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.

Third Baseman of the Year (First Team All-MLB):  Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians.  6.7 bWAR, 6.3 fWAR, 147 H, 36 HR, 111 R, 103 RBI, 27 SB, .266/.355/.538/.893.

This was the second time that Ramirez had a 35 HR/100 RBI season, and it was the third time that he batted over .300 in RISP.  Ramirez, who led the American League in Power-Speed # in 2018 and 2020, was second this year, and was sixth in OPS.  

Second Team All-MLB: Third Base:  Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves.  6.1 bWAR, 4.1 fWAR, 179 H, 33 HR, 91 R, 107 RBI, 0 SB, .303/.367/.531/898.

Riley completed his third season, and it was his clear breakout campaign.

Third Team All-MLB: Third Base:  Manny Machado, San Diego Padres.  5.1 bWAR, 4.1 fWAR, 165 H, 28 HR, 92 R, 109 RBI, 12 SB, .282/.364/.611/975.

Machado narrowly beat Rafael Devers of Boston, with Devers poor defense pulling him slightly below Machado.