Will Brett Gardner take home BOTH the Defensive MVP and Offensive MVP award? Read to find out![/caption]Welcome back Yankees fans! Now, on July 6th, I posted a poll about the Yankees First-Half awards. The poll had now closed and now it's time to give the results.
DISCLAIMER: I was not allowed/couldn't vote for anyone in any category in anyway. All of these votes are from you guys. Now that we are perfectly clear, let's start with the Pitching Category, shall we?
Who Is the Yankees Starting Pitcher MVP?
For this category, I listed the pitchers that have had either great or s0-so years. (Ivan Nova wasn't added because he wasn't in the rotation the entire half and Phil Hughes was plain terrible when I made the poll). So, here were your nominees for the Starting Pitcher MVP.
1) CC Sabathia
2) Hiroki Kuroda
3) Andy Pettitte
4) David Phelps
The Winner Is:
Hiroki Kuroda!
Hiroki Kuroda had a whopping 92% of the vote among Yankees fans. Andy Pettitte was second in the voting at 3% and CC Sabathia and David Phelps were tied with 2%. So pretty much Kuroda had this category in the bag.
Who is the Yankees Bullpen MVP?
Our next category takes us to the bullpen, where we have some of our top relievers that have outperformed above and beyond. (Shawn Kelley, Preston Claiborne and Adam Warren were not listed in this category because there was a specific category for them. We all know why Joba Chamberlain wasn't nominated in any category, so that's that.) Here were your nominees for Yankees Bullpen MVP.
1) Mariano Rivera
2) David Robertson
3) Boone Logan
The Winner Is:
Mariano Rivera!
Mariano Rivera had 85% of the vote, so it wasn't shocking who won. It was shocking who came second. Boone Logan had 11% of the vote and David Robertson came in third with 4% of the vote. I would have figured more people would have voted for D-Rob. Interesting.
Who is the Yankees Bullpen Standout?
Here is the category where I listed some pitchers that weren't in the other category. (Again, Joba is not in this category). These are some first time Yankees that have opened everyone's eyes with what they could do. Here are your nominees for Yankees Bullpen Standout.
1) Shawn Kelley
2) Preston Claiborne
3) Adam Warren
The Winner Is:
Preston Claiborne!
Preston Claiborne had 63% of the vote among Yankees fans while Shawn Kelley had 34% of the vote. Adam Warren finished last in this category with 2%. I was surprised with Warren getting the least amount since he has helped out the bullpen so much as well
Now we move on to the Defense Category.
Who Is The Yankees Defensive MVP?
This category involved multiple players that have opened our eyes with their defense. Luis Cruz wasn't added to this category because he came after I already made the poll, but we could give him a pat on the back for the great defense he provided. Here are your nominees for Yankees Defensive MVP:
1) Robinson Cano
2) Brett Gardner
3) Ichiro Suzuki
4) Jayson Nix
5) Vernon Wells
The Winner Is:
Brett Gardner!
Brett Gardner quickly ran away (pun not intended) with this category with 69% of the vote. Robinson Cano came in second with 17% of the vote while Ichiro Suzuki came in third with 11% of the vote. Jayson Nix had 2% of the vote while Vernon Wells had 1%.
Onto the biggest award: The Yankees Offensive MVP
This is the final category of the awards. It also was the tightest race out of all the categories. I pulled up the Yankees best three offensive players throughout the first half and the winner...may shock you. Here are your nominees:
1) Robinson Cano
2) Brett Gardner
3) Ichiro Suzuki
The Winner Is:
Robinson Cano AND Brett Gardner!
I know what you're thinking, how could BOTH of them win the Offensive Award? It was simple. The race was SO tight that by the time voting closed--they were tied. Both Gardner and Cano had 47% of the vote. Ichiro unfortunately was left in the dust with 7% of the vote.
And those are your winners for the Yankees First-Half Awards! Join me again in September after the regular season when we have 2013 Yankees Awards (awards that are for the entire year, instead of the first half).
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