Baseball’s Award Season Almost Finished With The Royal’s Getting Two 2nd Place Finishes

We are into baseball’s award season, starting with the rookie of the year of both the National and American Leagues in the NL.

Paul Skeens, big right-hander from the Pittsburgh Pirates, takes home the honor. 23 first place votes. Pretty close race.

Padre outfielder Jackson Merrill 7 first place talley’s finishes in 2nd place.

Brewers outfielder Jackson Shurio in 3rd

Shota Imanaga rookie left-handed pitcher for the Cubs finishing in 4th and surprisingly enough Mason win Cardinal shortstop who grades out pretty well in the metrics, does not show up on any of the ballots.

In the American League.

It’s Yankees right-handed pitcher Louise Heel.

Colton Couser 13 first place votes. Very, very tight race here, just five points behind Heel as Couser finishes in second.

Yankees catcher Austin Wells in 3rd. 

Royal skipper Matt Katraro does not come away with the American League Manager of the Year award, but he does finish runner up.

Received a couple of first place votes for his effort, but it’s Stephen Vogt, manager of the Guardians that runs away with the award.

He had 27 first place votes when it was all said and done for Katraro.

Again, a second place finish to 1st place votes, 19 second place votes, six third place votes.

AJ Hinch, who had an incredible story there with the Tigers, finishes in 3rd.

Meanwhile, the National League Manager of the Year award goes to Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers, and this was also a runaway vote. 27 first place tallies.

Former Cardinal skipper Mike Shield finishes in second.

A lot of National League managers received some consideration, believe it or not, including current Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol. He did receive one third place vote.

With the Cy Young awards…it’s a tough one for Missouri fans.

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal are the winners.

Sale’s comeback season with the Atlanta Braves giving him the boost he needed over Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler.

Sale gets 36 of the 30 first-place votes in the National League.

Pittsburgh Rookie Paul Skenes was third.

In the American League….Skubal, the ace for the Detroit Tigers, out pacing Royal’s Seth Lugo unanimously with 30 first place votes.

Lugo with his 16-9 and 3.00 era finishes a distant second in the running, garnering 14 2nd place and 9 3rd place votes.

Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase was third.

Royal’s Cole Regan also finishes in 4th.

And there were two unanimous winners for the MVPS in both the American and National Leagues.

Let’s start in the AL where Aaron judge your winner.

All 31st place votes.

But here’s where it gets interesting is Royals shortstop Bobby Witt.

He takes home all 32nd place votes, so a true runner up finish for the Royals shortstop who wins a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, All Star batting title hits leader and a 3030 season to boot with 32 long balls and 31 stolen bases.

A truly classic season by Wit Junior but undone by Aaron Judge who takes home the MVP in the National League, his third such award.

Shohei Otani, all 31st place votes and he does it while being a designated hitter.

He’ll have a shot to add to his trophy case next year when he returns to the mound.