Lee is a nobrainer for the AL cy young, really, but what do people think behind him...Do Halladay's two extra wins, 8 complete games, two shut outs and far superior strike-outs cancel out Dice-k's far fewer losses? Do the six games less and far fewer innings the Boston pitcher has had play in is favour - almost the same number of wins and strikeouts to innings ratio is more or less equal). And where does the new single season saves record holder stand - should a closer be up for the award at all?
Can anyone catch longoria for Rookie?
And MVP...can Pedrioa take the award without the raditional HR-heavy numbers? Very possibly the AL batting champion, excellent figures in many other categories, but HR so often picks the winner for this. And will Youkilis split his vote - or even finish ahead of him?