Through The Fence Baseaball is pleased to announce its 2012 preseason picks and awards. Twenty-six writers participated to help us arrive at our consensus. You can view each individual pick from each writer here.
Without further ado …
AL East Winner
Yankees – 15 votes
Rays – 7
Red Sox – 4
AL Central Winner
Tigers – 24
White Sox – 1
Twins – 1
AL West Winner
Angels – 13
Rangers – 13
AL Wild Cards
Rangers – 11
Rays – 11
Angels – 10
Red Sox – 9
Yankees – 6
Blue Jays – 3
Tigers – 1
A’s – 1
NL East Winner
Phillies – 15
Braves – 9
Marlins – 1
Nationals – 1
NL Central Winner
Reds – 13
Brewers – 7
Cardinals – 6
NL West Winner
Diamondbacks – 12
Giants – 12
Rockies – 2
NL Wild Cards
Marlins – 12
Phillies – 9
Reds – 7
Nationals – 6
Cardinals – 4
Giants – 4
Braves – 3
Diamondbacks – 3
Brewers – 2
Rockies – 1
Dodgers – 1
AL MVP
Adrian Gonzalez – 7
Albert Pujols – 6
Miguel Cabrera – 5
Evan Longoria – 3
Prince Fielder – 2
Mark Teixeira – 1
Robinson Cano – 1
Jose Bautista – 1
NL MVP
Joey Votto – 8
Justin Upton – 5
Matt Kemp – 3
Troy Tulowitzki – 3
Hanley Ramirez – 2
Jose Reyes – 2
Jay Bruce – 1
Dan Uggla – 1
Freddie Freeman – 1
AL Cy Young
Justin Verlander – 7
David Price – 5
Felix Hernandez – 4
Jered Weaver – 4
CC Sabathia – 3
Matt Moore – 1
NL Cy Young
Roy Halladay – 4
Tim Lincecum – 4
Zack Greinke – 3
Josh Johnson – 3
Cole Hamels – 3
Clayton Kershaw – 2
Johnny Cueto – 2
Stephen Strasburg – 1
Adam Wainwright – 1
Matt Cain – 1
Mat Latos – 1
Cliff Lee – 1
AL Rookie
Yu Darvish – 11
Matt Moore – 11
Jesus Montero – 2
Drew Smyly – 1
Yoenis Cespedes – 1
NL Rookie
Bryce Harper – 8
Yonder Alonso – 7
Devin Mesoraco – 4
Trevor Bauer – 3
Drew Pomeranz – 2
Zack Cozart – 1
Brett Jackson – 1