The son of Baseball Hall of Famer, Vladimir Guerrero, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was an expected superstar based on his pedigree and skill.  He did not disappoint.

Guerrero was signed as an amateur Free Agent with Toronto in 2015 and was called up four years later in the 2019 Season.  The dynamic First Baseman was sixth in Rookie of the Year voting and belted 15 Home Runs.  Guerrero was solid in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, but his 2021 campaign was MVP-worthy had there not been Shohei Ohtani.  Guerrero won the Hank Aaron Award, went to his first All-Star Game, captured the Silver Slugger, and led the AL in Runs (123), Home Runs (48), OBP (.401), Slugging (.601), and OPS (1.002).

The First Baseman was not as potent with his bat in 2022 (32 HR, .818 OPS), but he shored up his defense and won the Gold Glove.  In 2023, was also a disappointent with an OPS of less than .800, and 26 Home Rune, but after a slow atart in 2024, he exoloded with a sixth-place MVP finish, a fourth All-Star, and 30 Home Runs

Vladdy is entering his contract year in 2025, but if he stat=ys, this a top-five franchise player.

The process continues.

We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on.  That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!

Our awards are not be league specific.

Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.

We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.

Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!

*Please note that to qualify, a player must appear in that position at least 50% of the time.

First Team All-MLB: First Baseman of the Year:  Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays.  6.8 bWAR, 6.7 fWAR, 188 H, 48 HR, 123 R, 111 RBI, 4 SB, .311/.401/.601/1.002.

Guerrero lost weight entering the 2021 season, and the dedication to fitness yielded the best year of his young career.  Sharing the Home Run Title with Salvador Perez, Guerrero also led the AL in OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+ (169) and Total Bases (363), and was the most explosive offensive player in 2021.  Had it not been for Shohei Ohtani, he would have won our MVP.

Second Team All-MLB First Base:  Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals.  6.2 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 177 H, 31 HR, 102 R, 99 RBI, 12 SB, .294/.365/.514/.879.

This is Goldschmidt’s third year in St. Louis, and eleven over all.  Goldschmidt accrued his sixth 30-plus HR year and sixth .500 Slugging season.

Third Team All-MLB First Base:  Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics.  5.8 bWAR, 5.0 fWAR, 153 H, 39 HR, 101 R, 111 RBI, 4 SB, .294/.365/.514/.879.

Olson was an All-Star for the first time this year, and he posted career-bests in Runs, Home Runs, RBIs, Batting Average and On Base Percentage.

Look for more awards soon!