Top 5 Major League Baseball Players of 2008
Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was originally drafted to the Cardinals in the 1999 amateur draft. His position with the St. Louis Cardinals is 1st base. Here are some of his stats.
Home Runs: 37
Hits: 187
RBI: 116
Outs: 364
He won the 2008 Major League Player of the Year Award, the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, and the 2008 NL-MVP Award.
Albert's preferred bat is the blond Louisville Slugger l13L
Ryan Howard
Next we'll look at Ryan Howard. He plays Right Field for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was originally drafted in the 2001 amateur draft. His team won the World Series this year, 2008. Here are some of Ryan's stats:
HR: 48
BBI: 146
Outs: 475
Ryan's preferred bat is the mahogany marucci RH6 custom cut
Michael Young
Now let's look at Michael Young. He is the short stop for the Texas Rangers. He was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 amateur draft.
Michael Young has won an All Star Award in 2008 and he also won the Gold Gloves Award. Here are some of Michael's stats:
HR: 12
RBI: 82
Outs: 487
Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman plays 1st base for the Houston Astros. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the 1997 amateur draft. Lance's batting average for 2008 is 312-5. He won an All Star Award for 1st base in 2008. Here are some of Lance's stats:
HR: 29
RBI: 106
Outs: 403
Carlos Zambrano
The last player we will look at is Carlos Zambrano who is the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He was originally drafted to the Cubs in 1997 as an amateur free agent.
Carlos has won an All Star Award, and the Silver Sluggers Award in 2008. Here is some of Carlos' stats:
HR: 18
IP: 188.7
BFP: 796
Carlos' salary for the 2008 season was a whopping $16 million!
The Best Player of the Year, in my opinion, should go to Albert Pujols! I think he pulled off a wonderful season and I can't wait for baseball to start back up!
Published by Juliegirl
I am a blessed Mom to three wonderful boys and I have been married to the most wonderul man in the world for 17 years. I live in Texas and I am an Avon Representative and work part time for an Insurance Agen... View profile
- Does Major League Baseball Need a Salary Cap?The debate on whether or not Major League Baseball needs a salary cap.
- Major League Baseball Sells Its Soul to Direct TVFor the last several years, 750,000 households around the country were in baseball heaven. Thanks to the Major League Baseball "Extra Innings Package," baseball fans could pretty much watch any game, anywhere.
Top 10 Blogs About Major League BaseballList of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball. - Major League Baseball All-Star Lance Berkman Wants to Star for Christ Lance Berkman is one of the most feared hitters in major league baseball, and in 2006 he hit 45 home runs and set a record for the Houston Astros with 136 runs batted in. He defines success not by his baseball skills,...
- It's Time for Major League Baseball to Abolish the DHThe DH has more than served its purpose in Major League Baseball. It's time for the DH to go.
- Small Market Teams Can Find Major League Baseball Success
- Minor League Baseball: A Cheap and Fun Alternative to the Majors
- Steady Pujols Rates Favorite for National League MVP Honors
- Major League Baseball Players from Long Island
- A Guide To Major League Baseball Stadiums
- Top 5 Reasons Steroids in Major League Baseball are OK
- Reasons I like College Women's Softball More Than Major League Baseball
- Carlos Zambrano's salary for the 2008 season was a whopping $16 million!