1. Albert Pujols: Led the Cardinals to their 10th World Series title and first in 24 years.
He won the Gold Glove and was 2nd in the NL MVP voting.
In April Pujols drilled a record 14 homers on his way to being named player of the month.
He led the NL in WAR. He also led the league in slugging and OPS.
After the monster April, Pujols slugged 49 HRs and 137 RBI (2nd in the NL).
The Cards first baseman had 359 total bases (3rd in the NL), 119 runs (5th), and was third in batting after hitting .334.
In Game 1 of the NLDS vs. San Diego his 4th inning 2-run homer put the Cards in front in a 5-1 win.
St. Louis evened the NLCS against the Mets 1-1 behind a 2-4 and three run effort from Pujols.
In the seven game series victory over New York, Pujols was 7-22(.318) and scored five runs.
He pushed the Cardinals led to 4-1 with a 2 run shot in the 3rd of Game One of the Fall Classic.
St. Louis won the NL Central with just 83 wins but beat Detroit in five games for the World Series title.
2. Derek Jeter: Finished 2nd in the AL MVP voting.
He won the Hank Aaron award for the AL’s top hitter, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger.
Jeter led the AL in offensive WAR and times on base (296), was 2nd in batting (.343), and runs (118).
He was 3rd in hits (217), 4th in on base (.417), and 7th in steals (34).
The Captain knocked in 97 runs and belted 14 homers.
Jeter carried the Yanks to a Game One win in the division series over Detroit 8-4. He went 5-5 with 2 2B, a solo HR, and 3 R.
He finished the series 8-16 from the plate as New York fell in four games to the Tigers.
New York finished with the best record in the American League with 97 wins and won the division by 10 games.
In the World Baseball Classic, Jeter was named to the All-Tournament team.
3. Carlos Beltran: Led the Mets to the playoffs after a 6 year drought.
He finished 4th in the MVP voting, was a Silver Slugger and All-Star.
He earned the Gold Glove and was 2nd in the NL in WAR, 1st in offensive WAR.
Beltran was 5th in HR (41), 7th in RBI (116), and 2nd in runs (127).
The Mets centerfielder also was 4th in slugging and 5th in OPS.
He hit .275 and stole 18 bags.
New York led the NL with 97 wins, 9 games ahead of 2nd place San Diego.
Beltran helped the Mets sweep the Dodgers by going 2-4 with a RBI, R, and SB in the Game Three clincher.
His 2-R bomb in the 6th was the only scoring in the Mets 2-0 win over the Cardinals in Game One of the NLCS.
He homered twice in a 3-3 and 4 R night as the Mets pounded St. Louis 12-5 in Game Four to tie the series at 2.
New York eventually was upset by the 83 win Cardinals in Game Seven.
He was 6-21 (.286) with 2 HR, 5 RBI, and 6 R in 6 games for Puerto Rico in the WBC.
