This is going to be a hectic MLB offseason, but the annual BBWAA Awards will provide us with a way to look back at the positives throughout the 2020 campaign before we worry about all the chaos that could loom ahead.
On Monday night, the three finalists for each of the annual awards — both the AL and NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young and MVP — were revealed on MLB Network. The winners of each award will be announced from November 9 to November 12 in the following order.
— Nov. 9: Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year
— Nov. 10: Manager of the Year
— Nov. 11: Cy Young
— Nov. 12: MVP
Below you'll find the three finalists for each award compared to our RADIO.COM Sports predictions, where the player/coach ranked No. 1 was our consensus winner.
All stats retrieved from Baseball Reference. Bold denotes league leader.
American League MVP
Abreu: 262 PA, 76 H, 19 HR, 0 SB, 60 RBI, 43 R, .317/.370/.617, 2.8 WAR
LeMahieu: 216 PA, 71 H, 10 HR, 3 SB, 27 RBI, 41 R, .364/.421/ .590, 2.8 WAR
Ramirez: 254 PA, 64 H, 17 HR, 10 SB, 46 RBI, 45 R, .292/.386/.607, 2.2 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Jose Abreu, 2. Jose Ramirez, 3. DJ LeMahieu
National League MVP
Betts: 246 PA, 64 H, 16 HR, 10 SB, 39 RBI, 47 R, .292/.366/.562, 3.4 WAR
Freeman: 262 PA, 73 H, 13 HR, 2 SB, 53 RBI, 51 R, .341/.462/.640, 2.9 WAR
Machado: 254 PA, 68 H, 16 HR, 6 SB, 47 RBI, 44 R, .304/.370/.580, 2.8 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Freddie Freeman, 2. Mookie Betts, 3. Fernando Tatis
American League Cy Young
Bieber: 8-1, 1.63 ERA, 122 K, 3.3 WAR
Maeda: 6-1, 2.70 ERA, 80 K, 1.6 WAR
Ryu: 5-2, 2.69 ERA, 72 K, 3.0 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks:
1. Shane Bieber, 2. Kenta Maeda, 3. Gerrit Cole
National League Cy Young
Bauer: 5-4, 1.73 ERA, 100 K, 2.7 WAR
Darvish: 8-3, 2.01 ERA, 93 K, 2.7 WAR
deGrom: 4-2, 2.38 ERA, 104 K, 2.6 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Yu Darvish, 2. Trevor Bauer, 3. Jacob deGrom
American League Rookie of the Year
Javier: 5-2, 3.48 ERA, 54 K, 1.3 WAR
Lewis: 242 PA, 54 H, 11 HR, 5 SB, 28 RBI, 37 R, .262/.364/.437, 1.4 WAR
Robert: 227 PA, 47 H, 11 HR, 9 SB, 31 RBI, 47 R, .233/.302/.436, 1.6 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Kyle Lewis, 2. Luis Robert, 3. Ryan Mountcastle
National League Rookie of the Year
Bohm: 180 PA, 54 H, 4 HR, 1 SB, 23 RBI, 24 R, .338/.400/.481, 0.7 WAR
Cronenworth: 192 PA, 49 H, 4 HR, 3 SB, 20 RBI, 26 R, .285/.354/.477, 1.4 WAR
Williams: 4-1, 0.33 ERA, 53 K, 1.2 WAR
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Alec Bohm, 2. Devin Williams, 3. Jake Cronenworth
American League Manager of the Year
Cash: 40-20 (11-9 postseason)
Montoyo: 32-28 (0-2 postseason)
Renteria: 35-25 (1-2 postseason)
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Kevin Cash, 2. Rick Renteria, 3. Charlie Montoyo
National League Manager of the Year
Mattingly: 31-29 (2-3 postseason)
Ross: 34-26 (0-2 postseason)
Tingler: 37-23 (2-4 postseason)
RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Jayce Tingler, 2. Don Mattingly, 3. Brian Snitker
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