The union of superb play on offense and defense led to the accolades and Arenado's first All-Star Game appearance.
"We always felt that he's going to be a dynamic offensive player," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said in a recent interview. "To be honest with you, I didn't know the power was going to be what it was this quickly. ... This is an elite player on both sides of the ball and he has the makeup to be great, wants to be great, works to be great every day, wants to play every inning of 162 games.