From Joe Sheehan:

With the BBWAA awards being announced this week, here are my picks:

AL MVP: Mookie Betts
NL MVP: Jacob deGrom

AL Cy Young: Blake Snell
NL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom

AL Rookie: Shohei Ohtani
NL Rookie: Ronald Acuna, Jr.

AL Manager: Alex Cora
NL Manager: Bud Black

6 comments on “BBWAA awards prediction thread

  • Name

    It would be a crime if Snell won the Cy Young.

    31 starts over just 180 IP. That’s under 6 IPs per start. Failed to complete 6 innings in over 1/3 of his starts (11 of 31). Didn’t even come close to pitching 8 innings in any start (highest was 7.1 IP). I’d give it to Verlander.

    Have no problems with Acuna but i’d pick Soto because of his meteoric rise.

    • Brian Joura

      Acuna and Soto both have a 3.7 fWAR. But Soto has the WPA edge by a 3.46 to 1.96 edge.

      FWIW, McNeil had a 2.7 fWAR and a 0.85 WPA in about half the playing time. Soto really came through in some big spots.

  • TexasGusCC

    Managers:
    Council by a hair over Snitka
    Kevin Cash by a mile over Cora. Sorry Brian.

    MVPs:
    Betts and Yelich

    CY:
    Snell by a hair over Verlander
    The Man by a mile over Nola

    • TexasGusCC

      After looking at baseball savant, I would go Verlander over Snell.

    • Brian Joura

      These were Joe Sheehan’s picks, not mine.

  • Name

    Yankee fans seem to be quite incredulous that Ohtani won. It was no contest for me, one of the two did something historic, period.

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