They knew the winner of this award midway through April. On second thought, it's been locked up since the eighth inning of the Yankees' first game of the season.
In 23 games, A-Rod hit .355 and led the league with 14 home runs and 34 RBIs -- one shy of Juan Gonzalez's Major League record for most RBIs in April. Only Albert Pujols of the Cardinals had hit that many homers in April.