White Sox rookie Jose Abreu 4th in AL MVP voting

Jul 1, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (79) during the ninth inning at U.S Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago White Sox rookie slugger Jose Abreu finished fourth in the 2014 BBWAA American League MVP voting.

The AL MVP was Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who totaled 420 points in the voting. Abreu finished with 145 points in the voting.

In second was Victor Martinez (Detroit Tigers) with 229 points, and Michael Brantley from the Cleveland Indians, who collected 185 points in the vote, finished third.

This past season, Abreu batted .317 with 36 home runs and 35 doubles … in what was his first season in the majors.

Abreu, who played in 145 of 162 games, led the majors with a .581 slugging percentage, along with a 169 OPS+, also the best in the majors.

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The rookie slugger also collected 107 RBIs in his first season and scored 80 runs. Abreu also tallied two triples and had an on-base percentage of .383.

I’ve wrote this many times this offseason, but the White Sox have already had their Christmas with the way Abreu played this past season. He became the best player on the entire roster, and that was evident his first month in the majors.

There is room for even a better season for Abreu in ’15, and one day I truly believe he’ll become the MVP of the AL.