At the end of the year, we like to look back on what
happened. What were the best
performances of the year? Who were the
best players of the year? Which players
have reached stardom this year?
On Sports With The StatMan, we talk about the pro game on
Wednesday nights and the fantasy game on Saturday mornings. So, we are honoring both in the StatMan
Awards, with categories for the real-life game and categories for the
fantasy game. In this post, we will look at the baseball nominees. We have nine real-life categories and nine more fantasy categories.
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Sports With The StatMan, Sunday, December 30th, at 11pm ET (Episode Page)
BASEBALL NOMINEES
SURPRISE TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the team that
was unexpectedly successful in 2012
·
Baltimore Orioles (93-69 record, Vegas
pre-season over-under: 69.5 wins)
·
Oakland Athletics (94-68 record, Vegas: 71.5
wins)
·
Washington Nationals (98-64 record, 84 wins)
DISAPPOINTING TEAM OF THE YEAR
Given to the team that
was unexpectedly unsuccessful in 2012
·
Boston Red Sox (69-93 record, Vegas: 89.5 wins)
·
Miami Marlins (69-93 record, Vegas: 85 wins)
·
Philadelphia Phillies (81-81 record, Vegas: 92
wins)
COMEBACK HITTER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the hitter
who has re-emerged to prominence in 2012 from a sub-par 2011
·
Aaron Hill ARZ (+.227 OPS, 2011: .655 OPS, 2012:
.882 OPS)
·
Alex Rios CHW (+.237 OPS, 2011: .613 OPS, 2012:
.850 OPS)
·
Joe Mauer MIN (+.133 OPS, 2011: .729 OPS, 2012:
.862 OPS)
COMEBACK PITCHER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the pitcher
who has re-emerged to prominence in 2012 from a sub-par 2011
·
Jake Peavy CHW (2009-11 WAR: 3.8, 2011 WAR: 0.9,
2012 WAR: 5.0)
·
Joe
Nathan TEX (2011: 14 SV/4.89 ERA, 2012: 37 SV/2.81 ERA)
·
A.J.
Burnett PIT (2011: 11-11/5.15/1.43, 2012: 16-10/3.51/1.24)
MANAGER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
manager in the Major Leagues in 2012
·
Buck
Showalter BAL (93-69 record, 2 GB in AL East, Wild Card winner, lost in ALDS 3 games to 2)
·
Davey
Johnson WSH (98-64 record, won NL East, lost in NLDS 3 games to 2)
·
Bob
Melvin OAK (94-68 record, won AL West, lost in ALDS 3 games to 2)
BUST OF THE YEAR
Given to the player
who delivered least based on the expectations of the player in 2012
·
Jason Bay NYM (.164/.237/.299, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 194
AB)
·
Tim
Lincecum SFO (10-15, 5.18 ERA, 1.47 WHIP)
·
Ricky
Romero TOR (9-14, 5.77 ERA, 1.67 WHIP)
BREAKOUT PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Given to the pitcher
who unexpectedly became a fantasy starter in 2012
·
Aroldis Chapman CIN (38 SV, 1.51 ERA, 0.81 WHIP)
·
Chris Sale CHW (17-8, 3.05 ERA, 1.14 WHIP)
·
Kris Medlen ATL (10-1, 1.57 ERA, 0.91 WHIP)
BREAKOUT HITTER OF THE YEAR
Given to the hitter
who unexpectedly became a fantasy starter in 2012
·
Chase Headley SDG (.286/.376/.498, 31 HR, 115
RBI)
·
Norichika Aoki MIL (.289/.355/.433, 10 HR, 50
RBI, 30 SB)
·
Josh Reddick OAK (.242/.305/.463, 32 HR, 85 RBI)
OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
player in Major League Baseball in 2012
·
SP R.A. Dickey NYM (20-6, 2.74 ERA, 1.05 WHIP,
230 K, 233.2 IP)
·
3B
Miguel Cabrera DET (.330/.393/.606, 44 HR, 139 RBI, 109 R)
·
OF Ryan Braun MIL (.319/.391/.595, 41 HR, 112
RBI, 30 SB, 108 R)
·
SP Justin Verlander DET (17-8, 2.64 ERA, 1.06
WHIP, 239 K, 238.1 IP)
·
OF Mike Trout LAA (.326/.399/.564, 30 HR, 83
RBI, 49 SB, 129 R)
FANTASY BASEBALL
PICK-UP OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the undrafted
player in our house fantasy league who had the best season in 2012
·
RP Fernando Rodney TBY (48 SV, 0.60 ERA, 0.78
WHIP) – 610 points
·
SP Kyle Lohse STL (16-3, 2.86/1.09, 211 IP) –
481 points
·
OF Norichika Aoki MIL (.289/.355/.433, 10 HR, 50
RBI, 30 SB) – 395 points
FANTASY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Given to the MLB
rookie with the best season in 2012
·
Mike Trout LAA (.326/.399/.564, 30 HR, 83 RBI,
49 SB, 129 R)
·
Bryce Harper WSH (.270/.340/.477, 22 HR, 59 RBI,
98 R)
·
Yoenis Cespedes OAK (.292/.356/.505, 23 HR, 82
RBI)
PIVOTAL INJURY OF THE YEAR
Given to the player
whose injury was the most damaging for fantasy teams in 2012
·
RP Brian Wilson SFO (ADP: 114, 2 IP)
·
RP
Mariano Rivera NYY (ADP: 96, 5 SV, 2.16 ERA, 0.96 WHIP)
·
SP Brandon Beachy ATL (ADP: 107, 5-5, 2.00 ERA, 0.96
WHIP)
CLUTCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Given to the
fantasy player with the best performance during the fantasy baseball postseason
(August 20th-October 3rd)
·
SP Kris Medlen ATL (after August 19th:
8-0, 0.93 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 62 K, 58 IP)
·
SP Cliff Lee PHL (after August 19th:
4-2, 1.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 65 K, 63 IP)
·
3B Adrian Beltre TEX (after August 19th:
.377/.415/.799, 17 HR, 34 RBI, 40 G, 154 AB)
ONE-WEEK WONDER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who provided one week of great performance in an otherwise mediocre year in
2012
·
Carlos
Zambrano MIA (7-10, 4.49 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 132.1 IP, 20 GS)
·
Kyle Kendrick PHL (11-12, 3.90 ERA, 1.27 WHIP,
159.1 IP, 25 GS)
·
Brennan Boesch DET (.240/.286/.372, 12 HR, 54
RBI, 470 AB)
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
single-game performance by a MLB player in 2012
·
Pedro Sandoval SFO (World Series Game 1 vs.
Detroit – 20 points: 4-for-4, 3 HR, 4 RBI)
·
Josh Hamilton TEX (May 8th at
Baltimore – 30 points: 5-for-5, 4 HR, 8 RBI)
·
Matt Cain SFO (June 13th vs. Houston –
55 points: Perfect game, 14 K)
FANTASY VALUE OF THE YEAR
Given to the player
who provided the most value in 2012 for their fantasy draft position
·
Mike Trout LAA (ADP: 200+, .326/.399/.564, 30
HR, 83 RBI, 49 SB) – 542 points
·
Edwin
Encarnacion TOR (ADP: 166, .280/.384/.557, 42 HR, 110 RBI, 13 SB) – 520 points
·
R.A. Dickey NYM (ADP: 187, 20-6, 2.74 ERA, 1.05
WHIP, 230 K, 233.2 IP) – 642 points
CONSISTENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Given to the
fantasy-relevant player who had the most consistency in 2012
·
Mike Trout LAA (542 points, .326/.399/.564, 30
HR, 83 RBI, 129 R, 49 SB)
·
Craig Kimbrel ATL (587 points, 42 SV, 1.01 ERA,
0.65 WHIP, 116 K, 62.2 IP)
·
Edwin Encarnacion TOR (520 points, .280/.384/.557, 42 HR, 110 RBI, 93 R, 13 SB)
FANTASY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Given to the best
fantasy MLB player in 2012
·
R.A. Dickey NYM (642 points, .916 pts/OUT, 20-6,
2.74 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 230 K, 233.2 IP, 27/33 QS/GS)
·
Justin Verlander DET (631 points, .883 pts/OUT, 17-8,
2.64 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 239 K, 238.1 IP, 25/33 QS/GS)
·
Miguel Cabrera DET (574 points, .823 pts/PA, .330/.393/.606,
44 HR, 139 RBI, 109 R, 40 2B)
·
Ryan Braun MIL (556 points, .821 pts/PA, .319/.391/.595,
41 HR, 112 RBI, 108 R, 30 SB)
·
Mike Trout LAA (542 points, .848 pts/PA, .326/.399/.564,
30 HR, 83 RBI, 129 R, 49 SB)
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