The regular season has ended, with my Astros missing the playoffs =(. The playoffs begin Tuesday night with the AL Wildcard between the Orioles and Blue Jays (I'm picking the Jays), but before then, here are my picks for the regular season awards.
AL MVP: Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox (.318 AVG, 31 HR, 113 RBI, 26 SB)
Mike Trout had another unbelievable season, but can't give the award to a team that finished 14 games under .500. And Betts has been the catalyst at the top of the explosive Red Sox lineup which won the AL East.
NL MVP: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs (.292 AVG, 39 HR, 102 RBI)
Easy pick here, Bryant has been the most complete offensive player on the best team in the major leagues.
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 K)
Close one between Verlander and Boston's Rick Porcello but I give Verlander his 2nd Cy Young award for leading the league in strikeouts and WHIP.
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96 ERA, 284 K)
Clayton Kershaw's back injury lost him this award. Scherzer gets it based on his 20 wins and league leading 284 strikeouts.
AL Rookie of Year: Michael Fulmer, Detroit Tigers (11-7, 3.06 ERA, 132 K)
Fulmer was a consistent force at the top of the Tigers rotation, cumulating 10 straight starts allowing 2 or less earned runs and a stretch of 15 of 21 straight of 6 or more innings.
NL Rookie of Year: Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers (.308 AVG, 26 HR, 72 RBI)
The 22-year old Seager might already be the face of the Dodgers in their lineup, leading them in average and slugging percentage.
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