Baseball Bloggers Alliance 2012 Awards Ballot

Kings of Kauffman is part of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, an organization set up to foster communication and collaboration among baseball blogs. Every year, we conduct voting to determine the BBA’s Award Winners via ballots from member sites. For this purpose, these are my picks in the American League (in order):

Connie Mack Award (Manager of the Year, awarded October 15)

• Bob Melvin (Oakland Athletics)
• Buck Showalter (Baltimore Orioles)
• Joe Maddon (Tampa Bay Rays)

Willie Mays Award (Rookie of the Year, awarded October 16)

• Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
• Yoenis Cespedes (Oakland Athletics)
• Tommy Milone (Oakland Athletics)

Goose Gossage Award (Top Relief Pitcher, awarded October 17)

• Fernando Rodney (Tampa Bay Rays)
• Ryan Cook (Oakland Athletics)
• Jim Johnson (Baltimore Orioles)

Walter Johnson Award (Pitcher of the Year, awarded October 18)

• Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers)
• David Price (Tampa Bay Rays)
• Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners)

Stan Musial Award (Most Valuable Player, awarded October 19)

• Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
• Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers)
• Robinson Cano (New York Yankees)