MLB Awards

With the MLB season coming down to the final stretch, it is time to start speculating about who will win the awards. Here is my choices as of now.

National League MVP

1. Albert Pujols
2. Andruw Jones
3. Derek Lee
4. Miguel Cabrara
5. Roger Clemens

American League MVP

1. Alex Rodriguez
2. Manny Ramirez
3. David Ortiz
4. Vladamir Guerrero
5. Miguel Tejada

National League Cy Young

1. Chris Carpenter
2. Roger Clemens
3. Dontrell Willis
4. Chad Cordero
5. Pedro Martinez

American League Cy Young

1. Mariano Rivera
2. John Garland
3. Bartolo Colon
4. Mark Buehrle
5. Johan Santana

National League Rookie of the Year

1. Jeff Francoeur
2. Zack Duke
3. Ryan Howard

American League Rookie of the Year

1. Robinson Cano
2. Gustavo Chacin
3. Houston Street

National League Coach of the Year

1. Bobby Cox
2. Tony Larussa
3. Frank Robinson

American League Coach of the Year

1. Ozzie Guillen
2. Ken Macha
3. Mike Soscia

Top 60 Draft Prospects

It is never too early to get a look at the next draft's (2006) crop of talent. Obviously this will start to fluxuate once the NCAA and European seasons start. This is how the early list looks...


1. Rudy Gay (6'9'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
2. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
3. Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
5. Andrea Bargnani (7'0'', PF, Italy)
6. Sergio Rodriguez (6'3'', PG, Spain)
7. LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
8. Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
9. Nemanja Aleksandrov (6'10'', SF, Serbia)
10. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
11. Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
12. Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr..)
13. Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Fresh.)
14. Rodney Carney (6'7'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
15. Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
16. Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
17. Jordan Farmar (6'2'', PG, UCLA, Soph.)
18. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
19. Marko Tomas (6'8'',SG, Croatia)
20. Darius Washington Jr. (6'2'', PG, Memphis, Soph.)
21. Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
22. Uros Tripkovic (6'5'', SG, Serbia)
23. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
25. Marcus Slaughter (6'8'', SF, San Diego St., Jr.)
26. Ivan Chiriaev (7'0'', SF, Russia)
27. Shannon Brown (6’3’’, SG, Michigan State, Jr.)
28. Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Sr.)
29. Sammy Mejia (6'6'', PG, DePaul, Jr.)
30. Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)
31. Predrag Samardziski (7'0'', C, Macedonia)
32. Juan Palacios (6’8’’, SF, Louisville, Soph.)
33. Steven Smith (6'8'', SF, La Salle, Sr.)
34. Maurice Ager (6'5'', SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
35. Vladimir Veremeenko (6'10'', PF, Belarus)
36. Torin Francis (6'11'', PF, Notre Dame, Sr.)
37. Matt Harayasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)
38. Justin Grey (6'1'', PG, Wake Forest, Sr.)
39. Curtis Stinson (6'3'', SG, Iowa State, Jr.)
40. Paul Davis (6'11'', C, Michigan State, Sr.)
41. JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
42. Viktor Keirou (6'6'', SG, Russia)
43. Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
44. Daniel Brown (6'0'', PG, Illinois, Sr.)
45. Brandon Roy (6'5'', SG, Washington, Sr.)
46. Dee Brown (6’0’’, PG, Illinois, Sr.)
47. Kosta Perovic (7'2'', C, Serbia)
48. Pops Mensah-Bonsu (6'9'', PF, George Washington, Sr.)
49. Chuck Davis (6'7'', SF, Alabama, Sr.)
50. Carl Krauser (6'2'', PG, Pitt, Sr.)
51. Brandon Bowman (6'8'', SF, Georgetown, Sr.)
52. Mohamed Kone (6’11’’, PF, Baylor, Jr.)
53. Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
54. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
55. Jose Juan Barea (6'0'', PG, Northeastern, Sr.)
56. Marcus Vinicius Vieira De Souza (6'9'', SF, Brazil)
57. Eric Williams (6'8'', PF, Wake Forest, Sr.)
58. Nik Caner-Medley (6’8’’, SF, Maryland, Sr.)
59. Curtis Sumter (6’7’’, SF, Villanova, Sr.)
60. Al Horford (6'8'', PF, Florida, Soph..)