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Pujols named NL MVP

November 24, 2009 by iYankees · Leave a Comment 

Is this even news? Albert Pujols is a monster. This is his third MVP season.
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Mauer wins MVP title

November 23, 2009 by iYankees · Leave a Comment 

Joe Mauer, 26, has been named the American League’s Most Valuable Player after hitting a robust .365/.444/.587 in 2009. Remarkably, despite missing a month of time due to some significant back problems, Mauer hit 28 home runs and drove in 96 RBI, both of which are career highs. The Minnesotan also led the American League [...]

Quick Bits: MVP, Lackey, Kikuchi

November 22, 2009 by iYankees · 3 Comments 

Here are three quick items on the day:

Although Joe Mauer is considered the favorite (by far), Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira are also in contention for the AL’s MVP Award.
According to Nick Cafardo (Boston Globe), if the Red Sox sign free agent John Lackey, then they could flip Clay Buchholz and others (e.g., Jed Lowrie, [...]