SweetSpot predictions: AL MVP

April, 2, 2012

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AP Photo/US PresswireAlbert Pujols has won three MVP awards but Miguel Cabrera seeks his first.

The SweetSpot network bloggers have weighed in and Miguel Cabrera is their preseason prediction for AL MVP. While Cabrera collected 17 of 38 first-place votes and Albert Pujols just four, the final points total was close as Pujols picked up more second- and third-place votes. Cabrera has finished in the top five of MVP voting five times in his career with his highest result a second-place finish in 2010. Evan Longoria collected the second-most first-place votes to place third in the voting. The blog network apparently doesn't foresee repeat performances from Justin Verlander and Jacoby Ellsbury, last season's top two finishers in the MVP vote, as neither finished in the top 10.

Points on a 14-9-8-7-6 basis.

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Points
Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	17	5	2	2	1	319
Albert Pujols	Angels	4	14	13	1	2	305
Evan Longoria	Rays	8	5	1	7	2	226
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	3	6	8	6	1	208
Adrian Gonzalez	Red Sox	3	2	4	7	5	171
Robinson Cano	Yankees	2	2	4	3	3	117
Prince Fielder	Tigers	1	2	2	1	5	85
Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	0	0	1	1	6	51
Curtis Granderson	Yankees	0	0	2	2	1	36
Ian Kinsler	Rangers	0	0	0	3	2	33
Josh Hamilton	Rangers	0	0	0	2	2	26
Jacoby Ellsbury	Red Sox	0	2	0	0	1	24
Justin Verlander	Tigers	0	0	1	1	0	15
Brett Lawrie	Blue Jays	0	0	0	1	1	13
Matt Wieters	Orioles	0	0	0	1	0	7
Carlos Santana	Indians	0	0	0	0	1	6
Mark Teixeira	Yankees	0	0	0	0	1	6
Alex Gordon	Royals	0	0	0	0	1	6
Eric Hosmer	Royals	0	0	0	0	1	6
Adrian Beltre	Rangers	0	0	0	0	1	6
Jered Weaver	Angels	0	0	0	0	1	6

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2012 award predictions, Curtis Granderson, Dustin Pedroia, Justin Verlander, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, Evan Longoria, Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Jose Bautista

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