SPECULATOR: 2013 longshot leaders and award winners, part 2
Apr 3 2013
Continuing our exercise from last week, let's finish up our predictions of 2013's top performers and award winners. This week we'll cover the MVP candidates, the Cy Young candidates, and some unlikely relievers who could end up as top closers.
Most Valuable Player awards
National League
Ryan Zimmerman (3B, WAS) enters a crossroads season: he stayed healthy last year and recovered most of his 2009-10 production. But at age 28, we're now still waiting to see what a peak season from him might look like, based on what he showed us in his early-to-mid-20s. But his outburst in the 2nd half of last year, when he seemed to finally get over his shoulder woes, shows us what that peak might look like: double that 20-64-.319 2nd half of 2012, and...
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