My annual end of year baseball awards dinner took place two weeks ago amid halloumi salad, sweet potato fries and some decent craft beer. However, its taken me too long to post the run-down of my picks and player awards for the year as I’ve been focused on dissecting my fantasy team. This is particularly the case as my World Series prediction is close to falling apart but there’s still a chance of it coming true – tonight could define it all. Hence why I need to post this now and write around it later, so that when it comes true I can brag about it without looking like I cheated.
Playoff prediction above, mine and Will’s player awards below.
| Jake | Will | |
| MVP AL | Josh Donaldson (TOR) | Josh Donaldson (TOR) |
| MVP NL | Bryce Harper (WSH) | Bryce Harper (WSH) |
| Cy Young AL | Dallas Keuchel (HOU) | Dallas Keuchel (HOU) |
| Cy Young NL | Jake Arrieta (CHC) | Zach Grienke (LAD) |
| Rookie of the Year AL | Carlos Correa (HOU) | Carlos Correa (HOU) |
| Rookie of the Year NL | Kris Bryant (CHC) | Kris Bryant (CHC) |
| Manager of the Year AL | John Gibbons (TOR) | Ned Yost (KC) |
| Manager of the Year NL | Joe Maddon (CHC) | Mike Matheny (STL) |
| American League | ||
| Jake | Will | |
| C | Russell Martin (TOR) | Russell Martin (TOR) |
| 1B | Edwin Encarnacion (TOR) | Chris Davis (BAL) |
| 2B | Jose Altuve (HOU) | Jose Altuve (HOU) |
| SS | Troy Tulowitzki (TOR) | Carlos Correa (HOU) |
| 3B | Manny Machado (BAL) | Josh Donaldson (TOR) |
| OF1 | Mike Trout (LAA) | Mike Trout (LAA) |
| OF2 | JD Martinez (DET) | Jose Bautista (TOR) |
| OF3 | Lorenzo Cain (KC) | JD Martinez (DET) |
| DH | Nelson Cruz (BAL) | Alex Rodriguez (NYY) |
| National League | ||
| Jake | Will | |
| C | Buster Posey (SF) | Buster Posey (SF) |
| 1B | Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) | Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) |
| 2B | Dee Gordon (MIA) | Dee Gordon (MIA) |
| SS | Brandon Crawford (SF) | Starlin Castro (CHC) |
| 3B | Nolan Arenado (COL) | Nolan Arenado (COL) |
| OF1 | Yoenis Cespedes (NYM) | Yoenis Cespedes (NYM) |
| OF2 | AJ Pollock (ARI) | Starling Marte (PIT) |
| OF3 | Bryce Harper (WSH) | Bryce Harper (WSH) |
Written By An Englishman 