2007 Predictions, Part Tres

Originally posted on my MySpace blog, Febraury 16, 2007:

This is the third and final installment of my 2007 baseball predictions. In this blog, I make my fearless All-Star picks, individual award winners, as well as some league leaders in pertinent stat categories.

NATIONAL LEAGUE:

All-Stars:

C: Russell Martin, Los Angeles / 1B: Albert Pujols, St. Louis / 2B: Chase Utley, Philadelphia / 3B: David Wright, New York / SS: Jose Reyes, New York / OF: Alfonso Soriano, Chicago; Carlos Beltran, New York; Andruw Jones, Atlanta / SP: Brad Penny, Los Angeles

Awards:

MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis / Cy Young: Jake Peavy, San Diego / Rookie: Chris B. Young, Arizona / Manager: Bob Melvin, Arizona

League Leaders:

Avg: Albert Pujols, St. Louis / HR: Pujols / RBI: Pujols / Runs: Jose Reyes, New York / SB: Juan Pierre, Los Angeles / ERA: Jake Peavy, San Diego / Wins: Peavy / K: Peavy / Saves: Takashi Saito, Los Angeles

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

All-Stars:

C: Joe Mauer, Minnesota / 1B: Travis Hafner, Cleveland / 2B: Robinson Cano, New York / 3B: Alex Rodriguez, New York / SS: Derek Jeter, New York / OF: Manny Ramirez, Boston; Vernon Wells, Toronto; Vlad Guerrero, Los Angeles / SP: Johan Santana, Minnesota

Awards:

MVP: Travis Hafner, Cleveland / Cy Young: Johan Santana, Minnesota / Rookie: Alex Gordon, Kansas City / Manager: Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota

League Leaders:

Avg: Derek Jeter, New York / HR: David Ortiz, Boston / RBI: Ortiz / Runs: Jeter / SB: Chone Figgins, Los Angeles / ERA: Johan Santana, Minnesota / Wins: Santana / K: Santana / Saves: Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles