It was a good showing for Braves second baseman Martin Prado in the National League voting, which was announced Tuesday. Joey Votto was rightly voted as the MVP, with Albert Pujols second.
Prado came in ninth between two Phillies, Jayson Werth (8th) and Ryan Howard (10th). Prado was listed on 17 of 32 ballots with his highest vote being one fifth place vote.
Twenty-year old Jason Heyward came in 20th in the voting, receiving four votes, including two seventh-place votes, and Brian McCann was right behind him at 21 with three votes, including one sixth-placed vote.
Overall a good showing for the Braves, who didn't have any player put up the kind of gaudy offensive numbers that usually sway voters in MVP voting.
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Congrats!
I wonder what would have happened if he didn’t get injured/cool down at the end of the year
KINGSLYTUT - November 22, 2010
Boo Injuries!
Jman781 - November 22, 2010
Some asshat gave Howard a 2nd-place vote...
….as well as giving Pujols a 6th place vote….
Prado finished above some very good players, good for him.
Undocorkscrew - November 22, 2010
Good stuff
Green Lantern J.S. - November 22, 2010
new brave Dan Uggla came in 18th
epatl - November 22, 2010
...and Hanley Ramirez: zippo
Just sayin…
carpengui - November 22, 2010
Posey got single votes for 3rd, 4th, and 5th places
Seriously???
carpengui - November 22, 2010
How many votes did Neil Walker get?
Jman781 - November 22, 2010
Not as many as Jose Tabata
J-Freak - November 22, 2010
Aubrey Huff 7th.
Buster Posey 11th
Brian Wilson 13th.
Lincecum and Cain: zippo. Same vote count as the entire Pirate team.
carpengui - November 22, 2010
Prado is a wonderful player to have on the team. Seems to be a real leader in the clubhouse.
Does anyone know who the leaders are the in clubhouse? Chipper is a quiet guy from what I hear, so I’m not sure he would be a leader other than lead by example.
Sparhawk - November 22, 2010
Chipper is the one who organizes the player-only meeting when the team loses focus. So, I would assume it’s him.
king of games - November 22, 2010
Chipper’s never been reserved when it comes to his opinions on the game. Away from baseball he may be a quiet guy, but he’s pretty vocal about the team and the state of the game in general.
J-Freak - November 22, 2010
Thanks, that’s good to know. As someone who doesn’t get a chance to go to many games or have inside knowledge, he just always seems so reserved.
Sparhawk - November 22, 2010
I miss baseball...
Jman781 - November 22, 2010
HOLY SHIT
I never in a million years thought they’d actually give it to Votto, especially after the SS and GG both went to that other guy already. Way to invalidate my cynicism, writers. I’m so proud.
J-Freak - November 22, 2010
They accidentally get one right every once in a while.
king of games - November 22, 2010
The old “blind squirrel” theory eh?
J-Freak - November 22, 2010
They got the Cy Youngs right too.
Tarkus - November 22, 2010
GG & SS arent decided by writers
Youve been blaming the wrong people. Writers usually get it right….usually…
GG/SS are voted on by players and managers.
Doghnut - November 22, 2010
No,
Righters usually get it write. Right?
kreese555 - November 26, 2010
Prado 9th
Uggla T-17th
Heyward 20th
McCann 21st
Looks like a pretty good base to build a team around
bighop - November 22, 2010
If only we had some pitching.Tarkus - November 22, 2010
Yeah
A good rotation, a solid, young pen, an aging, sure thing HOFer and a hot shot rookie that blew away AAA and we’d be about set.
bighop - November 22, 2010
finally BMac got some MVP consideration
joshant - November 22, 2010
Forget the all-star game?
MBL1 - November 22, 2010 via mobile
i know that.
i mean season MVP not AS MVP. He never got some consideration even when he has been the best offensive catcher in the last 5 year.
joshant - November 22, 2010
well deserved
Braves24 - November 22, 2010
Good for Martin!
justincredubil02 - November 23, 2010
So used to seeing it written phonetically (Marteen) that I read it as “Mart N”. Ha.
kreese555 - November 26, 2010
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