Silver Slugger Awards Announced: Tulowitzki, Gonzalez Bring Home More Postseason Hardware

by Andrew Martin on Nov 11, 2010 4:35 PM MST in Purple Row Awards

Troy Tulowitzki has been announced today as the Silver Slugger winner at SS in the NL. This is the first time that Tulowitzki has won the Silver Slugger, and it goes right along with his first career Gold Glove award.

This season, Tulowitzki batted .315/.381/.568, good for a .949 OPS, .408 wOBA, and a 150 wRC+, while belting 27 homers and driving in 95 baserunners.

It should be also noted that Tulowitzki missed over a month of time due to a broken wrist suffered in the middle of the season. With a full season, there's no doubt that Tulowitzki would've sent over 30 long balls.

This is a season for more Rockies accolades, as Carlos Gonzalez not only won himself the NL Batting Title, batting .336 on the season, but also brought home his first Gold Glove award as well yesterday. He'll be one of the 3 OF winning a Silver Slugger today, along with Ryan Braun and Matt Holliday.

Gonzalez batted .336/.376/.598, .974 OPS, .416 wOBA, 155 wRC+, hitting 34 homers and 117 RBI. Gonzalez built on his September momentum from 2009 and picked it right back up in 2010 in a true breakout season.

Interestingly enough, Ryan Braun was one of the major award winners in 2007, when Matt Holliday was arguably robbed of the MVP award. Carlos Gonzalez was acquired from Oakland in the Matt Hollday trade. Weeeeeird.

Full Results past the jump

Catcher	AL	Joe Mauer
Catcher	NL	Brian McCann
1B	AL	Miguel Cabrera
1B	NL	Albert Pujols
2B	AL	Robinson Cano
2B	NL	Dan Uggla
SS	AL	Alexei Ramirez
SS	NL	Troy Tulowitzki
3B	AL	Adrian Beltre
3B	NL	Ryan Zimmerman
OF	AL	Jose Bautista
		Carl Crawford
		Josh Hamilton
	NL	Matt Holliday
		Ryan Braun
		Carlos Gonzalez

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This is the first time that the same two Rockies players have won both the GG & SS.

by holly96 on Nov 11, 2010 4:55 PM MST reply actions

I <3 these guys so very much. :)

Awesome!

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by SDcat09 on Nov 11, 2010 4:58 PM MST up reply actions

agreed!

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by hotdoglady on Nov 11, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions

More hardware

Great to see them get the recognition they deserve.

by Bostjan Cernensek on Nov 11, 2010 5:00 PM MST reply actions

I know this sounds crazy....

but since Votto was shut out for SS is it possible that CarGo or Tulo sneaks in as MVP….

(I’m pretending that Pujols does not exist..)

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by SDcat09 on Nov 11, 2010 5:02 PM MST reply actions

Pujols may

just be the biggest myth to ever exist in baseball, mind you.

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by Russ Oates on Nov 11, 2010 5:04 PM MST up reply actions

I think he's a Cylon

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by SDcat09 on Nov 11, 2010 5:07 PM MST up reply actions

Aren't we all part Cylon?

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by Russ Oates on Nov 11, 2010 5:08 PM MST up reply actions

This is true-ish

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by SDcat09 on Nov 11, 2010 5:22 PM MST up reply actions

I kind of doubt it.

One, CarGo & Tulo might be splitting some votes (though I think they both end up in the top five or so). Two, I think SS & MVP are looked at pretty differently. I don’t think Votto not winning SS at his position precludes the same voters (and I don’t even think they’re the same voters) from voting him for MVP.

by holly96 on Nov 11, 2010 5:09 PM MST up reply actions

Gee.... Where are all the giants players on all these lists? I haven't seen one yet win any type of award. GOD THEY SUCK.

by Roxman4ever on Nov 11, 2010 5:29 PM MST reply actions

hard to grip the silver bat with world series rings on?

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by Andrew Martin on Nov 11, 2010 5:58 PM MST up reply actions

Too much pine tar on their hands.

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by Charlie77 on Nov 11, 2010 7:04 PM MST via mobile up reply actions

just wait. We will have them next year. Just need to resign the right guys and pickup the correct players and here we come.

by Roxman4ever on Nov 11, 2010 8:22 PM MST up reply actions

always the trick, isn't it?

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by Andrew Martin on Nov 11, 2010 10:40 PM MST up reply actions

Booyah.

They have really arrived on the national scene.

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by phishbate on Nov 11, 2010 5:40 PM MST via mobile reply actions

Whoever had

Adrian Beltre in the AL Silver Slugger pool, please step forward to claim your winnings.

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by Resolution on Nov 11, 2010 5:46 PM MST reply actions