Layne Thompson (Papi)- Improved a lot from last season, Papi was much better at holding runners and keeping hitters off balance. Biggest strength: The fish ball. Papi seemed to know exactly when to throw the fish ball in order to prevent the hit and run. He threw out many runners because of a well-timed fish ball. Weakness: Didn't field his position very well. Because of his age, Papi is not very agile and this lead to a lot of hits that would have been taken away from a more athletic pitcher. Papi also has the leagues first ever perfect game which can be added to his resume.
2nd place:
Billy Rinn-UA's main pitcher. Billy did a great job of keeping Under Armour in most every game. As the season went on, Billy learned to hold runners and prevent the hit and run. Biggest strength: Fielding his position. Billy was very quick on the mound and was able to take away many hits up the middle and catch many fly balls that would have landed in the outfield. Weakness: Gave up the big HR towards the end of games. Sometimes Billy would tire of putting a lot of effort towards pitching and as a result, Team Pony would take advantage of him. Billy did receive some first place votes, but fell just short.
1st place:
Andy Thompson-Pony's main starter. Andy became the starter halfway through the year after multiple Pony pitchers were not able to get the job done. Biggest strength: Andy had the ability to keep UA's hitters off balance constantly. He hid the ball very well and the hitters were unable to tell when the ball would shoot through the machine. Weakness: Played for a losing team. Despite Andy's best efforts, team Pony usually came up a little short in the wins column. As mentioned before this was a very close race, but Andy's consistency put him over the top.
Stay tuned tomorrow as another award will be revealed for the 2010 season.
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