Hanley Ramirez poses for a photo during spring training in Jupiter, March 23, 2008.

Now he can be called the perfect MVP. The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman was the unanimous choice for National League MVP, receiving all 32 first-place votes for 448 points, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced Tuesday.

Considering no one was going to top Albert Pujols this season for National League MVP honors, finishing second isn't all that bad.

Albert Pujols won the National League Most Valuable Player Award for a third time in his stellar career, after leading the league in home runs and runs and batting a lofty .327. The 29-year-old first baseman was a unanimous choice, winning the award for the second year in a row.

Ted Ginn's drops. The Wildcat issue. Chad Pennington's injury. Chad Henne's future.

Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols led the Majors with 47 home runs, 124 runs scored, a .658 slugging percentage and a 1.101 on-base plus slugging percentage, perhaps the best measure of offensive production.

One question, hundreds of answers: Which Marlin had the greatest offensive season at his position? Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.

The franchise with a knack for producing some of the best young talent in the Major Leagues has another gem to add to its resume -- Chris Coghlan.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Aa s closer Andrew Bailey won the American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday, while Marlinsa outfielder Chris Coghlan won the same honors for the National League.

Chris Coghlan and Andrew Bailey both agreed to change, then quickly got their chance in the majors.

Michael Jong crafted his share of chemistry formulas to earn his degree from the University of Florida earlier this year.

Every fan knows them. They are cheer. Some times not. Albert Pujols is known as "El Hombre" in St.

Dontrelle Willis did it in 2003. Hanley Ramirez followed up in '06. Will Chris Coghlan continue the three-year National League Rookie of the Year trend for the Marlins? He's certainly a deserving candidate.

By now, Rockies manager Jim Tracy is used to the drill: Someone announces he's the National League's top manager for 2009, he thanks everyone, then he clears a spot for another trophy.

More than any other position, there are vast differences between yearly league owners and dynasty league owners when it comes to shortstops.

No surprise Thursday when the Marlins dealt former first round pick Jeremy Hermida to the Boston Red Sox for a pair of left-handers. Certain factions of the front office were ready to give up on Hermida after the 2008 season.

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Is there any chance that the Marlins can extend Dan Uggla like they did with Hanley Ramirez? Uggla is a great player and I could see him in the Opening Day lineup in the Marlins new stadium.

NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies winning the World Series.

Athletics 11. Blue Jays 12. Reds 13. White Sox 14. Brewers 15. Rangers 16. Cubs 17.