2009 Preseason Picks
CBSSports.com baseball staff make their 2009 picks:
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| American League Awards/Miscellany | ||||
| Award | Knobler | Miller | Mack | Rosen |
| MVP | Miguel Cabrera, DET | Kevin Youkilis, BOS | Grady Sizemore, CLE | Mark Teixeira, NYY |
| Cy Young | Roy Halladay, TOR | Zack Greinke, KC | Josh Beckett, BOS | Jon Lester, BOS |
| Rookie | David Price, TB | Chris Getz, CHW | David Price, TB | David Price, TB |
| Manager | Jim Leyland, DET | Eric Wedge, CLE | Eric Wedge, CLE | Eric Wedge, CLE |
| Comeback | Joe Crede, MIN | Eric Chavez, OAK | Victor Martinez, , CLE | Travis Hafner, CLE |
| HR Champ | Miguel Cabrera, DET | Miguel Cabrera, DET | Miguel Cabrera, DET | Carlos Quentin, CHW |
| Surprise | Shin-Soo Choo, CLE | Michael Cuddyer, MIN | Howie Kendrick, ANA | Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE |
| Disappointment | Joba Chamberlain, NYY | Derek Jeter, NYY | Tavis Hafner, CLE | Justin Verlander, DET |
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| Award | Knobler | Miller | Mack | Rosen |
| MVP | Manny Ramirez, LA | Albert Pujols, STL | Jose Reyes, NYM | David Wright, NYM |
| Cy Young | Johan Santana, NYM | Johan Santana, NYM | Johan Santana, NYM | Carlos Zambrano, CHC |
| Rookie | Jason Motte, STL | Jordan Schafer, ATL | Tommy Hanson, ATL | Cameron Maybin, FLA |
| Manager | Jerry Manuel, NYM | Jerry Manuel, NYM | Dusty Baker, CIN | Bruce Bochy , SF |
| Comeback | Chris Carpenter, STL | Alex Gonzalez, CIN | Chris Carpenter, STL | Anibal Sanchez, FLA |
| HR Champ | Ryan Howard, PHI | Ryan Howard, PHI | Ryan Howard, PHI | Ryan Howard, PHI |
| Surprise | Jeff Francouer, ATL | Jeff Francouer, ATL | Daniel Murphy, NYM | Rickie Weeks, MIL |
| Disappointment | Randy Johnson, SF | Ryan Ludwick, STL | Chipper Jones, ATL | Chipper Jones, ATL |
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Scott Miller and Danny Knobler are CBSsports.com senior writers. Eric Mack is CBSSports.com's senior fantasy writer. Adriane Rosen is CBSSports.com's baseball producer.
