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Major League Baseball's 2013 Sliver Slugger Award winners have been announced during an hour-long announcement show on MLB Network. Now, let the debate begin.



The best offensive player at each position is, in some ways, easier to calculate than any other award handed out during the offseason. While advanced statistics and differing ideology on defense hovers over the Cy Young, MVP and Gold Glove honors, the Silver Sluggers tend to be more cut and dry. In other words, raking for six months usually is enough to garner the accolade.

With the dust settled, hardware now belongs to nine outstanding hitters in each league. Did the voters get it right? Were the winners truly deserving?

After watching a season of excellence offensive performances, let's grade the actual selections based on the entire body of work in the 2013 season.



*All statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com, unless otherwise noted.