This is the eighth AL voting period. The MLB Blog Poll votes on the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of Year candidates in each league throughout the regular baseball season. In doing so, you get a cumulative snapshot of the award winners, instead of the single vote. Previous blog poll results and voter comments can be found at the links below the fold.

A.L. MVP Voting:

1. Ian Kinsler - 25%
2. Josh Hamilton - 19%
3. Milton Bradley - 15%
4. Grady Sizemore - 13%
5. J.D. Drew - 11%
6. Alex Rodriguez - 6%
7. Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Evan Longoria - 3%
8. Jermaine Dye - 2%
9. Manny Ramirez - 1%

A.L. Cy Young Voting: 

1. Cliff Lee - 45%
2. Justin Duchscherer and Roy Halladay - 24%
3. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ervin Santana, and John Lackey - 2%
4. Mariano Rivera and John Danks - 1%

A.L. Rookie of the Year Voting:

1. Evan Longoria - 55%
2. Jacoby Ellsbury - 15% 
3. Nick Blackburn - 13%
4. David Murphy - 8%
5. Greg Smith - 5%
6. Joba Chamberlain -3%
7. Mike Aviles and Armando Galarraga - 1%

Steve Keane - www.kranepoolsociety.com:

As we head into the second half of the season the voting for the major awards gets more difficult. Now is when what your definition of MVP is The best player or the player than lead his team to wins, I go with lead to wins so that's why JD Drew got my first place vote as he has more than picked up the offensive slack with Big Papi down with an injury. Justin Morneau leads the suprising Twins and Josh Hamilton gets my third place vote but it was close between he, Milton Bradley and Ian Kinsler.

Just give Roy Halladay the Cy Young Award already A 121/21 K to BB spilt is sick

I feel bad for Jacoby Ellsbury having to compete with Evan Longoria

Devon Young - devonyoung.com:

Lots of people keep talking about Cliff Lee for the Cy Young, but for most of the season so far, Halladay and Duchscherer have pitched significantly better than Cliff Lee. Lee had a fantastic start, but he hasn't been consistent since early May. I can't ignore Mariano Rivera's 1.06 ERA with NO blown saves.

Evan Brunell - Fire Brand of the American League: 

MVP:

1. LF Milton Bradley, TEX: Cannot ignore his numbers. He is hitting an obscene .316/.440/.610 for a Rangers team that’s hanging around the fringes of contention.

2. 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY: For all the problems the Yankees have, A-Rod has kept them in the playoff hunt.

3. RF J.D. Drew, BOS: He is predictably cooled off after his hot June, but he is keeping the numbers pretty strong in July.

Cy Young:

1. SP Cliff Lee, CLE: Gotta give the nod to the A.L. starter for the All-Star Game. He is 12-2 with a 2.31 ERA.

2. SP Justin Duchscherer, OAK: Duke’s got an ERA of 1.82 after begging for years to start. We traded Duschscherer for Doug Mirabelli eons ago.

3. SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS: Had to do it. His sterling 10-1 record is excellent and he’s got a 2.65 ERA. We may be forced to overlook his walk totals. Apparently he can get away with it.

Rookie of the Year:

1. 3B Evan Longoria, TB: When a dude from Tampa Bay gets picked by the fans against Jason Giambi of New York and is a participant of the Home Run Derby after not even opening the season in the majors, you know you’ve got a winner on your hands.

2. CF Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS: He scuffled for a bit but has come out of it just fine.

3. SP Nick Blackburn, MIN: A pleasant surprise, Blackburn finishes the first half with a 3.65 ERA.

Kyle Lobner - Brew Crew Ball

A great offensive catcher deserves the MVP because so little of what is required of a catcher comes from the offensive side.

I'm taking Lee over Duchscherer for better, K, BB and HR numbers, Halladay for the complete games. Ian Kinsler may not get a ton of MVP votes, but he's hitting, generating power, he's 23-for-24 stealing bases, he's on a winning team and he plays a premium defensive position. What more could you ask for? 

Lee Panas - Detroittigertales.com

The MVP continues to be a battle of Rangers as Ian Kinsler edges out Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley. Grady Sizemore is the best among non-Rangers

The mid-season CY Young award winner is Cliff Lee and there is nothing fluky about his numbers. He has simply been dominant this year.

Evan Longoria is living up to his hype as Rookie of the Year so far. Armando Galarraga continues his surprise season for the Tigers.

Jason Collette - RotoJunkie.com

The MVP vote in the AL is going to be tough for writers because three of the best candidates play for the same team in Texas. How much will they split votes? How much will Morneau and Mauer split votes on the team? 

Cy Young should be Lee's to lose although playing for a bad team is hurting both he and Doc Halladay. Justin Duchscherer continues to succeed but only us internet nerds are noticing. Hell, most people cannot spell his name correctly.

Longoria has sealed up the rookie of the year vote. He continues to surge while Ellsbury continues in a dreadful slump.

Previous results

Week 1 AL Vote
Week 2 NL Vote
Week 3 AL Vote
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Week 5 AL Vote
Week 6 NL Vote
Week 8 NL Vote
Week 9 AL Vote
Week 10 NL Vote
Week 11 AL Vote
Week 12 NL Vote
Week 13 AL Vote
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