If Miguel Cabrera keeps this up, he’ll go down as one of the all-time greats.
Cabrera won the Triple Crown last year and could do it in back-to-back seasons (he’s leading in average and RBIs, and is second in homers).
Last night, he hit three home runs against the Rangers.
Here’s his big game:
– Rick Green
NEW YORK — Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera won the American League’s Most Valuable Player award Thursday after becoming baseball’s first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, and San Francisco’s Buster Posey was voted the National League honor.
Cabrera received 22-of-28 first-place votes and 362 points from the AL panel of Baseball Writers’ Association of America to easily beat out Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who had six firsts and 281 points. Trout was voted AL Rookie of the Year earlier in the week.
Posey recovered from a devastating leg injury that cut short his 2011 season, became the first catcher in 70 years to win the NL batting title and helped San Francisco win its second World Series title in three seasons. He got 27-of-32 firsts and 422 points from the NL panel, outdistancing 2011 winner Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, who was second with 285 points. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen was third.
Cabrera hit .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBIs to become the first Triple Crown winner since Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. The last four Triple Crown winners have been voted MVP, including Mickey Mantle in 1956 and Frank Robinson in 1966.
The 2010 NL Rookie of the Year, Posey set career highs with a .336 average, 24 homers and 103 RBIs for the World Series champion Giants. His 2011 season was cut short by a collision with the Marlins’ Scott Cousins on May 25 that resulted in a fractured bone in Posey’s lower left leg and three torn ankle ligaments.
– Associated Press
Last week, the Detroit Tigers were dealing with a season without Victor Martinez.
Today, the Tigers are basking in one of the biggest free-agent signings of the offseason, reportedly landing Prince Fielder for a kingly sum of $214 million over nine years.
It’s quite a deal for the defending AL Central Division champion Tigers.
Fielder hit .299 with 38 home runs last season with the Brewers.
He’ll give the Tigers quite a combination with Miguel Cabrera.
And fans can forget about losing Martinez to a knee injury and start thinking about defending that Central Division title.
I’ve got to hand it to Miguel Cabrera. When it comes to an interesting police report, his is in a category all by himself.
In case you missed it, Cabrera was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving.
Here’s how Scripps Howard described the traffic stop:
A deputy asked Cabrera who was with him.
“I am going to (expletive) kill him,” Miguel Cabrera is quoted as saying.
The deputy saw no one else in the black 2005 Land Rover or in the area. Cabrera grabbed a bottle of James Buchanan Scotch and started drinking.
Cabrera, whose eyes were bloodshot and speech “heavily slurred,” was handcuffed and walked towards a patrol vehicle before being told to get in the vehicle.
“Do you know who I am, you don’t know anything about my problems,” Cabrera is quoted as saying.
A deputy reported Cabrera was put in handcuffs after not following orders. Cabrera also “kept running out in the road with his hands up.”
A deputy asked Cabrera to get his a patrol vehicle, and he said, “(Expletive) you.”
Cabrera pushed off a vehicle into a deputy, who “delivered 3-4 knee spikes” into Cabrera’s left thigh.
Cabrera missed the Tigers’ first day of a full-squad practice Saturday.
Should he be absent from your fantasy roster this season?
It depends on how much risk you want to take.
For me, I like to minimize my risk in fantasy leagues, especially with early picks, something that should still be needed to acquire Cabrera this season.
So, no, I won’t draft Cabrera. I probably won’t take him late in drafts either.
But, if you’re the type of owner that likes to be bold and brash, draft a bold and brash player like Cabrera.
O-Cab is an Indian: The Indians picked up Orlando Cabrera, making him the likely starter at second base. Cabrera has seen his better days, so I wouldn’t get too excited over his fantasy prospects. It would be more interesting to hear the double-play call on the radio of Cabrera-to-Cabrera. O-Cab is a low-end option in the middle infield.
Harden is hurt: The A’s are going to shut down pitcher Rich Harden for a couple weeks. Even though camps have just started, this is a huge warning sign.
Bucs name closer: Joel Hanrahan will close for the Pirates. I wouldn’t move him to the top half of the relievers just yet, but it does increase his value. Watch him this spring.
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