[crazyforkinsler5]

Well, with less than 2 weeks left in the regular season I thought I would start a thread to see who everyone thinks will win the awards. MVP, ROY, Cy Young, etc. It's always fun to guess and then see who the BBWAA chooses in their official votes. So lets get it started.

My choices are:
AL
MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit (I think it's a lock, although Jeter could get some votes);
ROY: Mike Trout, LA Angels (absolute lock and any other year besides his rookie year probably would've won MVP);
Cy Young: David Price or Jered Weaver;
Manager: Bob Melvin, Oakland or Buck Showalter, Baltimore

NL
MVP: Buster Posey or Andrew McCutchen;
ROY: Bryce Harper (pretty big lock, although Todd Frazier will get some votes);
Cy Young: This is tough...R.A. Dickey is having perhaps his best year ever, possibly Matt Cain or Cole Hamels;
Manager: Dusty Baker, Cincy

What are your thoughts?

[rossmaute]

AL
MVP: Mike Trout
ROY: Mike Trout
Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
Manager: Buck Showalter

NL
MVP: Buster Posey
ROY: Todd Frazier
Cy Young: Gio Gonzalez
Manager: Davey Johnson

[bgt masters of tikid]

AL
MVP: Trout or Cabrera
ROY: Trout
CY: Price
Man: Showalter

NL:
MVP: McCutchen
ROY: Harper
CY : Dickey
Man: Davey Johnson

[stera8]

AL
MVP: Miggy (you have to. No option why not, if Angela make playoffs then we can discuss trout)
ROY: mike trout (duh)
CY: David Price (more tough opponents in te east and ERA is big)
Manager: buck showalter (2nd year and wow)

[rpspenner]

AL
MVP: Miguel Cabrera
ROY: Mike Trout
Cy Young: Justin Verlander
Manager: Buck Showalter

NL
MVP: Ryan Braun
ROY: Bryce Harper
Cy Young: R.A. Dickey
Manager: Davey Johnson

[stevep0422]

AL
MVP: Miguel Cabrera
ROY: Mike Trout
Cy Young: Jered Weaver
Manager: Bob Melvin

NL
MVP: Ryan Braun
ROY: Bryce Harper
Cy Young: R.A. Dickey may win it but Gio Gonzalez has been pretty solid and deserves a hard look
Manager: Davey Johnson

[chasescardcave]

Now the only award I find interesting is AL cy young (because I collect chris sale) LOL. Now I find it surprising that I've been hearing Jered Weaver and Verlander and Felix... top 2 contenders are price and sale hands down. If you go by stats, price should win. If you really look deep and see that sale has made the bigger impact this year... then he should win. But I think Price is deserving too.

[uvaspina]

Now the only award I find interesting is AL cy young (because I collect chris sale) LOL. Now I find it surprising that I've been hearing Jered Weaver and Verlander and Felix... top 2 contenders are price and sale hands down. If you go by stats, price should win. If you really look deep and see that sale has made the bigger impact this year... then he should win. But I think Price is deserving too.

I think if "value" includes a guy's salary, Sale would win hands down. In that sense, there's no better return on the dollar. However, if you're looking only at performance, I think Verlander beats Sale in virtually every significant category. Here are Verlander's stats (with Sale's in brackets):

ERA 2.74 (2.82) Starts 31 (27) CG 6(1) SHO 1(0) IP 223.1(181.2) SO 223 (181) WHIP 1.06 (1.08) WAR 7(6).

I'm not trying to take anything away from Sale, but I don't see how he could conceivably come out ahead of Verlander. -And I'm not even saying Verlander is going to be the Cy Young winner. I think the following players will split significant numbers of votes: Price, Verlander, Fernando Rodney, Sale, F. Hernandez.

[daddys lil all star]

MVP: Miggy (Trout IF Angels make post)
ROY: Trout
Cy: Verlander
Manager: Buck

MVP: McCutchen hands down
ROY: Harper
CY: Gonzalez or Dickey
Manager: Davey

[ryanmo5]

AL
MVP: Miguel Cabrera
ROY: Mike Trout
Cy Young: David Price
Manager: Buck Showalter

NL
MVP: Andrew McCutchen
ROY: Wade Miley
Cy Young: R.A. Dickey
Manager: Davey Johnson