It isn't officially awards season just yet, but that doesn't mean there aren't some honors to be passed out. Specifically, the American League and National League Comeback Players of the Year, which, this season, have gone to Atlanta's Tim Hudson and Minnesota's Francisco Liriano.
Tim Hudson, Francisco Liriano Honored As Comeback Players Of The Year
Starting pitchers Francisco Liriano of the Twins and Tim Hudson of the Braves were named the 2010 Comeback Players of the Year for the American League and National League, respectively, chosen by MLB.com's 30 club beat reporters. Both will have significant roles as their teams compete in the Division Series.
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is officially sanctioned by Major League Baseball, and is presented annually to one player in each league who has re-emerged on the baseball field during the season.
The key to this award is the re-emergence, which keeps players like, say, Colby Lewis from making good picks. Hudson came back from Tommy John surgery to serve as the Braves' staff ace, posting a 2.83 ERA and generating a ton of groundballs over 34 starts. Liriano, meanwhile, was coming off a disappointing 2009 in which he was also recovering from surgery. In 2010, Liriano dominated from the top of the Twins' rotation, striking out 201 hitters in 191.2 innings while posting a 3.62 ERA.
Both Hudson and Liriano will serve as their teams’ aces in the playoffs. Catch more on them and their teams over at Talking Chop and Twinkie Town.
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