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2019 Awards Ballot (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year)

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2019 Awards Ballot

3/2/2026

Playoffs

World Series
LA Dodgers over Oakland 4-2
Joc Pederson was named the World Series MVP. Pederson hit .421 in the series with a .478 OBP and an .895 slugging %. Pederson had 3 doubles, 2 homeruns, with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored.

American League
League Championship Series
Oakland over New York 4-3
Mark Canha was named the ALCS MVP. Canha hit .333 with a .407 OBP and an .875 slugging %. Canha had a double, 4 homeruns, 8 RBI, and 7 runs scored in the series.

Divisional Round
Oakland over Houston 3-2
New York over Minnesota 3-1

Wild Card Round
Houston over Los Angeles

National League
League Championship Series
Los Angeles over Chicago 4-3
Cody Bellinger takes home the NLCS MVP award. Bellinger hit .440 with a .548 OBP and an .800 slugging %. Bellinger had 3 doubles, 2 homeruns, drew 6 walks, had 4 RBI, and scored 7 runs in the series.

Divisional Round
Chicago over St. Louis 3-1
Los Angeles over Atlanta 3-1

Wild Card Round
St. Louis over Arizona

League Chat Box

Big game for Pederson lifts Dodgers to victory

Joc Pederson drove in 5 runs, carrying Los Angeles to a 8-3 victory over the Athletics. Clayton Kershaw struckout 8 Oakland batters in the contest. | Box

Manaea baffles Dodgers, Athletics win

Sean Manaea struckout 8 Los Angeles batters in a 8-2 win for the Athletics. | Box

3/3/2026

2019 Statistical Awards

For Closer of the Year, winner is most points. Points = [(Wins + Saves) - (Losses + blown saves)]

American League
Batting Title – Yoan Moncada (White Sox)
Most Homeruns– Mike Ford (Yankees) * tiebreaker – fewest AB
Most RBI – Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
Most Steals – Terrance Gore (Royals)
Most Wins – Sonny Gray (Athletics) * tiebreaker – fewest losses
Lowest ERA – Zack Greinke (Royals)
Most Strikeouts – Justin Verlander (Tigers)
Closer of the Year – Ryan Pressly (Twins)

Gold Gloves
C – Matt Wieters (Orioles)
1B – Matt Olson (Athletics)
2B – Whit Merrifield (Royals)
3B – Matt Chapman (Athletics)
SS – Carlos Correa (Astros)
OF – Aaron Judge (Yankees)
OF – Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
OF – Max Kepler (Twins)

Silver Slugger Awards
DH – Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox)
C – Mitch Garver (Twins)
1B – Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
2B – Jose Altuve (Astros)
3B – Yoan Moncada (White Sox)
SS – Francisco Lindor (Indians)
OF – Yordan Alvarez (Astros)
OF – Hunter Pence (Astros)
OF – Mike Trout (Angels)

National League
Batting Title – Bryan Reynolds (Pirates)
Most Homeruns – Sam Hilliard (Rockies)
Most RBI – Sam Hilliard (Rockies)
Most Steals –Tommy Edman (Cardinals)
Most Wins – Max Scherzer (Diamondbacks)
Lowest ERA – Jeff Samardzija (Cubs)
Most Strikeouts – Gerrit Cole (Pirates)
Closer of the Year – Ken Giles (Dodgers)

Gold Gloves
C – J.T. Realmuto (Marlins)
1B – Christian Walker (Diamondbacks)
2B – DJ LeMahieu (Cubs)
3B – Tommy Edman (Cardinals)
SS – Paul DeJong (Cardinals)
OF – Lorenzo Cain (Brewers)
OF – Adam Haseley (Phillies)
OF – Brett Gardner (Braves)

Silver Slugger Awards
DH – Josh Bell (Pirates)
C – Wilson Contreras (Cubs)
1B – Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)
2B – Kolten Wong (Cardinals)
3B – Anthony Rendon (Braves)
SS – Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres)
OF – Sam Hilliard (Rockies)
OF – Christian Yelich (Marlins)
OF – Austin Meadows (Diamondbacks)

6/18/2023

No hitters / perfect games

Day 5, Charlie Morton (Braves) pitched a no hitter versus the Phillies
Day 77, Sonny Gray (Athletics) pitched a no hitter versus the Rays
Day 143, Jeff Samardzija (Cubs) pitched a no hitter versus the Pirates
Day 158, Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) pitched a perfect game versus the Rockies

6/20/2022

Allowed position changes / RP to SP conversions 2019

Position Changes
Reminder: 1 allowed per team per season. Fielding stats are generally reduced as a tradeoff.
Boston - Michael Chavis from 1B(2B) to 2B(1B), played 45.9% of his total innings at 2B in 2019
Toronto - Cavan Biggio from 2B(OF) to OF(2B), played OF in 2019 and 26% of his total innings at OF in 2020
Cincinnati - Jose Peraza from 2B(SS) to SS(2B), played 27% of his total innings at SS in 2019
NY Yankees - Garrett Cooper from 1B(OF) to OF(1B), played 30.6% of his total innings at OF in 2019
Atlanta - Austin Riley from OF(1B) to 3B(OF), played 3B in 2019 and was primary 3B in 2020

RP to SP Conversions
Reminder: 1 allowed per team per season. RP must have a stamina rating of 40 or more and have started at least 1 game in the real life season.
Milwaukee - Freddy Peralta from RP to SP
Boston - Jalen Beeks from RP to SP
NY Yankees - Jose Rodriguez from RP to SP
Atlanta - Matt Strahm from RP to SP

12/30/2021

Trades involving future prospects or players not currently in the league