Once again, awards season has come and gone without a Phillies player being named a victor. Cristopher Sanchez was the closest, finishing second in NL Cy Young voting, though even that was close as Chris Sale finished hair’s breadth to him in third. In NL MVP voting, the team had three players on the ballot with Sanchez finishing 8th, Kyle Schwarber finishing 11th and Bryce Harper a distant 15th in voting.
The question for today is: who is the next player from the Phillies that will win a major award?
When it comes to the big ones of Cy Young and MVP, those feel difficult for the anyone on the team to attain considering the great players that populate the National League right now. My eyes would be looking at the Rookie of the Year award, focusing on Aidan Miller and Francisco Renteria. Those seem like the two players that might actually have a shot at doing something with that award.
