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At the start of the 2002 season, we had members of ESPN.com's baseball staff predict which players would take home the major postseason awards. With the awards being announced in the next week, we thought it would be fun to check out who (if anyone) came closest.
Here are their preseason picks. A correct prediction appears in bold. Otherwise, we've listed the voting finish of the selected player, if applicable:
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Who we picked
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NL
Rookie
Jason
Jennings
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AL
Rookie
Eric
Hinske
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NL
Cy Young
Randy
Johnson
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AL
Cy Young
Barry
Zito
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NL
MVP
Barry
Bonds
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AL
MVP
Miguel
Tejada
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Jayson Stark
ESPN.com senior writer
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Josh
Beckett,
Marlins
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Kerry
Wood,
Cubs
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Tim
Hudson,
A's
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Sammy
Sosa,
Cubs
9th
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Jason
Giambi,
Yankees
5th
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Rob Neyer
ESPN.com columnist
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Kazuhisa
Ishii,
Dodgers
4th
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Randy
Johnson,
D-Backs
1st
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Mike
Mussina,
Yankees
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Jeff
Bagwell,
Astros
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Ichiro
Suzuki,
Mariners
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Peter Gammons
ESPN reporter/analyst
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Sean
Burroughs,
Padres
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Matt
Morris,
Cardinals
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Tim
Hudson,
A's
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Sammy
Sosa,
Cubs
9th
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Alex
Rodriguez,
Rangers
2nd
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Jeff Brantley
ESPN analyst
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Josh
Beckett,
Marlins
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Matt
Morris,
Cardinals
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Mike
Mussina,
Yankees
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J.D.
Drew,
Cardinals
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Alex
Rodriguez,
Rangers
2nd
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Dave Campbell
ESPN analyst
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Sean
Burroughs,
Padres
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Randy
Johnson,
D-Backs
1st
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Mike
Mussina,
Yankees
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Sammy
Sosa,
Cubs
9th
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Jason
Giambi,
Yankees
5th
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Tom Candiotti
ESPN analyst
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Sean
Burroughs,
Padres
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Carlos
Pena,
A's*
T8th
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Matt
Morris,
Cardinals
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Pedro
Martinez,
Red Sox
2nd
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Mike
Piazza,
Mets
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Jason
Giambi,
Yankees
5th
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Rob Dibble
ESPN analyst
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Cesar
Izturis,
Dodgers
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Nick
Johnson,
Yankees
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Randy
Johnson,
D-Backs
1st
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Mark
Mulder,
A's
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Barry
Bonds,
Giants
1st
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Jason
Giambi,
Yankees
5th
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Tim Kurkjian
ESPN The Magazine
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Josh
Beckett,
Marlins
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Curt
Schilling,
D-Backs
2nd
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Tim
Hudson,
A's
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Chipper
Jones,
Braves
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Alex
Rodriguez,
Rangers
2nd
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Mike MacFarlane
ESPN analyst
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Josh
Beckett,
Marlins
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Carlos
Pena*,
A's
T8th
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Roy
Oswalt,
Astros
T4th
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Tim
Hudson,
A's
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Mike
Piazza,
Mets
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Frank
Thomas,
White Sox
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Dan Patrick
ESPN anchor
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Mark
Prior,
Cubs
T7th
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Randy
Johnson,
D-Backs
1st
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Mark
Mulder,
A's
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Chipper
Jones,
Braves
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Alex
Rodriguez,
Rangers
2nd
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Karl Ravech
BBTN host
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Josh
Beckett,
Marlins
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Hank
Blalock,
Rangers
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Randy
Johnson,
D-Backs
1st
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Tim
Hudson,
A's
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Gary
Sheffield,
Braves
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Alex
Rodriguez,
Rangers
2nd
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