Who were the best offensive players at each position for 2012? The Silver Slugger Awards attempt to answer that question, at least according to the opinions of major-league managers and coaches.
Thursday night on MLB Network, the 2012 American League and National Silver Slugger winners were announced, so here's a rundown (with each player's total number of Silver Sluggers, counting this season, in parentheses) ...
American League
C - A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox (1)
1B - Prince Fielder, Tigers (3)
2B - Robinson Cano, Yankees (4)
3B - Miguel Cabrera, Tigers (4)
SS - Derek Jeter, Yankees (5)
OF - Mike Trout, Angels (1)
OF - Josh Hamilton, Rangers (3)
OF - Josh Willingham, Twins (1)
DH - Billy Butler, Royals (1)
National League
C - Buster Posey, Giants (1)
1B - Adam LaRoche, Nationals (1)
2B - Aaron Hill, Diamondbacks (2)
3B - Chase Headley, Padres
SS - Ian Desmond, Nationals (1)
OF - Andrew McCutchen, Pirates (1)
OF - Jay Bruce, Reds (1)
OF - Ryan Braun, Brewers (5)
P - Stephen Strasburg, Nationals (1)
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