With the announcement of the National League and American League Comeback Player of the Year awards—Prince Fielder won in the AL and Matt Harvey in the NL—MLB trophy season is officially in full swing.
As Fielder and the Dark Knight polish their hardware, let's look ahead to the big prizes: Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP.
Finalists for the Baseball Writers Association of America honors will be announced on Nov. 10, with winners crowned in the ensuing days, culminating with the MVPs on Nov. 19.
In the meantime, let's preview each award and make some educated predictions.
Some of the races are virtual locks, while others could come down to a photo finish. In arriving at our predictions, we considered stats (naturally), preseason expectations and whether players and managers guided their teams to the postseason, since BBWAA voters always seem to take that into account, fair or not.
Finally, keep in mind that this is who we think will win, not necessarily who we think should win.
As ever, feel free to sound off with your picks in the comments, and proceed when ready.
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