2009 Silver Sluggers

Congratulations to the 2009 Silver Slugger winners:

American League

C: Joe Mauer
1B: Mark Teixeira

2B: Aaron Hill

SS: Derek Jeter

3B: Evan Longoria

OF: Ichiro

OF: Torii Hunter

OF: Jason Bay

DH: Lind

National League

C: Brian McCann

1B: Albert Pujols

2B: Chase Utley

SS: Hanley Ramirez

3B: Ryan Zimmerman

OF: Ryan Braun

OF: Matt Kemp

OF: Andre Eithier

P: Zambrano

Chase Utley won his fourth Silver Slugger Award. Players, coaches, and managers selected Utley as the best hitting second baseman in the National League.

Utley finished the year with a .282 batting average, .397 on-base percentage, and .508 slugging percentage. Utley hit 31 home runs and drove in 93 runs.

Pablo Sandoval gets snubbed again! First, he's left off the All Star game roster, now he misses out on a silver slugger. Kung Fu Panda had hit .330 with 25 homers and had a .943 OPS. Zimmerman had a .888 OPS.

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Silver Slugger Winners

The 2008 Silver Slugger's have been announced. The players and coaches voted for the player they felt was the best hitter at each position. Players and coaches could not vote for their own team members.

American League

C Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
OF Carlos Quentin, CWS
OF Grady Sizemore, CLE
DH Aubrey Huff, BAL

National League

C Brian McCann, ATL
1B Albert Pujols, STL
2B Chase Utley, PHI
3B David Wright, NYM
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Matt Holliday, COL
OF Ryan Ludwick, STL
P Carlos Zambrano, CHC