MLB announce the ‘finalists’ for the major awards of the year. There is only one Blue Jay in the running, John Schneider is one of the three finalists for Manager of the Year. He and Steven Vogt of the Guardians
and Dan Wilson of the Mariners are the final three.
Schneider, of course, took the team that was last in the AL East in 2024 and brought them to first this year (and just a game short of World Series Champions, but they are only considering the regular season for this award). The team won 74 games last year and 94 this year.
He would be a good choice for the award, as much for the atmosphere that the team had in the clubhouse. It seemed like he had a team of guys who genuinely liked each other, and he seemed to get everyone to buy into the game plan and their respective roles.
The other Awards:
AL MVP:
Jose Ramirez, Guardians
Aaron Judge, Yankees
Cal Raleigh, Mariners
NL MVP:
Shonei Ohtani, Dodgers
Juan Soto, Mets
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
AL Cy Young:
Hunter Brown, Astros
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
Tarik Skubal, Tigers
NL Cy Young:
Paul Skenes, Pirates
Yoshinbu Yamamoto, Dodgers (he should win from what we saw)
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies
AL Rookie of the Year
Nick Kurtz, Athletics
,Jacob Wilson, Athletics
Roman Anthony, Red Sox
NL Rookie of the Year:
Drake Baldwin, Braves
Caleb Durbin, Brewers,
Cade Horton, Cubs
NL Manager of the Year:
Pat Murphy, Brewers
Rob Thomson, Phillies,
Terry Francona, Reds
If you want to make your picks for each award in the thread, go for it.
