Baseball America Poll: Cabrera, Goldschmidt named best hitters; Sale, Greinke best pitchers
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Nobody can evaluate major-league talent better than the managers that dive into the trenches with their players for a grueling 162-game schedule.
Baseball America polled every big-league manager to break down the best major leaguers in a number of categories, and here's how they voted:
Best Hitter
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Miguel Cabrera | 1. Paul Goldschmidt |
| 2. Mike Trout | 2. Bryce Harper |
| 3. Prince Fielder | 3. Buster Posey |
Best Power
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Mike Trout | 1. Giancarlo Stanton |
| 2. Nelson Cruz | 2. Bryce Harper |
| 3. Miguel Cabrera | 3. Todd Frazier |
Most Exciting Player
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Mike Trout | 1. Bryce Harper |
| 2. Manny Machado | 2. Giancarlo Stanton |
| 3. Jose Altuve | 3. Andrew McCutchen |
Best Pitcher
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Chris Sale | 1. Zack Greinke |
| 2. Dallas Keuchel | 2. Max Scherzer |
| 3. Chris Archer | 3. Clayton Kershaw |
Best Reliever
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Wade Davis | 1. Aroldis Chapman |
| 2. Zach Britton | 2. Craig Kimbrel |
| 3. Dellin Betances | 3. Trevor Rosenthal |
Best Manager
| American League | National League |
|---|---|
| 1. Buck Showalter | 1. Bruce Bochy |
| 2. Terry Francona | 2. Mike Matheny |
| 3. Paul Molitor | 3. Joe Maddon |
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