You Rank ‘Em
(presented Dec. 17, 2013)
Players for each question are listed alphabetically. Rank them, 1-5, according to their respective finish in each category during the 2013 major league season. Two points for correct leader and one point for each player placed in the correct position, 2-5. (54 pts. max)
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| 1. | BA. Robinson Cano, Paul Goldschmidt, Joe Mauer, Andrew McCutcheon, Yadier Molina. |
Mauer .324, Molina .319, McCutcheon .317, Cano .315, Goldschmidt .302 |
| 2. | HR. Domonic Brown, Paul Goldschmidt, Adam Jones, David Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano. |
Goldschmidt 36, Soriano 34, Jones 32, Ortiz 30, Brown 27 |
| 3. | 3B. Erick Aybar, Michael Bourne, Paul Goldschmidt, Jean Segura, Mike Trout. |
Segura 10, Trout 9, Bourn 6, Aybar 5, Goldschmidt 3 |
| 4. | 2B. Jay Bruce, Paul Goldschmidt, Manny Machado, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Trout. |
Machado 51, Bruce 43, Saltalamacchia 40, Trout 39, Goldschmidt 36 |
| 5. | SB. Jose Altuve, Elvis Andrus, Leonys Martin, Jean Segura, Mike Trout. |
Segura 44, Andrus 42, Martin 36, Altuve 35, Trout 33 |
| 6. | WAR (ESPN.com). Chris Davis, Josh Donaldson, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutcheon, Andrelton Simmons. | McCutcheon 8.2, Donaldson 8.0, Goldschmidt 7.0, Simmons 6.7, Davis 6.4 |
| 7. | IP. Yu Darvish, Felix Hernandez, Max Scherzer, James Shields, Justin Verlander. |
Shields 228.2, Verlander 218.1, Scherzer 214.1, Darvish 209.2, Hernandez 204.1 |
| 8. | K. Homer Bailey, R. A. Dickey, Cliff Lee, Tim Lincecum, Stephen Strasburg. |
Lee 222, Bailey 199, Lincecum 193, Strasburg 191, Dickey 177 |
| 9. | ERA. Yu Darvish, Zack Grienke, Hiroki Kuroda, Chris Sale, James Shields. |
Grienke 2.63, Darvish 2.83, Sale 3.07, Shields 3.15, Kuroda 3.31 |
| Tie Breaker. | Career HR: Adrian Beltre, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano |
Konerko 434, Ortiz 431, Soriano 406, Beltre 376, Cabrera 365 |