Saturday, November 7, 2015

2015 MLB Awards

Here are my awards for the 2015 MLB season.

American League
MVP: Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays- Donaldson's monster season is one of the key reasons why the Jays won the AL East and eventually made the ALCS. He has proven to be a franchise player for years to come.
Runner up: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels.

Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros- Keuchel had a great season last season and built off of it en route to a career year and probably some hardware as well. He was the reason why they won the Wild Card game in Yankee Stadium and why they took the eventual World Series champion Royals to a fifth game.
Runner up: David Price, Detroit Tigers/Toronto Blue Jays.

Rookie of the Year: Carlos Correa, Houston Astros- Correa had an amazing rookie season and he's arguably the leagues best shortstop already. He will be a franchise cornerstone for the Astros for years to come.
Runner up: Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians.

Comeback Player of the Year: Prince Fielder, Texas Rangers- Fielder had a nice bounce back season and helped the Rangers win the AL West title. I think the league forgot how good he is when he is healthy.
Runner up: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees.

Manager of the Year: Jeff Banister, Texas Rangers- Texas had an amazing season despite most experts (including myself) picking Banister's team to finish in last place in the AL West. Banister deserves a lot of credit for getting a lot of of his players and developing the younger players on the team as well.
Runner up: AJ Hinch, Houston Astros.

National League
MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals- The Nationals may have had a dismal season, but Harper certainly didn't disappoint. He was terrific this season by putting up monster numbers and has proven to be a top-five player in all of baseball.
Runner up: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks.

Cy Young: Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers- Greinke had a terrific season this season in a contract year and he's not even the best pitcher on his team (could be former team soon if he doesn't re-sign with the Dodgers). Greinke is amazing and he should be rewarded for his historically great season.
Runner up: Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs.

Rookie of the Year- Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs- This was an easy one. Bryant had an amazing rookie season and nearly broke every Cubs rookie record in key statistics. Bryant will be a franchise cornerstone for the Cubs for years to come and could be the best player in baseball someday.
Runner up: Matt Duffy, San Francisco Giants.

Comeback Player of the Year- Matt Harvey, New York Mets- Harvey had a great season coming off of Tommy John surgery. He also helped his team reach the World Series for the first time in fifteen years as well.
Runner up: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds.

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