26-year old lefty swinging outfielder Adam Lind finished 15th for the MVP Award in the American League. Lind played in 151 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 179 for 587 (.305 avg, .932 OPS) with 93 runs scored, 35 homers and 114 RBIs. He has now played 4 years in Toronto and he has played in 346 games in which he is 362 for 1,263 (.287 avg, .833 OPS) with 183 runs scored, 57 homers and 208 RBIs. Lind is on the upswing so there is no reason to think he won’t get votes for this award again in 2010.

27-year old righty swinging 2B Aaron Hill has tied for 12th in the MVP Voting of the A.L. with Bobby Abreu of the Angels. Hill played in 158 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 195 for 682 (.286 avg, .829 OPS) with 103 runs scored, 36 homers, 108 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He has now played 5 years for the Blue Jays appearing in 633 games in which he is 684 for 2,402 (.285 avg, .771 OPS) with 328 runs scored, 64 homers, 296 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. Hill also won the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award this year. Look for him to keep getting MVP votes if he just can stay healthy because he seems to be just getting better with experience.

32-year old righty starting pitcher Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays finished fifth in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award. He pitched in 32 games (all starts) for the Blue Jays last season and he was 17-10 with a 2.79 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Halladay has now pitched in 313 games (287 starts) in his major league career (all with Toronto) and he is 148-76 with 1 save, a 3.43 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Blue Jays’ fans hope that Roy Halladay will win a Cy Young Award in the near future for them despite the swirling trade rumors involving him.

27-year old righty swinging 2B Aaron Hill has won the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award. He missed most of last season due to a severe concussion and the Blue Jays were very concerned about him as this kind of injury is the same kind that ended ex-Jay Corie Koskie’s major league career. Hill played in only 55 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 54 for 205 (.263 avg, .685 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 2 homers, 20 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Hill responded well to treatment for his concussion over the winter and he came into spring training focused to have his best year ever and that’s exactly what he did. Hill played in 158 games for the Blue Jays this season and he was 195 for 682 (.286 avg, .829 OPS) with 103 runs scored, 36 homers, 108 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Hill was one of the very few bright spots on the Blue Jays this season.