Jimmy Rollins, shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, has won the National League MVP in a close race, receiving 16 out of 32 first place votes. Rollins was very instrumental in getting the Phillies to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, when they lost the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays. Rollins narrowly beat out Colorado Rockies' left fielder Matt Holliday, who received 11 first place votes. Rollins, along with second basemen Chase Utley and first basemen Ryan Howard, was able to produce for the Phillies late in the season in September, when the New York Mets had a seven game lead in the NL East division with 17 games to play. The Mets started reeling while the Phillies were red hot. The Phillies won the division on the last game of the season with their victory over the Washington Nationals, while the Mets lost to the Florida Marlins. Rollins definitely had MVP numbers at the leadoff spot, batting .296 with 30 home runs and 94 RBI, impressive for a guy who bats first. He also was in the top five in many statistical categories. He was #1 in runs, triples, games played, and at-bats. He was second in hits and extra base hits. He had a phenomenal season but some felt that Matt Holliday should've won the MVP, as he was instrumental in helping the Rockies make the playoffs late in the season. Holliday had a better batting average and was more of a run producer for the Rockies than Rollins was with the Phillies. Should Holliday have won the MVP? Is Rollins even the best player in the infield with Utley and Howard? Will the Phillies make the playoffs again next season?
2 comments:
he is the MVP, hands down. nice article
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