2006 CDBL MVP AWARD 2nd runner up - Travis Hafner, 1B, Carlsbad Surfers Age AVG OBP SPC AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HBP BB K SB CS 29 .305 .449 .641 502 153 36 2 43 114 116 6 130 148 1 1 Travis Hafner was a dependable bat in the middle of the Surfers lineup, helping them to a 100 win season and a Gehrig division title. Hafner's .449 on base average was best in the league, and his .641 slugging average was 5th best. Hafner's 11.7 runs created per 27 outs was 2nd best in the league. ---------------------------- 1st runner up - Alfonso Soriano, OF, Arkham Investigators Age AVG OBP SPC AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HBP BB K SB CS 30 .297 .338 .641 671 199 39 0 64 123 165 6 37 191 31 12 Soriano helped keep Arkham competitive all season, finishing up with 85 wins. Soriano captured 2/3'rds of the triple crown, tying for most RBI with 165 and winning the home run crown with 64. His 103 extra base hits were 2nd best in the league, and his 430 total bases was league best. ---------------------------- 2006 CDBL MVP - Manny Ramirez, OF, Montreal Voltigeurs Age AVG OBP SPC AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HBP BB K SB CS 34 .337 .438 .753 526 177 26 2 63 139 146 2 97 135 1 0 The 77 win Voltigeurs were stymied by poor pitching, but their 931 runs scored was league best. Much of that was due to the stellar play of Ramirez. Manny's .337 batting average was 10th best in the league, and his .753 slugging was league best. Ramirez finished 2nd in runs scored with 139 and 3rd in RBI with 146. His 63 home runs was 2nd best. But nobody beat Ramirez's 177.4 total runs created, 13.1 runs created per 27 outs, 1.374 total average or his incredible 8.3 at bats per home run. In 2006 no hitter was feared more than Manny Ramirez. ******************************************************************* 2006 CDBL CY YOUNG AWARD 2nd Runner Up - Johan Santana, Concord Minutemen Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 27 3.37 .654 20 6 0 35 35 5 1 243.1 219 96 91 41 230 18 13 Santana won 20 games for the 100 game winning Minutemen, who captured the Gehrig division pennant this year. His 3.37 ERA was 10th best in the majors, and his 230 strikeouts were 3rd best. Santana's 9.9 runners per 9 innings was 2nd best in the league, and he gave up a miniscule 0.7 home runs per 9 innings, tied for 3rd best in the league. Not much more you could ask for from a staff ace. -------------------------- 1st Runner Up - CC Sabathia, Manhatten Beach Mashers Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 25 3.07 .653 22 4 0 32 32 2 1 214.0 197 78 73 54 212 20 18 Sabathia topped the win charts this year, winning a league high 22 games for the 104 win Mashers, who sported the best record in the league. Sabathia's 3.07 ERA was 4th best in the majors, and his 212 strikeouts were 5th best. His key to success was a low .357 slugging average against, 4th best in the majors. Nobody had a better quality start percentage at 78.1%, and Sabathia enjoyed the league's best run support as his teammates put up a league best 6.8 runs per game. -------------------------- 2006 CDBL Cy Young - Roy Halladay, Dallas SuperSquad Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 29 2.89 .608 19 5 0 36 36 5 3 264.1 228 93 85 32 155 22 16 The scrappy SuperSquad won 93 games and the AP Conference Wildcard, and they would not have been able to do it without the stellar play of Roy Halladay. Hallday won the ERA crown with a low 2.89 rate. His 19 wins were tied for 4th most in the majors. His .256 on base against was best in the majors, and his .352 slugging against was 2nd best. Nobody had a better runners per 9 innings than Halladay, who allowed 9.1. No one was a bigger workhorse than Halladay either, leading the league in innings pitched with 264 1/3, and faced the most batters per game with 29. His 3 shutouts were tied for league best, as was his 5 complete games. ******************************************************************* 2006 CDBL FIREMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2nd Runner Up - Joel Zumaya, Carlsbad Surfers Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 21 2.17 .529 3 3 36 63 0 0 0 74.2 39 22 18 36 85 7 4 The Surfers aquired Zumaya in the 2nd round of this year's draft, and he did not disappoint. Zumaya saved 36 games (3rd most in the league) and had a 2.17 ERA for the 100 win Surfers, who captured a share of the Gehrig division crown. ----------------------- 1st Runner Up - Rafael Betancourt, Anchorage Gold Diggers Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 31 2.07 .529 3 4 38 62 0 0 0 69.2 52 18 16 8 62 5 3 Rafael Betancourt captured the saves title for the Gold Diggers, who finished the season with 88 wins. He sported a 2.07 ERA and a .529 OPS against, appearing in 62 games. Not too much more you can ask for from a 2nd round pick! ----------------------- Fireman of the Year - Cla Meredith, Concord Minutemen Age ERA OPS W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP 23 0.85 .527 4 2 31 44 0 0 0 53.0 44 6 5 7 34 1 9 Meredith was nearly unhittable in the regular season, posting a low 0.85 ERA, best among any relievers with at least 40 innings (that's out of 154 relievers). His 0.527 OPS was 5th best, and his 31 saves were 7th best (but his 91.2% save percentage was best of all). The Minutemen won 100 games and a share of the Gehrig division crown with only a +128 run differential. The Minutemen were 34-14 in 1 run games (tied for most wins), and 9-5 in extra innings. Meredith's clutch play in the 9th was a big part of it.