Articles from April 2012

National League

West: Arizona

Central: St. Louis

East: Philadelphia

Wild Card: Washington

Wild Card: Miami

NLDS: Phillies def. Nationals in four; D-Backs def. Cardinals in five

NLCS: D-Backs def. Phillies in six

NLCS MVP: Justin Upton

Awards

NL Rookie of the Year (hitter): Devin Mesoraco

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (hitter): Yonder Alonso

NL Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Drew Pomeranz

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Trevor Bauer

NL Reliever of the Year: Brian Wilson

NL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Rex Brothers

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey

NL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Wainwright

NL Strikeout King: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Stephen Strasburg

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Cy Young: Zack Greinke

NL Batting Champ: Joey Votto

NL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Carlos Gonzalez

NL HR Champ: Mike Stanton

NL Dark Horse HR Champ: Jay Bruce

NL MVP: Joey Votto

NL Dark Horse MVP: Troy Tulowitzki

American League

West: Los Angeles

Central: Detroit

East: Tampa Bay

Wild Card Winner: Texas

Wild Card Winner: New York

ALDS: Tigers over Rangers in four; Angels over Rays in five

ALCS: Tigers over Angels in seven

ALCS MVP: Brennan Boesch

AL ROY (hitter): Mike Trout

AL Dark Horse ROY (hitter): Jesus Montero

AL ROY (pitcher): Matt Moore

AL Dark Horse ROY (pitcher): Jarrod Parker

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Mauer

AL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Nathan

AL Reliever of the Year: Jose Valverde

AL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Joe Nathan

AL Strikeout King: Felix Hernandez

AL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Yu Darvish

AL Cy Young Winner: Felix Hernandez

AL Dark Horse Cy Young Winner: Max Scherzer

AL Batting Champ: Miguel Cabrera

AL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Dustin Pedroia

AL HR King: Jose Bautista

AL Dark Horse HR King: Adam Dunn

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera

AL Dark Horse MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury

2012 World Series

2012 World Series: Tigers over D-Backs in five

2012 WS MVP: Prince Fielder

National League:

West: Diamondbacks

Central: Cardinals

East: Phillies

Wild Card: Marlins

Wild Card: Giants

NLDS: Phillies def. Marlins in 4; Cardinals def. Diamondbacks in 5

NLCS: Cardinals def. Phillies in 6

NLCS MVP: Lance Berkman

Awards:

NL Rookie of the Year (hitter): Devin Mesoraco

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (hitter): Bryce Harper

NL Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Trevor Bauer

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Shelby Miller

NL Reliever of the Year: Jonathan Axford

NL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Jason Motte

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Hanley Ramirez

NL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Dan Uggla

NL Strikeout King: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Madison Bumgarner

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Cy Young: Josh Johnson

NL Batting Champ: Carlos Gonzalez

NL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Starlin Castro

NL HR Champ: Giancarlo Stanton

NL Dark Horse HR Champ: No one is going to hit more HRs than Stanton

NL MVP: Justin Upton

NL Dark Horse MVP: Giancarlo Stanton

American League

West: Angels

Central: Tigers

East: Rays

Wild Card Winner: Yankees

Wild Card Winner: Rangers

ALDS: Angels def. Yankees in 3; Tigers def. Rays in 4

ALCS: Tigers def. Angels in 7

ALCS MVP: Prince Fielder

AL ROY (hitter): Jesus Montero

AL Dark Horse ROY (hitter): Yoenis Cespedes

AL ROY (pitcher): Matt Moore

AL Dark Horse ROY (pitcher): Yu Darvish

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Ichiro Suzuki

AL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Vernon Wells/Adam Dunn

AL Strikeout King: Felix Hernandez

AL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Matt Moore

AL Cy Young Winner: Felix Hernandez

AL Dark Horse Cy Young Winner: Ubaldo Jiminez

AL Batting Champ: Adrian Gonzalez

AL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Eric Hosmer

AL HR King: Jose Bautista

AL Dark Horse HR King: Evan Longoria

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera

AL Dark Horse MVP: Albert Pujols

2012 World Series:

2012 World Series: Tigers def. Cardinals in 6

2012 WS MVP: Justin Verlander

National League:

West: Arizona

Central: St.Louis

East: Philadelphia

Wild Card:  Atlanta

Wild Card: Cincinnati

NLDS: Arizona def. Atlanta (5 games); St. Louis def. Philadelphia (5 games)

NLCS: Arizona def. St. Louis (6 games)

NLCS MVP: Justin Upton

Awards:

NL Rookie of the Year (hitter): Yonder Alonso

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (hitter): Zack Cozart

NL Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Drew Pomeranz

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Julio Teheran

NL Reliever of the Year: Craig Kimbrel

NL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Joel Hanrahan

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Hanley Ramirez

NL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey

NL Strikeout King: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Josh Johnson

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

NL Dark Horse Cy Young: Cole Hamels

NL Batting Champ: Joey Votto

NL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Troy Tulowitzki

NL HR Champ: Ryan Braun

NL Dark Horse HR Champ: Dan Uggla

NL MVP: Joey Votto

NL Dark Horse MVP: Matt Kemp

American League:

West: Texas

Central: Detroit

East: Tampa Bay

Wild Card Winner: New York

Wild Card Winner: Anaheim

ALDS: Detroit def. Texas (5 games); Tampa Bay def. Anaheim 4 games)

ALCS: Detroit def. Tampa Bay (6 games)

ALCS MVP: Austin Jackson

AL ROY (hitter): Jesus Montero

AL Dark Horse ROY (hitter): Yoenis Cespedes

AL ROY (pitcher) Matt Moore

AL Dark Horse ROY (pitcher): Tom Milone

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Carl Crawford

AL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Dunn

AL Reliever of the Year: Jordan Walden

AL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Greg Holland

AL Strikeout King: Justin Verlander

AL Dark Horse Strikeout King: David Price

AL Cy Young Winner: Jered Weaver

AL Dark Horse Cy Young Winner: CJ Wilson

AL Batting Champ: Jacoby Ellsbury

AL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Jhonny Peralta

AL HR King: Jose Bautista

AL Dark Horse HR King: Eric Hosmer

AL MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury

AL Dark Horse MVP: Michael Young

2012 World Series:

2012 World Series: Detroit def. Arizona (7 games)

2012 WS MVP: Miguel Cabrera