MLB Awards Watch: Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa battle for AL Rookie of the Year

With only two weeks remaining in the 2015 MLB season, it is now or never for some players and teams. Some division races aren’t races at all (ahem, AL Central) but others appear to be coming down to the season’s final days. Such is also the case for some of the league’s individual awards pursuits. However, there is still time for differentiation even at this late stage, and that provides extra incentive for those entities who happen to be in competition in mid-September.

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In this space each week, we’ll take a glance at just how those races are shaking out, and this serves as a snapshot of where players fall on a certain day. There is some shuffling to go through, and that is also to be expected given the everyday nature of baseball itself, especially as we come to the end of the season.

Let’s get things started with a look at the Rookie of the Year race, followed by glances at the Cy Young and MVP rankings in both leagues.

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