BP's POTY is voted on by the staff of Baseball Prospectus and is part of their Greg Spira Memorial Internet Baseball Awards, or IBAs. Spira established the IBAs in 1991 and managed them until his death in 2011. other than POTY, the IBAs also include pitcher of the year, rookie of the year, and manager of the year (which was added in 1998), with both the American League and National League earning separate honors. pitchers are eligible for player of the year as well as pitcher of the year.
the point system on the Baseball Prospectus player of the year ballots is the same as the BBWAA's system. there are 10 slots, with a first place vote equaling 14 points. slots 2 through 10 are then worth 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points.
39 members of BP's staff submitted ballots this year and all but one voter ranked Mike Trout 1st.
here are the complete AL POTY voting results:
39 members of BP's staff submitted ballots this year and all but one voter ranked Mike Trout 1st.
here are the complete AL POTY voting results:
Name
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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POINTS
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1. Mike
Trout
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38
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1
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541
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2.
Michael Brantley
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7
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10
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4
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2
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6
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2
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2
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227
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3. Josh
Donaldson
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9
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2
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6
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2
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3
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1
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4
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182
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4. Corey
Kluber
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2
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6
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6
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4
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1
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3
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1
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1
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153
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5. Jose
Bautista
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3
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1
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7
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4
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3
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4
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2
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2
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1
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150
|
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6. Alex
Gordon
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3
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4
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3
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3
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5
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3
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1
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137
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7. Jose
Abreu
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2
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4
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1
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5
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1
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3
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1
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2
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4
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115
|
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8. Victor
Martinez
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6
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2
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1
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3
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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114
|
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9. Felix
Hernandez
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1
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4
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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106
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10.
Robinson Cano
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3
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1
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1
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4
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1
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3
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2
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2
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1
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94
|
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11.
Adrian Beltre
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2
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1
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2
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1
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3
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2
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3
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1
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74
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12. Jose
Altuve
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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3
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4
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50
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13.
Miguel Cabrera
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1
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1
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1
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2
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4
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31
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14. Kyle
Seager
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3
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1
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30
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15. Adam
Jones
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1
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2
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1
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28
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16.
Nelson Cruz
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1
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1
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2
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19
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17. Chris
Sale
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1
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3
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1
|
17
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18. David
Price
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1
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14
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19. Steve
Pearce
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1
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1
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8
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20. David
Ortiz
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1
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1
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7
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21. Ian
Kinsler
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1
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1
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6
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22. Yan
Gomes
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1
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4
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T23. Nick
Markakis
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1
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1
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T23. Ben
Zobrist
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1
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1
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according to this chart, Michael received votes ranging from 2nd place down to 8th. he's the only player other than Mike Trout with over 200 points. this is another award voted on by fans and, where Michael is concerned, i think they got it right this time.
now if you compare this list to the 3 finalists for AL MVP chosen by the BBWAA, then it looks off. Victor Martinez finished 8th here, but most likely will place 2nd when the MVP winner is announced this Thursday. some fans are fickle i guess. or biased lol like that David Price 1st place vote. come on, really?
regarding Indians players, the results of this award are very similar to the Baseball Bloggers Alliance's 2014 AL Stan Musial Award, where Michael also finished 2nd and Corey Kluber finished 4th. and in the FanGraphs 2014 POTY ballot, Michael finished 7th and Kluber again finished 4th. that award is voted on by fans, too, just like with Baseball Prospectus, but it differs in that it combines both leagues.
Kluber finishing 4th and even getting two 2nd place votes here is impressive and in no way surprising. he was THAT good this season. what is surprising though is seeing fellow Indians player, Yan Gomes, on this BP list. one fan voted him 7th out of 10 and that placed him 22nd overall in the final results. okay, no offense to Gomes, or that fan who voted for him, but i personally think there are a lot of other American League players who should get a top 10 player of the year vote before Gomes. and 38 other BP staffers agree with me lol but good on you, Gomes. that's cool for you.
so congratulations to Michael for even more recognition and validation that he was one of the best players in the league this year! it's well-deserved! =D
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