The Final Standings: 2nd place! I'm very proud of myself. I was in the middle of the pack for much of the year, and then I put the hammer down. Way to go Squirrels!
The Awards:
Most Valuable Player: Magglio! Right-handed clean-up batting champion at .363?! 216 hits?! 139 RBI? Yow, no wonder Theo wanted him to replace Manny. He's even got the hair for the job!
Most Disappointing Player: Well, considering he was my #1 pick, I guess it has to be Manny. 20/88/.296 isn't exactly first round production. Also, Stephen Drew. I waited and held and waited and uh, he never really happened. But I still think he'll be a good player. And really, shortstop was a tough position to fill this year anyway, although the Kahlil Greene (14 hrs!) and Jack Wilson (.346!) combo turned out better than OK in the end.
Best Trade: Lowell for Berkman. I got 26/65/.295 from him in a little more than half a season. How many trades happen where both sides think they got the better of the deal?! But I also loved my deadline-beating deal getting Brandon Phillips for King Felix and Embree. I could've used those 4 Ws Felix got after the trade, but Phillips netted me 4 more homers, 7 more steals, and picked up my BA.
Unsung Hero: Tie: Nick Markakis and Placido Polanco: I kept thinking my OF depth could net me something in a trade, but nobody took Markakis, so I kept his quietly impressive 96/22/111/18/.300 to myself! As for Polanco, I ended up with him at the end of the draft, and with no speed and no power, he was always a slump away from getting dropped, except for one thing: He never slumped! Every time I looked up he was 3-5! Honorable mention: Manny Corpas: 1.42 ERA, 19 saves, & 2 wins.
Most Regretful Drop: Kaz Matsui in the first week? And damn Tick would never trade him back to me! Or Saltalamacchia the day before his 2 hr 7 RBI game. D'oh! Or Wakefield after only 2 of his 17 wins? He was KILLING my WHIP though.
Best Drop: Pat Neshek, just before he got tired and started to suck. Timing is everything! Did the same thing with Taylor Tankersley; dropped him the day before he blew a save on a grand salami to Zimmerman! Whew! See also: Jim Edmonds, dropped in week 1. I love him as the current player who most reminds me of Uber Binky Freddy Lynn, but I knew he was done before he even got started this year.
Best Non Drop: Corey Patterson. He sucked again early on, but I didn't let him go THIS season. See, I learned from last year!
Best Waiver Pick-up: Jared Weaver. I remember being SHOCKED to see his name on the waiver wire. I don't know who dropped him, but thank you for the 12 Ws! Runner-Up: Alan Embree's 14 saves. For those couple months, he was lights out. Ditto for Oki Doki.
Most Injurious Injury: Jason Schmidt. Where would I have been if he had been even HALF of the Cy Young candidate I expected him to be? The thing I lacked most of the year was a stud starter, aside from...
Most Vindicated Binky: Scott Kazmir. (Cue the Whitney Houston song.) When he put it all together in the 2nd half, I was pleased but not surprised. 239 Ks (take that Johan!), 13 Ws, and a 3.48? Yah, I'll take it.
Now it's on to fantasy football season, full-time. Let's go Super Squirrels!
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