Baseball Library Vault of Lists: November 6, 2008
Part 2: Baseball Library's 2008 Performers of the Year - The National League
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Yesterday, we announced the winners of our second annual BBL American League Performers of the Year awards. Today, we look at the top players from the senior circuit.Each player\'s point totals appear in parentheses after his name. Note that our NL Reliever of the Year was a unanimous pick:
National League Player of the Year
1. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (136)
2. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies (57)
3. Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers (44)
4. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies (21)
4. Lance Berkman, Houston Astros (21)
6. David Wright, New York Mets (19)
7. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins (15)
8. Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies (14)
8. Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves (14)
10. Carlos Delgado, New York Mets (7)
10. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers (7)
10. Ryan Theriot, Chicago Cubs (7)
10. Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs (7)
14. Jose Reyes, New York Mets (4)
14. Carlos Beltran, New York Mets (4)
14. Matt Holiday, Colorado Rockies (4)
Pitcher of the Year
1. Tim Linceum, San Francisco Giants (136)
2. Johan Santana, New York Mets (101)
3. C.C. Sabathia, Milwaukee Brewers (50)
4. Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks (41)
5. Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs (21)
6. Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies (12)
7. Chad Billingsley, Los Angeles Dodgers (10)
8. Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies (10)
9. Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati Reds (7)
10. Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres (4)
10. Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros (4)
Reliever of the Year
1. Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies (180)
2. Brian Fuentes, Colorado Rockies (57)
3. Carolo Marmol, Chicago Cubs (31)
4. Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs (30)
5. Jose Valverde, Houston Astros (29)
6. Billy Wagner, New York Mets (14)
7. Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants (8)
8. Joe Beimel, Los Angeles Dodgers (7)
9. Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres (4)
9. Cory Wade, Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
9. Joe Nelson, Florida Marlins (4)
Rookie of the Year
1. Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs (158)
2. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (97)
3. Jair Jurrgens, Atlanta Braves (59)
4. Kosuke Fukodome, Chicago Cubs (17)
4. Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds (16)
5. Blake Dewitt, Los Angeles Dodgers (7)
5. John Lannan, Washington Nationals (7)
7. Hiroki Kuroda, Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
7. Joey Cueto, Cincinnati Reds (4)
7. Manny Parra, Milwaukee Brewers (4)
