IBWAA SELECTS TROUT, KERSHAW IN MVP VOTE

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its MVP category Thursday, with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Mike Trout winning the group’s American League award, and Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, being selected in the National League.

 

Trout received 145 first-place votes (91.77%) while being named on all 158 ballots. Others to garner first-place votes include Victor Martinez (5), Jose Altuve (3), Jose Abreu (2), Miguel Cabrera (1), Robinson Cano (1), Nelson Cruz (1) and Alex Gordon (1).

 

Kershaw received 105 first-place votes (66.04%) while being named on 141 ballots (88.68%). Giancarlo Stanton received 26 first-place votes (16.35%) and was named on 157 ballots (98.74%). Others receiving first-place votes include Andrew McCutchen (24), Justin Upton (2), Jonathan Lucroy (1) and Justin Morneau (1).

 

Election results are as follows:

 

AL MVP

 

1^st Place:                  Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2141 points2^nd Place:                 Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers – 927 
3^rd Place:                  Michael Brantley, Cleveland Indians – 726

4^th Place:                  Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox – 658

5^th Place:                  Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners – 597

6^th Place:                  Josh Donaldson, Oakland Athletics – 583

7^th Place:                  Jose Altuve, Houston Astros – 560 

8^th Place:                  Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays – 533

9th Place:                 Nelson Cruz, Baltimore Orioles – 447

10^th Place:                Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers – 437

 

NL MVP

 

1^st Place:                  Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers – 1762 points
2^nd Place:                 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins – 1430 
3^rd Place:                  Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates – 1365

4^th Place:                  Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants – 769

5^th Place:                  Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers – 758

6^th Place:                  Anthony Rendon , Washington Nationals – 619

7^th Place:                  Josh Harrison, Pittsburgh Pirates – 286

8^th Place:                  Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers – 246

9^th Place:                  Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers – 241

10^th Place:                Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers – 224

 

Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.

 

The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.

 

In 2010, the IBWAA began voting in its own relief pitcher category, establishing the Rollie Fingers American League Relief Pitcher of the Year and the Hoyt Wilhelm National League Relief Pitcher of the Year Awards.

Among others, IBWAA members include Jim Bowden, Jim Caple, Mike Petriello, David Schoenfield, Mark A. Simon andDan Szymborski, ESPN.com; Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, GammonsDaily.com; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; King Kaufman, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy, Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Jonah Keri, Grantland; Vlae Kershner, SFGate.com; Chuck Culpepper and Will Leitch, Sports on Earth; Jill Painter Lopez, FoxSportsWest.com, Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Mark Purdy, San Jose Mercury News; Eno Sarris and Wendy Thurm, FanGraphs; Tom Hoffarth and J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Pedro Moura, Orange County Register; Neil Payne, FiveThirtyEight.com, Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com, Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com, Dan Schlossberg, USA Today and Jesse Spector, Sporting News.

 

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $20, or $35 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.

For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:

 

Howard Cole
Founding Director, IBWAAbaseballsavvy@aol.com