Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Recap: Season 6 Player Awards

American League

Most Valuable Player
Calvin Hayashi hit 72 HRs and 178 RBIs with a .310 Avg and 1.080 OPS. This amazing season helped the Florida Gators go 108-54.

Cy Young
Wayne Christenson posted a 19-5 record with a 2.75 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 202.2 innings. He struck out 147 while only walking 45. He led the Chicago Mayhem to their third straight ALCS appearance, and their first World Series title.

Rookie of the Year
Desi Henriquez burst into the major leagues at age 22. He was Chicago Mayhem's ace out of the bullpen. He recorded 24 saves in 30 attempts, striking out 59 while walking 23. He posted an ERA of 3.32 in 62.1 innings.

Fireman of the Year
Denny Munoz was money for the Florida Gators in Season 6. He recorded 39 saves in 43 attempts, striking out 44 while only walking 18. He posted an ERA of 5.04 in 60.2 innings.


National League

Most Valuable Player
Alex Rivas provided the Las Vegas Pit Bosses with 46 HRs and 131 RBIs with .333 avg. and 1.028 OPS.

Cy Young
Stewart Sewell led the Pittsburg Pirates to the World Series. He posted a 17-5 record with an ERA of 2.68 in 198 innings pitched. He struck out 129 while only walking 51. His WHIP was 1.06.

Rookie of the Year
Harvey Baldwin was called up for the Tacoma Wahoos into the starting rotation at age 22. In 30 starts, he went 15-8 with an ERA of 2.31 in 199.1 innings. He struck out 153 while only walking 44 with a WHIP of 1.07.

Fireman of the Year
Ronn Cuddyer put out a lot of fires for the Charleston Chiefs. He recorded 41 saves in 49 attempts. He struck out 33 while walking 14. He posted an ERA of 4.68 and WHIP of 1.35 in 42.1 innings pitched.







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