If you're unfamiliar with the This Year in Baseball Awards, they are a fan-selected group of players, separated into their respective categories.
A few Mets are up for the awards in different categories, here's how the shake out:
Hitter: Carlos Delgado. Delgado had a miserable first half of the season, but busted out in a big way and put together a very good campaign in 2008.
Starter: Johan Santana. The bullpen blew at least six wins for him, and if they could have converted those, he would be making a lot of noise in the Cy Young award chatter. He was a great pick-up, and performed well beyond my expectations in his first year.
Play: Carlos Beltran. He's up for Play of the Year for his over-the-wall grab of Ryan Ludwick's home run on July 27. I remember that play, especially the bird flying out of the way just in time. Great grab. This is one of the reasons why he's the best CF in the league, in my eyes.
Oddity: Johan Santana. Remember when his broken bat hit the ball twice against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 23? I had never seen anything like that, and it definitely belongs in the "oddity" category.
Those are the Mets that can win. Go here to see the rest of the nominees and make your vote.
