MLB Awards Watch: Chris Archer makes the leap

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer (22) throws a pitch during the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

Baseball is fun.

There has been a flurry of high-profile MLB stories over the past week, ranging from positive events like Max Scherzer’s near-perfect game to Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th hit, to more “checkered” coverage of the latest revelation on the Pete Rose front. Still, the on-field product is in a fantastic place right now, and given how impressive some of the individual performances have been in the early going of the 2015 MLB season, Rob Manfred and company have to feel fantastic about the game’s progress.

In this space, our task is to take a glance at how the respective award races are shaking out to this point, and we will do just that. Last week’s list can be found here, and given that only seven days have passed, there will always be similarities. There is, however, some shuffling in the ranks, and that is also to be expected.

With all of the logistics out of the way, let’s take a look at the respective awards, beginning with NL Rookie of the Year and moving forward from there.

Next: NL Rookie of the Year

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