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Braun named Crew’s player of year by BBWAA
- Updated: October 10, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun and Junior Guerra were named the Brewers’ player and pitcher of the year by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on Monday.
Also honored were newcomer of the year Jonathan Villar, unsung hero Hernan Perez and Good Guy Award winner Chris Carter.
Braun was named team MVP for the second straight year and the fourth time in the last six years. He led the team and ranked ninth among National League hitters who qualified for the batting title with a .903 OPS, ranked 10th with a .305 batting average and was 11th in the league with a weighted runs created plus of 133. With 30 home runs, Braun and the Braves’ Freddie Freeman were the only NL players to bat .300 with at least 30 homers.
Guerra’s Brewers career began as a waiver claim in October 2015, and he started the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs. But he earned an early-May promotion to the Majors and seized the opportunity, going 9-3 with a 2.81 …
