Roughly three-quarters of the way through the 2016 Major League Baseball season, plenty of things are coming into focus. That includes awards season, so let’s take a fresh look at who’s in line for hardware.
Ahead lie our latest predictions for the five major awards in the American League and National League: Comeback Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and Most Valuable Player.
We’re covering who we think will win, not who we think should win. That means taking individual performances into account, as well as whatever preferences the voters tend to have. There’s muddy water in that pond, but we’ll do our best.
Starting with the Comeback Player of the Year awards, let’s take it away.