The Best Major League Baseball Players of 2013: Which MLB Superstars Will Race for the World Series Top Honors?

SPORTS R VOLVO Budr CaCOVIDIEN CVS TMASON MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2013 FRONTRUNNERS GOING INTO THE 2013 WORLD SERIES, THESE MLB SUPERSTARS LEAD THE RACE FOR TOP HONORS. WHAT THEY MAKE IN A YEAR WILL TAKE AN AVERAGE AMERICAN A LIFETIME TO EARN. ARE THEY WORTH EVERY PRECIOUS PENNY? AMERICAN NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR 38 OSTON RED SO DON MATTINGLY JOHN FARRELL 3rd season as LA Dodgers manager. Clinched National League West division with a 90-66 (.577) win-loss record this season. Dramatically improved Sox's performance in his first year as manager. The Sox own a league leading 95-62 (.605) win-loss record this season. LA Dodgers 2013 Payroll: Red Sox 2013 Payroll: $228,488,800 $168,614,374 Cost per game: Cost per game: $1.46 MILLION $1.07 MILLION Cost per win: Cost per win: $2.54 MILLION $1.77 MILLION PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE BATTING ON-BASE SLUGGING AVERAGE RUNS BATTING ON-BASE SLUGGING AVERAGE RUNS 629 .265 .327 .397 812 .275 .348.443 17TH 6TH 8TH 15TH 1ST 2nD 2nD 1ST Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall DARK HORSE DARK HORSE PIRATES NDIANS Terry Francona Cleveland Indians PIRAT Clint Hurdle Pittsburgh Pirates MUST KNOW THIS Ж 2010 AL winner Ron Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa are tied for the most awards, with 4 apiece. Lou Piniella won 116 Gardenhire had games with the Seattle Mariners in Tuins 35 previously finished as the runner-up 5 times (tied with Tony LaRussa). 2001, the most by a winning manager NATIONAL AMERICAN MOST VALUABLE PLAYER NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE troit PIRATES ANDREW MCCUTCHEN MIGUEL CABRERA 2013 salary: 2013 salary: $4.5 MILLION $21 MILLION Cost per game: Cost per game: $29,605 $146,853 Cost per home run: $477,272 Cost per home run: $225,000 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE AVG HR RBI OBP AVG HR RBI OBP .319 20 82 .404 .349 44 136 .445 .296 102 377 .38 .321 365 1259 .399 DARK HORSE DARK HORSE Cadoles Yadier Molina Chris Davis St. Louis Cardinals Baltimore Orioles MUST KNOVW THIS INTAIN LAND Also known as the Alex Rodriguez is the only player to have won the award with two different teams at two different MC Kennesaw Mountain Barry Bonds has the most MVP awards Landis Memorial Baseball Award, in honor of the first MLB commissioner. BALL AN AN FRANCI positions. NATIONAL AMERICAN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE RAYS RAYS AMI MIAMI JOSE FERNANDEZ CHRIS ARCHER 2013 salary: 2013 salary: S490,000 S500,000 Cost per game: Cost per game: $16,333 $23,809 Cost per win: Cost per win: $35,000 $55,555 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE ERA W-L so WHIP ERA W-L so WHIP 2.19 12-6 187 .98 3.02 9-7 90 1.08 2.19 12-6 187 .98 3.33 10-10 126 1.11 DARK HORSE DARK HORSE RAYS TB Yasel Puig LA Dodgers Wil Myers MoAngeles Tampa Bay Rays MUST KNOW THIS Named the NATIONAL Of the 128 who won the award, 14 have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the same year. Jackie Robinson BASEBALL Award, after its first awardee. KEW YOR HALL OF FAME Fame. AMERICAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Diroit 37 CLAYTON HERSHAW MAK SCHERZER 2013 salary: 2013 salary: $11 MILLION S6.72 MILLION Cost per game: Cost per game: $343,750 S216,774 Cost per win: Cost per win: $733,333 $336,000 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE ERA W-L so WHIP ERA W-L so WHIP 1.88 15-9 224 .92 20-3 230 .96 2.61 76-46 1198 1.09 3.7 72-45 1059 1.23 DARK HORSE DARK HORSE LOU XA ANG VALS dinala 50 Adam Wainwright Yu Darvish St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers MUST KNOW THIS CY YOUNG AWARD Roger Clemens currently holds the record for the most In 1981 Fernando 8 players have won both the Cy Young and MVP awards in Valenzuela of the Known as the Cy Young Award, after the legendary pioneer. Dodgers won boththe Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards-the only one to do it, thus far. Dodgers 34 awards won. a single year. AMERICAN COMEBACH PLAYER OF THE YEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE PIRATES Yankes FRANCISCO LIRIANO MARIANO RIUERA 2013 salary: 2013 salary: $1 MILLION $10 MILLION Cost per game: Cost per game: $40,000 $158,730 Cost per win: $1.66 MILLION Cost per win: $62,500 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE ERA W-L so WHIP ERA SV so WHIP 2.88 16-7 155 1.21 2.15 44 54 1.07 4.17 69-61 1001 1.33 2.21 652 1173 DARK HORSE DARK HORSE OSTON BOS ROCKIES. Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies John Lackey Boston Red Sox MUST KNOVW THIS 10 players who won the comeback award Was developed as part of a sponsorship deal between MLB and Viagra. Cliff Lee also won COMEBACK P PAYER the Cy Young VEAR ANARD ALLSTAR GAMET Award in his were named to comeback All-Star team in their VIAGRA season. winning season. KNOW YOUR MLB HISTORY FIRST WORLD SERIES MOST ESEBALL AT-BATS THE FIRST WORLD SERIES INI PETE ROSE HAS THE MOST 1903 WAS WON BY THE AT-BATS IN BASEBALL BOSTON AMERICANS. HISTORY WITH 14,053. THE FIRST THROW RAFAEL PALMEIRO WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT RAFAEL PALMEIRO PLAYED IN WAS THE FIRST U.S. 2,831 GAMES WITHOUT EVER PRESIDENT TO THROW THE CEREMONIAL OPENING DAY FIRST PITCH. REACHING THE WORLD SERIES, THE MOST IN MLB HISTORY. THE DODGER STADIUM THE DODGER STADIUM SEATS 56,000 FANS, THE MOST IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. TELL US WHO YOUR BETS ARE FOR EACH CATEGORY! SOURCES: 1. http://www.sportslogos.net/ 2. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ 3. http://www.rotoworld.com/ 4. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/ 5. http://www.celebritynetworth.com/ 6. http://baseballplayersalaries.com/ Designed for: by: Ruby Media E FinancesOnlinecom CORPORATION www.RubyMediaCorporation.com Ranking Career 2013 Season EMORIAL ENESAR Ranking 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season Career 2013 Season SOB