A little past halfway through the 2013 MLB season, Scott Cullen digs into the numbers to make his picks for awards to this point of the season, along with Gold Gloves, All-Surprise and All-Disappointing teams: AL MVPMiguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit (29 HR, 92 RBI, .363 AVG, 1.132 OPS) Runners Up:Mike Trout, LF, L.A. Angels (15 HR, 57 RBI, 20 SB, .315 AVG, .946 OPS)Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore (33 HR, 85 RBI, .313 AVG, 1.087 OPS) All three are worthy candidates, but its hard to argue against Cabrera, whose OPS is currently the best of his already illustrious career. Hes a defensive mess, but not enough to cough up the award. Trout is ever-so-slightly behind his numbers from last season, but is close, which means hes a viable challenger to Cabrera again. Last years I preferred Trout; right now, Cabrera holds the edge. Amazingly, they are both ahead of Chris Davis, a power hitter who has the same number of home runs and RBI in 90 games that he did in 139 games last season. Hes always had power, but with an improving strikeout rate, and an improving walk rate, hes become one of the most dangerous hitters in the game. The honourable mentions -- Josh Donaldson, Manny Machado, Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Adrian Beltre -- are just that. They are very good players, but so far not up to the calibre of those names above. NL MVPDavid Wright, 3B, N.Y. Mets (13 HR, 43 RBI, 14 SB, .309 AVG, .923 OPS) Runners-up:Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona (21 HR, 74 RBI, 8 SB, .310 AVG, .948 OPS)Carlos Gonzalez, LF, Colorado (24 HR, 63 RBI, 15 SB, .304 AVG, .988 OPS) The National League race remains wide open. I give the nod to Wright, who does everything well. So too, does Goldschmidt, but third base is certainly a more challenging position. Carlos Gonzalez is a beast and even hitting better on the road (1.019 OPS) compared to Coors (.960 OPS), which is not typical Rockies stuff. Depending on your take on defensive stats, Milwaukees Carlos Gomez could be a contender, as could teammate Jean Segura and Reds first baseman Joey Votto. AL CY YOUNGMax Scherzer, Detroit (13-0, 3.06 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 146 K, 123 2/3 IP) Runners Up: Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox (5-8, 2.78 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 123 K, 113 IP)Bartolo Colon, Oakland (12-3, 2.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 66 K, 120 1/3 IP) It would be great to see Sale match up with Scherzer in the battle for AL Cy Young, because Sales team wont give him nearly enough support for him to finish with a record like Scherzers, but his pitching performance is right there with Scherzer. Both have been overpowering. Bartolo Colon has been much more of a finesse, command pitcher, but its worked for him this year and he gets the nod ahead of Mariners duo Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma or Texas Yu Darvish. NL CY YOUNGClayton Kershaw, Los Angeles (8-5, 1.89 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 129 K, 138 1/3 IP) Runners-up: Matt Harvey, N.Y. Mets (7-2, 2.35 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 147 K, 130 IP)Adam Wainwright, St. Louis (12-5, 2.30 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 126 K, 140 2/3 IP) An impressive cast for the National League award and any of the three are plenty deserving, but I give the edge to Kershaw, who is leading the league in ERA for the third straight season. Harvey has been phenomenal, though hit harder in his last couple starts, while Wainwright has resumed his place among the games best following Tommy John surgery that kept him for the entire 2011 season. Cliff Lee, Jordan Zimmermann and Patrick Corbin are also worthy challengers. AL ROOKIE OF THE YEARJose Iglesias, SS/3B, Boston (1 HR, 13 RBI, .388 AVG, .934 OPS) Runners Up:Leonys Martin, CF, Texas (5 HR, 16 RBI, 18 SB, .292 AVG, .782 OPS)Dan Straily, LHP, Oakland (6-2, 4.28 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 66 K, 80 IP) The list of top rookies in the American League is decidedly underwhelming, which means room for change by seasons end, but for the time being, a slap hitter who has been lingering around .400, despite no minor league track record as a hitter, gets the nod. Martin is a decent offensive player, with good speed and could very well end up the best candidate, but hes only okay. Southpaw Dan Straily has been good, not great, but good enough to stay ahead of other challengers. With more playing time, Royals right fielder David Lough and Mariners second baseman Nick Franklin could challenge. NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jose Fernandez, RHP, Miami (5-5, 2.83 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 99 K, 98 2/3 IP) Runners-up:Shelby Miller, RHP, St. Louis (9-6, 2.80 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 107 K, 99 2/3 IP)Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP, Los Angeles (7-3, 2.82 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 90 K, 111 2/3 IP) Miller has been in the lead for most of the season and its virtually a toss-up for me at this point. Fernandez has been an ace, at 20-years-old, and allows slightly fewer home runs. Ryu has also been very good, but the truth is that all of these candidates are just clinging to the lead ahead of Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig, who has taken baseball by storm, with a 1.100 OPS in his first 34 games. GOLD GLOVESC - Russell Martin, PittsburghRunners-up: Yadier Molina, St. Louis; A.J. Ellis, Los Angeles Its a testament to how good Martin has been for the Pirates that he holds this spot ahead of Molina, an all-time great already, who remains great, behind the plate. Ellis, Welington Castillo and Salvador Perez are challengers. 1B - Paul Goldschmidt, ArizonaRunners-up: Eric Hosmer, Kansas City; Brandon Belt, San Francisco Its remarkable that a slugger like Goldschmidt is at the top in both Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating too. Younger, athletic guys like Hosmer and Belt have been very good, as has the Cubs Anthony Rizzo. 2B - Dustin Pedroia, BostonRunners-up: D.J. LeMahieu, Colorado, Brian Dozier, Minnesota Pedroia is the most consistent among several challengers, including LeMahieu and Dozier, who havent spent the whole season at second base in the majors. Ian Kinsler has a case and, among those who havent played as much, Kansas Citys Elliot Johnson has been excellent. 3B - Manny Machado, BaltimoreRunners-up: Nolan Arenado, Colorado; Chase Headley, San Diego Machado, who came through the Orioles system as a shortstop, has been spectacular at the hot corner, while Arenado, another young gun, has been nearly as good in not quite as much playing time. Headley has a slight edge over Evan Longoria and Todd Frazier for the top defensive tier. SS - Andrelton Simmons, AtlantaRunners-up: Pedro Florimon, Minnesota, Yunel Escobar, Tampa Bay Simmons is on another planet, so far ahead of the rest and while Florimon and Escobar have been the best of the other contenders, a healthy Troy Tulowitzki would deserve a runner-up spot, and Pete Kozma and Elvis Andrus are possible challengers. LF - Andy Dirks, DetroitRunners-up: Starling Marte, Pittsburgh; Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Its a close battle between Dirks and Marte while Cespedes is a challenger who hasnt played quite as much due to injury. Michael Brantley and David Murphy have also been strong defensively. CF - Carlos Gomez, MilwaukeeRunners-up: Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City; A.J. Pollock, Arizona Much like Simmons is his own universe at shortstop, Gomez has been out of this world in centre field too. Hes always been a tremendous fielder, but regular playing time and some offensive production are helping to raise his profile. Cain and Pollock have been very good, but are barely ahead of other contenders: Andrew McCutchen, Jacoby Ellsbury and Colby Rasmus. RF - Shane Victorino, BostonRunners-up: Gerardo Parra, Arizona; Josh Reddick, Oakland Victorino has the range of a guy who played a lot of centre field in his career and Parra has bounced around the Diamondbacks outfield, excelling in all spots. Reddicks bat has slumped this year, but his glove is still good, keeping him just ahead of power hitters Jose Bautista and Jay Bruce. (I realize there are Gold Gloves awarded in both leagues. Im just trying to recognize the best fielders at each position.) ALL-SURPRISE TEAMC - Jason Castro, Houston (12 HR, 31 RBI, .268 AVG, .808 OPS)1B - Chris Davis, Baltimore (33 HR, 85 RBI, .313 AVG, 1.087 OPS)2B - Matt Carpenter, St. Louis (8 HR, 40 RBI, .322 AVG, .888 OPS)SS - Jean Segura, Milwaukee (11 HR, 36 RBI, 27 SB, .320 AVG, .844 OPS)3B - Josh Donaldson, Oakland (15 HR, 58 RBI, .316 AVG, .914 OPS)LF - Starling Marte, Pittsburgh (9 HR, 27 RBI, 28 SB, .288 AVG, .794 OPS)CF - Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee (13 HR, 41 RBI, 20 SB, .305 AVG, .893 OPS)RF - Michael Cuddyer, Colorado (15 HR, 52 RBI, .336 AVG, .969 OPS)SP - Patrick Corbin, Arizona (10-1, 2.40 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 99 K, 123 2/3 IP)SP - Matt Harvey, N.Y. Mets (7-2, 2.35 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 147 K, 130 IP)SP - Bartolo Colon, Oakland (12-3, 2.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 66 K, 120 1/3 IP) SP - Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs (6-6, 2.69 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 85 K, 117 IP)SP - Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle (7-4, 2.97 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 106 K, 124 1/3 IP)RP - Edward Mujica, St. Louis (24 SV, 2.39 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 33 K, 37 2/3 IP) ALL-DISAPPOINTING TEAMC - Miguel Montero, Arizona (6 HR, 31 RBI, .219 AVG, .622 OPS)1B - Ike Davis, N.Y. Mets (5 HR, 18 RBI, .171 AVG, .520 OPS)2B - Danny Espinosa, Washington (3 HR, 10 RBI, .158 AVG, .465 OPS)SS - Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs (5 HR, 27 RBI, .234 AVG, .604 OPS)3B - Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco (8 HR, 39 RBI, .258 AVG, .678 OPS)LF - Josh Willingham, Minnesota (10 HR, 35 RBI, .224 AVG, .754 OPS)CF - B.J. Upton, Atlanta (8 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB, .178 AVG, .574 OPS)RF - Jason Heyward, Atlanta (7 HR, 21 RBI, .229 AVG, .703 OPS)SP - Ian Kennedy, Arizona (3-5, 5.31 ERA, 1.38 WHIP)SP - Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee (7-8, 4.85 ERA, 1.46 WHIP)SP - Josh Johnson, Toronto (1-4, 4.62 ERA, 1.51 WHIP)SP - R.A. Dickey, Toronto (8-9, 4.77 ERA, 1.29 WHIP)SP - Jonathon Niese, N.Y. Mets (3-6, 4.32 ERA, 1.61 WHIP)RP - Joel Hanrahan, Boston (4 SV, 9.82 ERA, 2.18 WHIP) Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Wholesale Buccaneers Jerseys Online . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Alex Cappa Jersey . 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Where they had been stretched by Pakistan during a closely contested 2-2 Test series draw, they rebounded with elastic potential during the first ODI to be well ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern requirement when rain returned in the evening to curtail a processional run chase.Half-centuries for Jason Roy and Joe Root ensured that England would make light work of a target of 261 - revised down to 252 after an initial delay and ultimately pegged at a DLS par score of 149 - and take a 1-0 lead in the series. An encouraging comeback from Mark Wood in a solid all-round bowling effort meant that Pakistan never looked like getting away, with Azhar Alis return to form the one bright spot for the tourists.Roy required the attention of Englands physio, having suffered a dizzy spell after running two in the fourth over, and was badly missed by the wicketkeeper, Sarfraz Ahmed, on 24 but shrugged off such inconveniences to cruise along at more than a run a ball. His fifty came off 43 deliveries and it was something of a surprise when he miscued a wild slog at Mohammad Nawaz, which was well-taken by Babar Azam running along the boundary rope at long-off. His 65 off 56 was the first time since his maiden ODI century last year that he had not converted a fifty to three figures.Pakistan needed wickets to compensate for their lack of runs but, on a typically true Ageas Bowl surface, Root calmly ushered England past the 150 mark - only to then be caught short by a misjudged call for a single by his captain, Eoin Morgan. Neither Morgan nor Ben Stokes, making his England comeback after a calf tear, looked in the best of nick (only Stokes, with two T20 innings for Durham, had batted previously this month) but they cobbled together enough loose change to keep England well ahead as showers swept in at the end of a muggy day on the south coast.Azhars highest ODI score since making a century against Zimbabwe in Lahore last May and some effective scampering from Sarfraz had provided a platform for Pakistan but the late charge towards 300 never really materialised. From 199 for 4 after 40 overs, they could only manage to add a further 61 runs, giving them the lowest first-innings total in an ODI at the ground (from a full 50 overs) since England made 256 for 6 against Pakistan in 2010. Pakistan failed to clear the ropes at all and only four boundaries were scored in the final ten; only four runs came from the last over.Roy then cracked three fours from four balls in the third over of the chase as Englands one-day buccaneers signalled that a requirement of little more than five an over was unlikely to daunt them. Alex Hales fell early, once more punished like a miscreant schoolboy for playing in the corridor, but England were 66 for 1 after the opening Powerplay and, as Roy swept the first and only six of the match over the head of the man stationed at deep square leg to bring up a fifty stand with Root off 42 balls, the direction of travel was clear.Pakistan had won the right to make first use of an oatmeal-coloured surface, with Azhar patiently coompiling 82, his first ODI half-century in 13 innings, and although he could not push on to three figures, he glued the innings together for long enough to give his side a chance.dddddddddddd That they could not fully cash in was as much down to some excellent death bowling as a failure of Pakistans lower-order hitters.Azhar put on half-century stands with Babar Azam and Sarfraz, following a cagey opening in which Woods pace caught the eye, but after the 43rd over was interrupted by a 20-minute rain delay Pakistan lost their way. Sarfraz and Shoaib Malik perished in identical fashion, chipping wastefully to mid-off, and Chris Woakes was particularly impressive as the southpaw allrounders Nawaz and Imad Wasim struggled to raise the tempo.Wood, making his first international appearance since Englands tour of the UAE last year, was consistently above 90mph in his opening spell - his ankle no longer impeding his ability to throw his body through the crease - and he claimed the first wicket of the day, Sharjeel Khan getting a thin top edge on a pull, confirmed by the Snickometer after a review, after biffing a few early boundaries.Pakistan finished the initial Powerplay on 45 for 1, though Azhar was a touch fortunate to still be at the crease after twice being dropped on 9. The first, off the bowling of Woakes, was a straightforward chance to Hales in the gully - though he gestured that he hadnt picked the ball out of the crowd - and then in the following over, Plunketts first, Jos Buttler could not hold on to a leg-side nick diving one-handed to his left.England snuffled out a bonus wicket through Roots part-time offspin, as Mohammad Hafeez did little to suggest the change to a white ball would improve his form by top-edging a casual-looking sweep straight to deep backward square leg, but Azhar and Azam found their range with a 61-run stand in 70 balls to take Pakistan into three figures.The nimble-footed Azam scored two-thirds of those runs and was looking increasingly fluent but, a ball after carting a dragged-down Adil Rashid delivery just short of the rope at wide long-on, he received a poor decision from umpire Simon Fry. Defending with bat close to his front pad, replays revealed a clear inside edge but, with Sharjeel having wasted Pakistans one review, Azam had to make his way off lbw to Rashid for 40.The default setting for Pakistans limited-overs captain seems to be under pressure but Azhar had accepted the situation with a laugh and a shrug on the eve of the match. Without a series win since beating Zimbabwe 2-1 in October, Azhar had also not passed fifty in over a year, so the sight of Pakistans leader raising his bat in the 29th over was heartening for a healthy contingent of flag-waving supporters at the Ageas Bowl - even if it took 84 balls to get there.Azhar attempted to forge on after reaching his half-century, bludgeoning five more boundaries over the course of the next six overs to take his stand with Sarfraz to 65, but he was then undone by a some extra bounce for Rashid, a top edge looping to Moeen Ali running across from short third man. 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