With the season over, let's see who won the
1939 Awards!
Tlatoani Award
No players have won the Tlatoani award more than once, and this year was no different. After a breakout season on a championship winning squad, 2B Max Braud wins his first one. Let's take a look at why "El Emperador" became Tlatoani:
.342/.408/.418 - 1st in batting average, 2nd in OBP, 2nd in SLG
111 hits (tied 1st)
4 HR (6th)
.826 OPS (2nd)
6.3 WAR (2nd)
The batting title and league title weigh heavily in the decision to award the Tlatoani to the french-mexican. Braud had an excellent season, but he had some tough competition for the award.
Runners up were Puebla's 3B Daniel Rivera (.289/.419/.408) and León CF Juan Negrete (.316/.368/.453).
Atlatl Award
After pitching 6 scoreless innings in the title-winning game, Roberto Mestre becomes the first thrower to win multiple Atlatl Awards (consecutively, nonetheless):
1.12 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 11.9 K% - 1st in ERA and WHIP
12 wins (4th)
21 quality starts (1st)
8 shutouts (1st)
3.4 WAR (5th)
Mestre improves on last year, lowering his ERA by almost .20, his WHIP by .05 and increasing his K% by 1.4%. He adds a 3rd ring to his collection and is ready to go get the 4th with San Luis next year.
Runners up were Puebla's Victor Villarroel (1.56 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15.7 K%) and Arrow Jonathan Estrada (1.54 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 14 K%).
Moyaomamachtiani Award
Out of 73 rookies, only two hitters and one pitcher qualified. But how to rank them? In the end, there was a player who was head and shoulders above the rest. Águilas 2B Juan Garnica is the 1939 newcomer of the year!
.293/.329/.346, making him 9th best in average
99 hits (5th)
16 doubles (6th)
Of course, Garnica led rookies in hits, doubles, RBI, WAR and Zone Rating.
Runners up were two León players: 2B Ehécatl Cocom (.303/.340/.361) and LHP Adalberto Dondiego (7-0, 2.60 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 10.5 K%).
Teyaotlani Award
P Eulalio Garza (JAG) - 1st, .305/.328/.339, 2 2B, 9 RBI
C José Trujillo (SNL) - 2nd, .286/.351/.361, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 33 RBI
1B Mario Morales (PUE) - 1st, .317/.399/.386, 12 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI
2B Max Braud (SNL) - 1st, .342/.408/.418, 13 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI
3B Daniel Rivera (PUE) - 2nd, .289/.419/.408, 13 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 35 RBI
SS Ricardo Solorio (GDL) - 1st, .289/.317/.351, 17 2B, 1 3B, 22 RBI
LF Ricardo Palacios (TAM) - 2nd, .305/.363/.399, 8 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 26 RBI
CF Juan Negrete (LEO) - 1st, .316/.368/.453, 24 2B, 6 3B, 4 HR, 36 RBI
RF Edwin Esparza (MER) - 2nd, .317/.364/.403, 19 2B, 3 HR, 28 RBI
Temanahui Award
P José García (PUE) - 2nd
C José Trujillo (SNL) - 3rd
1B Mario Morales (PUE) - 1st
2B Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 3rd
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 1st
SS Rogelio Herran (SNL) - 3rd
LF Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 2nd
CF Juan Negrete (LEO) - 1st
RF Antonio Tapia (PUE) - 2nd
Next year, the league will have 40 more players in it. Will new stars emerge or will the same players keep hoarding awards?