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No Easy Feat: Pitcher Wins NL Most Valuable Player Award Thursday, November 17th , 2044 2044 was a year to remember for Matt Moffat, and his outstanding efforts have garnered him the nod as the National League Most Valuable Player Award winner. While it's not common for a pitcher to win this award, Moffat couldn't be denied, with a strong season in which he posted a 16-10 mark in 30 starts. The Cincinnati (NYP) Reds ace pitcher threw 196 innings, had 232 strikeouts and had 45 walks, accounting for a 2.71 ERA. Moffat held opposing hitters to a .209 batting average and compiled a 4.9 WAR. He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 30. Jerry Nero of the Cincinnati (NYP) Reds finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Alex Velasquez of the Rome Braves finished third with 5 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Matt Moffat - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 18 - 333 Jerry Nero - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 1 - 234 Alex Velasquez - Rome Braves - 5 - 201 Alfredo de la Cruz - Milwaukee (NYP) Brewers - 6 - 190 Ike Trout - Rome Braves - 0 - 120 Mark Marks - State College Spikes - 0 - 107 Hideki Kobayashi - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 0 - 99 Tye Dickinson - Boise Hawks - 0 - 81 Josh Klarich - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 80 Sean Geer - Rome Braves - 0 - 78 Jose Almonte - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 68 Ryan Hiemer - Auburn Doubledays - 0 - 30 Edgar Garcia - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 28 Nick Lockwood - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 20 Matt Decker - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 19 Greg Valenzuela - Boise Hawks - 0 - 13 Jim Vickers - State College Spikes - 0 - 13 Ian Toney - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 12 Joaquin Villalobos - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 0 - 9 John Mandarino - Boise Hawks - 0 - 7 Frank McConnell - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 7 Jaden Scott - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 7 John Gibbs - State College Spikes - 0 - 5 Zane Kelton - Boise Hawks - 0 - 4 Victor Medina - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 4 Gil Caraveo - Salem-Keizer Volcanoes - 0 - 1 |
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