The MLB Blog Poll votes on the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of Year candidates in each league throughout the regular baseball season. The Blog Poll Voters is a group of some of the best writers the baseball blogosphere.
American League Most Valuable Player Vote Week #3
- Manny Ramirez - 382 points
- Carlos Guillen - 132 points
- Josh Hamilton - 59 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 14 points, the player ranked second is assigned 9 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 8 points.
The mysterious Manny Ramirez seems quite motivated right now batting .338 with a .703 slugging average. It’s not Guillen’s fault that the Tigers are off to an awful start. He is shining through the motown rubble with the second highest OBP (.471) and second highest slugging percentage (.623) in the league” — Lee, Tiger Tales
American League Cy Young Vote Week #3
- Cliff Lee - 82 points
- Felix Hernandez - 68 points
- Zack Greinke - 46 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 5 points, the player ranked second is assigned 3 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 1 point.
“This was a tough call as the Indians’ Cliff Lee and the Royals’ Zach Greinke have been outstanding, but both their clubs are under .500. I can’t see myself, or the actual CY Young voters choosing a pitcher from a sub-.500 club.” — Eric , FakeTeams.com
American League Rookie of the Year Vote Week #3
- Nick Blackburn - 70 points
- David Murphy - 46 points
- Jacoby Ellsbury - 45 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 5 points, the player ranked second is assigned 3 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 1 point.
“This race is bound to heat up now that Longoria is up in the majors to stay, but Ellsbury has played well so far this year. He’s showing a great eye at the plate (12 BB’s to only 4 K’s), and is running with success on the basepaths (6 SB).” — Ken Roto Advice
The following blogs contributed to the Blog Poll results::
Baseball Happenings
Baseball Musings
Seth Speaks
Fire Brand of American League
Brock For Broglio
Brew Crew Ball
Beyond The Boxscore
Greener On Other Side
Fake Teams
RotoRob
Drays Bay
No Bias Baseball
Outs Per Swing
Bugs & Cranks
Talking Chop
Roto Junkie
Baseball Time In Arlington
Warning Track Power
CardinalsDiaspora
Statistically Speaking
Tiger Tales
Kranepool Society
Cubs F/X
Roto Advice
Chicago Cubs Online
Baseball Legends
Roto Professor
