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With only four days remaining in the 2018 regular season, there are still a number of playoffs to be won, and some races are still undecided. As a reminder, the vote for the grand prizes takes place after the end of the regular season but before the start of the playoffs. These are regular season awards only.
In an effort to evaluate the various rewards races, our five CBS Sports MLB scribes (R.J. Anderson, Katherine Acquavella, Mike Axisa, Dayn Perry, Matt Snyder) each voted for each award. Our rules:
- Our individual ballots for each prize had only three players. In reality, the vote of the MVP is 10 players and the ballot Cy Young has five players. Year – round recruits and year – round managers each have three places.
- The scoring system: three points for a first place vote, two points for a second place vote and one point for a third place vote. The most points wins. Nice and easy.
Below you will find our voting results as well as a short description on the MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year races. Far we go …
It is a kind of usual race of suspects. Mookie Betts is probably the favorite and he finished in the top six in each of the past two seasons. Mike Trout is of course a two-time winner who, in a full season, never finished worse than fourth. Then there is Jose Ramirez, who finished third in the vote in 2017 and has improved again this year. Black Horse? It's probably Alex Bregman. J.D. Martinez will also finish in the top five because of the sheer volume of his offensive outings, and Francisco Lindor's offensive combo makes him a viable candidate. At the moment, Betts seems to have the impetus behind his candidacy.
What a wonderful disaster this one is. There is no candidate for a stand-alone position in Newfoundland and Labrador, but it is not the same as saying that there is no good candidates for NL. At this time, you may have plausible cases for Christian Yelich, Javier Baez, Paul Goldschmidt, Matt Carpenter, Freddie Freeman, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story and Lorenzo Cain, among the position players. Since none of these many names is an obvious choice, Jacob deGrom and his 1.70 historical ERA occupy an important place in the discussion. DeGrom has had a legendary season (provided you have wisely considered its record of wins and losses), and in terms of overall value, it is at par with the names above. The question is whether the mentality of "MVP is for position players", which is certainly justifiable to a certain extent, is enough to push the vote down. The final result of the vote on this race will probably be the most interesting of the price season.
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Blake Snell, Ray |
2 |
3 |
– |
12 |
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Chris Sale, Red Sox |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
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Justin Verlander, Astros |
1 |
– |
2 |
4 |
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Trevor Bauer, Indians |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
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Corey Kluber, Indians |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
It's interesting because the three contenders here with the best race prevention all have workload issues. Chris Sale has an ERA of 2.11 in 158 innings (not even qualified for the ERA title!), Blake Snell has an ERA of 1.90 in 175 2/3 innings and Trevor Bauer has an ERA of 2.26 in 171 1/3 sleeves. The best candidate with a heavy workload is Justin Verlander, who sits at 2.60 ERA. After that, we would watch Gerrit Cole (2.92 ERA in 194 1/3 innings) and Corey Kluber (2.83 ERA in 210 innings). Obviously, the price does not boil down to the examination of the ERA, but we simply highlight the difficulty of voters in assessing what matters most. Launched throws are a very underrated statistic, but keeping points off the board is the main task of a thrower. It's an enigma.
With a tip to the underrated Kyle Freeland, who should definitely get more credit and should also finish fourth, it was a three-horse race almost all season. About a month ago, it seemed the three were all equal, but Nola had four starts with an ERA of 5.01 and Scherzer had an ERA of 4.24 in September. DeGrom, meanwhile, sits with an ERA of 1.70 on the season. He's separated and should win here, the individual total W-L (why penalize the best pitcher in a price for the best pitcher because he's been pushed by his teammates?).
Even with an elbow injury that will require surgery from Tommy John, Ohtani has more than survived the hype this season. He hit 283 / .362 / .568 with 20 doubles and 22 homers in 355 appearances and, based on the rate, was one of the top 10 baseball hitters. On top of that, he also pitched 51 2/3 innings with an ERA of 3.31 and 63 strikeouts. Playing time will be the biggest hurdle for Ohtani in the official rookie of the year vote. Andujar (.295 / .331 / .524) and Torres (.275 / .343 / .482) have about 200 more appearances, but they have not launched either. Andujar was the Yankees' best hitter throughout the season, although he was one of the defensive's most defensive third defensemen in the game.
Man, what a race for the NL rookie of the year. Buehler threw 130 2/3 innings with a 2.98 tie and 143 strikeouts and it looks like his best-ever scenario is third in the poll. Acuna and Soto were so good. Acuna, 20, has a .289 / .364 / .555 touch line with 26 home homers and was one of the top five hitters at NL based on the rate. Soto has a historic season for a 19 year old. He hits 295/406 / .515 with 21 home runs and is among the MLB leaders in base percentage. Among teens, Soto has the highest total of one season marches (76) and the third highest total in the history of baseball. A truly remarkable season.
AL Manager of the Year: Bob Melvin, athletics
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Bob Melvin, Athletics |
3 |
2 |
– |
13 |
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Kevin Cash, Ray |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
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Alex Cora, Red Sox |
– |
1 |
4 |
6 |
NL Manager of the Year: Brian Snitker, Braves
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Brian Snitker, Braves |
3 |
1 |
– |
11 |
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Craig Counsellbrewers |
1 |
3 |
– |
9 |
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Dave Roberts, Dodgers |
– |
– |
3 |
3 |
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Mike Shildt, Cardinals |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
Note: Matt Snyder abstained in our Newfoundland and Labrador Director of the Year vote because he was voted NL Director of the Year this season.
AL Player Comeback: Matt Duffy, Rays and David Price, Red Sox
NL Comeback, player of the year: Zack Wheeler, Mets
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