In the traditional BBWAA there are only awards for the Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year, and Managers of the Year. But there's not really a position by position award for each league, like we think there should be. Each award will be named after a former baseball player who best embodies what we are looking for each award.
The Yogi Berra Award (American League Catcher of the Year)
The contenders (in alphabetical order):
1. Alex Avila- fWAR: 5.5 rWAR: 5.4 .295/.389/.506/.383 143 OPS+
2. Mike Napoli- fWAR: 5.6 rWAR: 5.5 .320/.414/.631/.444 171 OPS+
3. Matt Wieters- fWAR: 4.3 rWAR:.4.0 .262/.328/.450/.339 113 OPS+
4. Carlos Santana- fWAR: 3.8 .239/.351/.457/.349
5. Russell Martin- fWAR: 3.1 .237/.324/.408/.325
In the American League, I think Avila had a better season than Napoli at being a catcher primarily because he was the main catcher for much of the year. I'd vote 1. Avila 2. Napoli 3. Wieters
The Johnny Bench Award (National League Catcher of the Year)
The contenders (in alphabetical order):
1. Nick Hundley- fWAR:3.3 rWAR: 3.4 .288/.347/.477/.354 132 OPS+
2. Chris Iannetta- fWAR: 3.3 rWAR: 2.6 .238/.370/.414/.347 102 OPS+
3. Brian McCann- fWAR: 3.7 rWAR: 2.5 .270/.351/.466/.348 124 OPS+
4. Yadier Molina- fWAR: 4.1 rWAR: 3.9 .305/.349/.465/.349 126 OPS+
5. Miguel Montero- fWAR: 4.3 rWAR: 4.5 .282/.351/.469/.351 121 OPS+
6. Wilson Ramos- fWAR: 3.1 rWAR: 2.5 .267/.334/.445/.332 113 OPS+
For the National League, it comes down to Molina vs. Montero. I'd be more inclined to give it to Montero because he had a slightly better offensive season than Molina although it is very close. For 3rd place, I'd be tempted to place Hundley there based on his overall numbers and the general weaknesses of the other catchers listed. Although, McCann wouldn't be a bad choice in 3rd place either.
1. Miguel Montero 2. Yadier Molina 3. Nick Hundley
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