A-Rod among Silver Slugger winners

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11/09/2007 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third baseman Alex Rodriguez picked up his ninth Silver Slugger Award on Friday to highlight the honors given to the top offensive performers at their respective positions.

Rodriguez, who opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees after the season to declare for free agency, is also a likely MVP choice for this past season, when he blasted 54 homers, drove in 156 runs and batted .314.

Only Barry Bonds (12) and Mike Piazza (10) have more Silver Sluggers than Rodriguez, who is tied for third all-time with Manny Ramirez and Barry Larkin.

Six players who were selected as Gold Glove winners earlier in the week also took home a Silver Slugger honor. They are Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco, Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin and a pair of New York Mets - outfielder Carlos Beltran and third baseman David Wright.

Other Silver Slugger winners in the American League were outfielders Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels and Magglio Ordonez of the Tigers, shortstop Derek Jeter of the Yankees, Tampa Bay first baseman Carlos Pena, Boston designated hitter David Ortiz and Yankee catcher Jorge Posada. Jeter picked up his second consecutive Silver Slugger, while Posada notched his fifth. Pena became the first Ray to win a Silver Slugger, while Ortiz got one for a fourth straight year. This was the third Silver Slugger for Ordonez and seventh for Guerrero.

Ortiz and Guerrero are the only players to be selected to the Silver Slugger team in each of the last four seasons. Ortiz's four awards match Edgar Martinez for the most ever by a designated hitter.

Other National League winners were outfielders Matt Holliday of the Rockies, Carlos Lee of the Astros, first baseman Prince Fielder of the Brewers, second baseman Chase Utley of the Phillies and Arizona pitcher Micah Owings.

In the NL, no player has more than two Silver Slugger Awards to their name.

Selections for the Louisville Silver Slugger Award were based on a combination of offensive statistics including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as the coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.

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