Remember, this is not about player of the year, but about who had the most impact on the team.
Magazines may be an endangered species in the digital era, but there are still a few things they do that garner attention. One of the biggest special issues of all is Time Magazine's annual Person of the Year award, which was just announced. As was noted by the magazine's representative, the award is not about who was the most successful or who accomplished the most notable things. It is about who had the most significant influence on the world.