IBWAA SELECTS HADER, DIAZ IN RELIEF PITCHER AWARDS VOTE

IBWAA SELECTS HADER, DIAZ IN RELIEF PITCHER AWARDS VOTE

 

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its relief pitcher category Sunday, with the Milwaukee Brewers’ Josh Hader winning the 2018 IBWAA Hoyt Wilhelm National League Relief Pitcher of the Year Award and Edwin Diaz, of the Seattle Mariners, being selected as the 2018 IBWAA Rollie Fingers American League Relief Pitcher of the Year.

 

The relief pitcher awards were established in 2010. Election results are as follows:

 

NL Reief Pitcher:

 

1^st Place:                  Josh Hader, Milwaukee Brewers – 326 points
2^nd Place:                 Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers s – 162
3^rd Place:                  Jeremy Jeffress, Milwaukee Brewers – 148

 

AL Relief Pitcher:

 

1^st Place:                  Edwin Diaz, Seattle Mariners – 465 points
2^nd Place:                 Blake Treinen, Oakland Athletics – 458 
3^rd Place:                  Craig Kimbrel, Boston Red Sox – 128

 

Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.

 

The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.

 

Among others, IBWAA members include Jim Bowden, Pedro Moura, Ken Rosenthal and Eno Sarris, The Athletic; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, Billy-Ball.com; Chris De Luca, Chicago Sun-Times; Jon Heyman, Fancred; Tyler Kepner, New York Times; Danny Knobler, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy; Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Brian Kenny, MLBN; Will Leitch, New York Magazine; Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Tom Hoffarth, Los Angeles Times; J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com; David Schoenfield, ESPN.com; and Bill Arnold.

 

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a $75 lifetime fee. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.

For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:

 

Howard Cole
Founding Director, IBWAAbaseballsavvy@aol.com