Baseball Beat: First Half Awards

With Major League Baseball's All-Star Game complete, let's take one final look at the first half of the season with my mid-season picks for the major awards.

American League:

MVP
1. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
2. Magglio Ordonez, Detroit Tigers
3. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners

Honorable Mention: Vladimir Guerrero, Carlos Guillen

Cy Young
1. Dan Haren, Oakland A’s
2. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
3. Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox

Honorable Mention: John Lackey, C.C. Sabathia, Kelvim Escobar

Rookie of the Year
1. Reggie Willits, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2. Jeremy Guthrie, Baltimore Orioles
3. Delmon Young, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Honorable Mention: Daisuke Matsuzaka

National League:

MVP
1. Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
2. Jose Reyes, New York Mets
3. Chase Ultey, Philadelphia Phillies

Honorable Mention: Russell Martin, Matt Holiday

Cy Young
1. Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
2. Brad Penny, Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks

Honorable Mention: Chris Young, John Smoltz

Rookie of the Year
1. Hunter Pence, Houston Astros
2. Chris Sampson, Houston Astros
3. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

Honorable Mention: Chris Young, Arizona Diamondbacks

Biggest Surprise Player
1. Josh Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
2. Dmitri Young, Washington Nationals
3. Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Honorable Mention: Corey Hart & J.J. Hardy

Biggest Bust
1. Julio Lugo, Boston Red Sox
2. Carl Pavano, New York Yankees; Kei Igawa, New York Yankees
3. Roger Clemens, New York Yankees

Honorable Mention: Adam LaRoche, Craig Wilson

I am flying back from San Francisco on Thursday, so Baseball Beat's Clips to Click will return next Thursday.