Preview/Prediction

It doesn't seem possible, but there are only two weeks left in the 2016 MLB regular season.

While playoff races remain the focus around the baseball universe, the races for each of the game's individual awards, with one exception, are heating up as well. We've had a handful of new additions to the field in some cases, some subtractions in others and shuffling among those who remain in contention.

Roughly three weeks are left in the 2016 MLB regular season, and while the playoff picture is taking shape, there is still a lot to be decided before October.

In the American League, 10 legitimate contenders remain. The Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers have a strong hold on their respective division leads, but the AL East is now a four-team race, and the two wild-card spots are wide-open.

With the exception of the Rookie of the Year Award in each league, here's hoping that those voting for MLB's biggest individual honors in 2016 have been filling out their ballots in pencil and not pen.

The races for Comeback Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young Award and MVP in the American League and National League remain volatile, with hot-and-cold streaks shuffling the odds and, even this late in the season, adding and subtracting contenders from the field.

Flipping the calendar to September means a number of things: the end of summer, the start of a new school year and a seemingly uncontrollable outbreak of MLB pennant race fever.

It's also the month in which the biggest stars on teams in the midst of those races have a chance to truly earn their paychecks. Some will do just that, rising to the occasion and leading their teams to not only regular-season pennants but also (hopefully) postseason success.

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols enters Friday's game against the Texas Rangers with 29 home runs for the season, needing just one more to become the fourth player in major league history to record 14 or more seasons with 30 or more home runs, per Sportsnet Stats.

Roughly four weeks are left in the 2016 MLB regular season, and while the playoff picture is taking shape, there is still a lot to be decided before October.

In the American League, 10 legitimate contenders remain. The Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers have a strong hold on their respective division leads, but the AL East is a three-team race, and the two wild-card spots are wide open with the Detroit Tigers making a strong push of late.

With roughly four weeks left in the regular season, we've entered crunch time in the races for not only division crowns and wild-card berths, but individual awards as well.

There's been some shuffling atop the leaderboards for baseball's biggest individual prizes—Comeback Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year and, perhaps the most coveted honor in each league, the Cy Young Award and MVP Award.

The final month of the MLB regular season has arrived, and with that comes roster expansion from 25 to 40 players.

For contenders, it's a chance to add one last wave of reinforcements for the stretch run, generally in the form of additional bullpen arms and bench bats.

Corey Seager proved that September call-ups are capable of making a real impact last season, though, when he took over as the Los Angeles Dodgers' everyday shortstop over the final month.

The Chicago Cubs (86-47) and Washington Nationals (78-55) are near-locks to become the first two National League teams to clinch playoff berths as big division leaders.

The final month of the 2016 MLB season has arrived, but there is still a lot to be sorted out before the regular season wraps up and another postseason begins.

As many as 18 teams can still be considered contenders for at least a wild-card berth. As for individual accolades, September performances will decide several major awards.

With that in mind, some of the top MLB writers at Bleacher Report have decided to try their hands at predicting the league's 10 playoff teams, major award winners and a few other notable things.