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MLB.com Gibby Awards (Retired)

Breakout Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Jose Altuve	Houston (AL)	2B
2011	Ian Kennedy	Arizona (NL)	SP
2010	Carlos Gonzalez	Colorado (NL)	OF

Breakout Pitcher of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Corey Kluber	Cleveland (AL)	SP
2013	Matt Harvey	NY Mets (NL)	SP
2012	R.A. Dickey	NY Mets (NL)	SP

Breakout Hitter of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Jose Altuve	Houston (AL)	2B
2013	Chris Davis	Baltimore (AL)	1B
2012	Chase Headley	San Diego (NL)	3B

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Jose Abreu	Chi White Sox (AL)	1B
2013	Jose Fernandez	Miami (NL)	SP
2012	Mike Trout	LA Angels (AL)	OF
2011	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta (NL)	RP
2010	Buster Posey	San Francisco (NL)	C
2009	J.A. Happ	Philadelphia (NL)	SP
2008	Evan Longoria	Tampa Bay (AL)	3B
2007	Troy Tulowitzki	Colorado (NL)	SS
2006	Francisco Liriano	Minnesota (AL)	SP
2005	Robinson Cano	NY Yankees (AL)	2B
2004	David Wright	NY Mets (NL)	3B
2003	Scott Podsednik	Milwaukee (NL)	OF

Manager of the Year

Hitter of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2013	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit (AL)	3B
2012	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit (AL)	1B
2009	Joe Mauer	Minnesota (AL)	C
2008	Albert Pujols	St. Louis (NL)	1B
2007	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees (AL)	3B
2006	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2005	David Ortiz	Boston (AL)	DH
2004	David Ortiz	Boston (AL)	DH
2003	Albert Pujols	St. Louis (NL)	1B
2002	Alex Rodriguez	Texas (AL)	SS

Closer of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Greg Holland	Kansas City (AL)	RP
2013	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta (NL)	RP
2012	Fernando Rodney	Tampa Bay (AL)	RP
2011	Jose Valverde	Detroit (AL)	RP
2010	Brian Wilson	San Francisco (NL)	RP
2009	Mariano Rivera	NY Yankees (AL)	RP
2008	Brad Lidge	Philadelphia (NL)	RP
2007	Jonathan Papelbon	Boston (AL)	RP
2006	Mariano Rivera	NY Yankees (AL)	RP
2005	Mariano Rivera	NY Yankees (AL)	RP
2004	Mariano Rivera	NY Yankees (AL)	RP
2002	John Smoltz	Atlanta (NL)	RP

Starter of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers (NL)	SP
2013	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers (NL)	SP
2012	R.A. Dickey	NY Mets (NL)	SP
2011	Justin Verlander	Detroit (AL)	SP
2010	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia (NL)	SP
2009	Zack Greinke	Kansas City (AL)	SP
2008	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco (NL)	SP
2007	Josh Beckett	Boston (AL)	SP
2006	Chien-Ming Wang	NY Yankees (AL)	SP
2005	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis (NL)	SP
2004	Johan Santana	Minnesota (AL)	SP
2003	Mark Prior	Chi Cubs (NL)	SP

Setup Man of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Wade Davis	Kansas City (AL)	RP
2013	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh (NL)	RP
2012	Sergio Romo	San Francisco (NL)	RP
2011	David Robertson	NY Yankees (AL)	RP
2010	Joaquin Benoit	Tampa Bay (AL)	RP
2009	Jeremy Affeldt	San Francisco (NL)	RP
2008	Hung-Chih Kuo	LA Dodgers (NL)	RP
2007	Hideki Okajima	Boston (AL)	RP
2006	Joel Zumaya	Detroit (AL)	RP
2005	Neal Cotts	Chi White Sox (AL)	RP
2004	Francisco Rodriguez	Anaheim (AL)	RP
2003	Brendan Donnelly	Anaheim (AL)	RP
2002	Chris Hammond	Atlanta (NL)	RP

Hitting Performance of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Lonnie Chisenhall	Cleveland (AL)	3B
2013	Mike Trout	LA Angels (AL)	OF
2012	Josh Hamilton	LA Angels (AL)	OF

Pitching Performance of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers (NL)	SP
2013	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco (NL)	SP
2012	Matt Cain	San Francisco (NL)	SP

Play of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Steven Souza Jr.	Washington (NL)	OF
2013	Manny Machado	Baltimore (AL)	3B
2012	Mike Trout	LA Angels (AL)	OF
2011	Ben Revere	Philadelphia (NL)	OF
2010	Mark Buehrle	Chi White Sox (AL)	SP
2009	Dewayne Wise	Chi White Sox (AL)	OF
2008	Gabe Kapler	Milwaukee (NL)	OF
2007	Curtis Granderson	Detroit (AL)	OF
2006	Melky Cabrera	NY Yankees (AL)	OF
2005	David Wright	NY Mets (NL)	3B
2004	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2003	Rafael Furcal	Atlanta (NL)	SS
2002	Torii Hunter	Minnesota (AL)	OF

Postseason Moment of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Joe Panik	San Francisco (NL)	2B
2013	Allen Craig	St. Louis (NL)	1B
2012	Raul Ibanez	NY Yankees (AL)	OF
2011	David Freese	St. Louis (NL)	3B
2010	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia (NL)	SP
2009	Johnny Damon	NY Yankees (AL)	OF
2008	Chase Utley	Philadelphia (NL)	2B
2007	J.D. Drew	Boston (AL)	OF
2006	Endy Chavez	NY Mets (NL)	OF

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Andrelton Simmons	Atlanta (NL)	SS
2013	Yadier Molina	St. Louis (NL)	C
2012	Yadier Molina	St. Louis (NL)	C
2011	Asdrubal Cabrera	Cleveland (AL)	SS
2010	Elvis Andrus	Texas (AL)	SS
2009	Jacoby Ellsbury	Boston (AL)	OF
2008	Orlando Cabrera	Chi White Sox (AL)	SS
2007	Placido Polanco	Detroit (AL)	2B
2006	Mike Lowell	Boston (AL)	3B
2005	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle (AL)	OF
2004	Jim Edmonds	St. Louis (NL)	OF
2003	Jim Edmonds	St. Louis (NL)	OF
2002	Torii Hunter	Minnesota (AL)	OF

Performance of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2011	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2010	Armando Galarraga	Detroit (AL)	SP
2009	Mark Buehrle	Chi White Sox (AL)	SP
2008	Jon Lester	Boston (AL)	SP
2007	Clay Buchholz	Boston (AL)	SP
2006	Albert Pujols	St. Louis (NL)	1B
2005	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees (AL)	3B
2004	Randy Johnson	Arizona (NL)	SP
2003	Bill Mueller	Boston (AL)	3B

Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2011	Matt Kemp	LA Dodgers (NL)	OF
2010	Josh Hamilton	Texas (AL)	OF

Postseason MVP

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco (NL)	SP
2013	David Ortiz	Boston (AL)	DH
2012	Pablo Sandoval	San Francisco (NL)	3B
2011	David Freese	St. Louis (NL)	3B
2010	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco (NL)	SP

Oddity of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2013	Todd Helton	Colorado (NL)	1B
2013	Evan Longoria	Tampa Bay (AL)	3B
2012	Michael Morse	Washington (NL)	OF
2011	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee (NL)	OF
2010	Roy Oswalt	Houston (NL)	SP
2008	Johnny Damon	NY Yankees (AL)	OF
2006	Sean Casey	Detroit (AL)	1B
2005	Pedro Martinez	NY Mets (NL)	SP
2004	Jason Michaels	Philadelphia (NL)	OF
2002	Mark Grace	Arizona (NL)	1B

Moment of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2014	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2011	Dan Johnson	Tampa Bay (AL)	1B
2010	Dallas Braden	Oakland (AL)	SP
2009	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2008	Derek Jeter	NY Yankees (AL)	SS
2007	Craig Biggio	Houston (NL)	2B

X-Factor Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2010	Carlos Ruiz	Philadelphia (NL)	C

Dependable Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
2010	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle (AL)	OF