Diamondback Journal

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.