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Khalil Stephens Gets MVP Trophy Friday, November 13th , 2048 Khalil Stephens took Eastern League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 23. For his spectacular campaign, the Tennessee Smokies star has been named the 2048 National League Most Valuable Player Award recipient. "To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the shortstop. On the season he compiled a .283 batting average to go with a .344 on-base percentage. The native of Charlotte, North Carolina also added 41 doubles, 10 triples, 21 home runs, 74 RBIs and 100 runs scored. He received 27 first place votes out of a possible 30. Brad Santanello of the Tennessee Smokies finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Marcos Villalobos of the Tulsa Drillers finished third with 1 first place vote. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Khalil Stephens - Tennessee Smokies - 27 - 405 Brad Santanello - Tennessee Smokies - 1 - 242 Marcos Villalobos - Tulsa Drillers - 1 - 241 Orlando Velazquez - Mississippi Braves - 1 - 161 Art D'Ascenzo - Mississippi Braves - 0 - 148 Soo-yeon Kym - Mobile BayBears - 0 - 139 Tony Rivera - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 87 Steve Mintz - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 72 Antonio Laurel - Harrisburg Senators - 0 - 70 Justin Wallace - Columbia Fireflies - 0 - 39 Mike Maserang - San Antonio Missions - 0 - 36 Tyler Walker - Springfield Cardinals - 0 - 28 Hector Silva - Biloxi Shuckers - 0 - 20 Don Boudreau - Altoona Curve - 0 - 19 Andy Dunmire - San Antonio Missions - 0 - 13 Sipi Mäkitie - Mobile BayBears - 0 - 10 Luis Sanchez - San Antonio Missions - 0 - 10 Carlos Ballesteros - Mobile BayBears - 0 - 8 Jonathan Daniels - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 7 Tommy Boudreaux - Springfield Cardinals - 0 - 6 Brian Walker - Harrisburg Senators - 0 - 5 Armando Vilano - Tennessee Smokies - 0 - 2 Pat Aviles - Harrisburg Senators - 0 - 1 Jesus Gallegos - Mobile BayBears - 0 - 1 |
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