Two Month Awards

With nearly two months in the books, here are my picks, so far, for some of baseball's most (and least) coveted awards...

MVP, AL: Magglio Ordonez (.356, 12 HR, 47 RBI, 43 R)
This is a tough pick, considering what A-Rod's done so far. But consider this: Magglio is hitting about 50 points higher, leads the majors in RBI, and he's the reason the Tigers are good, plus A-Rod slowed down a lot in May. Also receiving votes: Alex Rodriguez, Torii Hunter, Vlad Guerrero.

MDP, AL: Michael Young (.239, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 28 R)
For a second straight month, a Texas Ranger wins this honor. The difference is, Young could have won this award after his miserable April too, whereas last month's winner, Mark Teixeira, is on fire. Also receiving votes: Manny Ramirez, Vernon Wells, Bobby Abreu.

MVP, NL: Jose Reyes (.312, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 39 R, 28 SB)
JR takes it home for a second month and with good reason- he's still the table-setter on one of baseball's best teams, and now that Delgado and Wright are hitting, he's going to score more and more runs. He's also on pace to steal more bases than anyone else in about 15 years. Also receiving votes: JJ Hardy, Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins (how about NL shortstops?).

MDP, NL: Garrett Atkins (.220, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
A year ago, he hit .329 and drove in 120. Now, he's hitting 100 points lower, and is on pace to drive in half as many runs. He tore it up after the All-Star Break last year though, so there's still hope. Also receiving votes: Alfonso Soriano, Lance Berkman, Ryan Howard, Andruw Jones.

Cy Young, AL: Dan Haren (5-2, 1.70 ERA, 0.89 WHIP)
In his 4 no decisions, Haren has an ERA of 2.42, 29 K and just 9 walks. Realistically, he should be 8-2 and if he was, he'd be leading the league in ERA, leading baseball in WHIP, and tied for the league lead in wins. Also receiving votes: John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Johan Santana.

Cy Anora, AL: Mariano Rivera (1-3, 5.94 ERA, 3 Saves)
Some of this isn't his fault. The Yankees are bad, so he isn't getting many save opportunities. In fact, if it wasn't for May 3rd, where he saved both ends of a double header at Texas, Mo would still be sitting on that one save. His ERA this month is an even 2.00, and he has 10 K's with just one walk. The Yankees just need to give him the chance to be himself. Also receiving votes: Scott Kazmir, Curt Schilling.

CY Young, NL: Jake Peavy (7-1, 1.47 ERA, 85 K, 0.93 WHIP)
This one isn't even close. Peavy could also receive votes for MVP, he's been that good. He had four straight 10-K games, and if you take away his 4 earned over 5 1/3 April 19th, his ERA drops down to a silly 1.06. Much like Reyes, I feel like an injury is the only thing that's going to slow him down at this point. Also receiving votes: Oliver Perez, John Smoltz, Francisco Cordero.

Cy Anora, NL: Carlos Zambrano (5-4, 5.24 ERA, 1.49 WHIP)
Last month's winner is also this month's winner. Control problems (32 walks) and gopher balls (a league-leading 13 homers) have been Zambrano's biggest enemies so far. Also receiving votes: Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Webb, Aaron Harang.

ROY, AL: Daisuke Matsuzaka (7-2, 4.43 ERA, 64 K)
Four straight wins gives Dice-K the slight advantage over his fellow countryman out in the bullpen. There's no question he's been helped out by the Sox offense, but then again, they weren't asking him to be a number one or number two. Also receiving votes: Hideki Okajima, Joakim Soria, Elijah Dukes.

ROY, NL: Hunter Pence (.365, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
This race is still wide open, but thanks to a slowing-down Josh Hamilton, and a great first 100 AB's, Pence is my guy so far. Mark Reynolds may make things interesting as the season progresses, though. Also receiving votes: Josh Hamilton, Chris Young, Troy Tulowitzki, Chris Sampson.