2018 MLB Award Winners

It's time for the traditional final MLBoyfriend post of the year. All the MLB Awards have been announced, so let's see how my picks matched up with theirs.

Ronald Acuña Jr.: National League Rookie of the Year

Mookie Betts; American League Most Valuable Player, Golden Glove, Silver Slugger, Defensive Player of the Year (right field), & Player Choice Award for Outstanding Player (American League)

Paul Goldschmidt: Silver Slugger

Dallas Keuchel: Golden Glove

J.D. Martinez: American League Hank Aaron Award, two Silver Sluggers, & Players Choice Award for Player of the Year
UPDATE 3/26/19: I wrote this before J.D. Martinez posted something very problematic on social media that is in direct opposition to my values. He has a right to express political opinions, but words have consequences. In this case the consequence is that I no longer think he's hot--in fact, he's the opposite of hot. NRA propaganda is deal breaker for me.

Shohei Ohtani: American League Rookie of the Year

Anthony Rizzo: Golden Glove

Trevor Story: Silver Slugger

Mike Trout: Silver Slugger

Christian Yelich: National League Most Valuable Player, Silver Slugger, & Players Choice Award for Outstanding Player (National League)

Congratulations to all my MLBoyfriends who won MLB Awards! 

Week 11: Paul Goldschmidt

 

It's kind of surprising that I'm well into my third season of MLBoyfriend, and Paul Goldschmidt has never won the title. He is, afterall, a five-time MLB All-Star with a slew of awards. It's probably because he plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks--a team I generally pretend doesn't exist. However, now that the Diamondbacks are leading the National League West and Goldschmidt has been on fire, I guess his time has come.

Last week, Goldschmidt had ten runs, four home runs, and eleven RBIs. His batting average was an amazing .640, and his OPS was an equally amazing 2.130--both are, by fairly wide margins, the highest of all MLB players with more than five at-bats in the week. Yesterday, ESPN sent out this tweet:

Paul Goldschmidt Last 4 Games
2 singles
5 doubles
1 triple
4 home runs

Goldschmidt is the first Diamondbacks player with multiple extra-base hits in 4 straight games.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2018

This is even more impressive because Goldschmidt had a terrible start to the season. Suddenly in June, he is racking up amazing numbers. 

Whether he's in a slump or on a hot streak, it's always a pleasure to see Goldy on the field.