Mauer Wins MVP, Tex and Jeter Finish 2nd and 3rd

Like everyone pretty much expected, Joe Mauer was named AL MVP today. Mauer clearly had the best year out of anyone in the the league, finishing the year hitting .365/.444/.587 with 28 HR and 96 RBI. He nearly won a unanimous vote, taking 27 of 28 first-place votes and finishing with 387 point. The only other player to receive a first place vote was Miguel Cabrera, who finished fourth in the voting. I wonder which writer voting for him.

Mark Teixeira finished second in the voting with 225 point, Derek Jeter finished third with 193 points, Four other Yankees made the top 21; Alex Rodriguez finished 10th, Mariano finished 14th, Robinson Cano finished 18th, and CC finished 21st. The complete results can be seen here.