year along with Charlie Montoyo of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays. Cash led his club to a 40-20 record and an AL pennant. Montoyo's team got into the playoffs despite having to play its home games in Buffalo. Renteria went 35-25, but got fired after the Sox blew the AL Central the last week of the season and made a quick exit from the playoffs.
I'm assuming Renteria finishes third.
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