Diamondback Journal

Here’s the top ten Diamondbacks prospect list as determined by Baseball America.

1)  Trevor Bauer  RHP
2)  Archie Bradley  RHP
3)  Tyler Skaggs  LHP
4)  Jarrod Parker  RHP
5)  Matt Davidson  3b/1b
6)  A.J. Pollock  OF
7)  David Holmberg  LHP
8)  Chris Owings  SS
9)  Wade Miley  LHP
10)  Patrick Corbin  LHP

In early September, I thought Justin Upton was going to win the MVP award.  He was the best player on a surprise team but then Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp stepped it up.  I didn’t expect Upton to win the award, but to have Prince Fielder ahead of him is a little odd.

Upton did pick up a first place vote but he got no second place votes, eight third and eleven fourth place votes.  He did get a vote on every ballot but his lowest pick was tenth place, which was really strange.  The same thing happened to Fielder.  He had a first place vote, but also a tenth place vote.

Ian Kennedy and Miguel Montero also picked up votes.  Kennedy was named on four ballots and his best ballot had him sixth.  Montero was on one ballot and he was ninth on that one.

Kirk Gibson walked away with the NL Manager of the Year in a well deserved award for the first year manager (at least first full season).  He picked up 28 first place votes and four second and he was named on all 32 ballots.  He finished well ahead of Ron Roenicke who was on 30 ballots with three first place votes.

The only other manager with a first place vote was Tony LaRussa.  Oddly, Terry Collins picked up a third place votes as did Don Mattingly.