MLB Awards Watch: Can Joc Pederson run away with NL Rookie of the Year?
By Brad Rowland
May is here, and we can (finally) begin to realistically evaluate the 2015 MLB season. Of course, the small sample size hasn’t stopped us from trying to examine the season with a microscope, but as an increased volume of data arrives, we will begin to decipher which teams and players are real, versus which groups were merely mirages.
Throughout the 2015 MLB campaign, we will visit you with a look at each of the six major award races, putting together a mock three-man “ballot” for each. This is clearly a fluid process throughout the season, as teams play anywhere from five to seven games over a week, but this exercise will provide a snapshot as to the standout players in their respective classes while taking on the larger picture.
One week ago in this space, we brought you our first “in-season” edition of the awards watch, and there were some familiar names at the top of the categories. As the season moves along, the exercise will continue to gain relevance in the national consciousness, and we promise that handing out awards in early May isn’t as crazy as you may think.
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