Zimmerman, 22, was everything the Nationals hoped he would be in 2006. He
played sparkling defense and was the team's top run producer, but it wasn't
enough. Zimmerman finished a close second to Marlins shortstop Hanley
Ramirez, who won the award by four votes.
Ramirez, 21, who batted .292 with 46 doubles, 11 triples, 17 home runs, 59
RBIs and 51 stolen bases, placed first on 14 of 32 ballots cast by two
writers in each league city, second on 11 and third on two for 105 points,
based on the 5-3-1 tabulation system. Zimmerman appeared on more overall
ballots than Ramirez, 29-27, but finished with 101 points based on 10
first-place votes, 16 seconds and three thirds.
It was the closest election in the NL since the current system was adopted in
1980. The previous closest came in 1982, when the Dodgers' Steve Sax edged
the Pirates' Johnny Ray, 63-57, in a race between second basemen. Prior to
1980, writers voted for one player.
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