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MLB Awards Watch: Clayton Kershaw headlines All-Star break update

By Brad Rowland

Jun 15, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) winds up to throw during the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 15, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) winds up to throw during the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 1, 2016; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer (32) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 1, 2016; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer (32) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

AL Rookie of the Year

1. player. 63. <p>If injected with truth serum, I would tell you that Michael Fulmer isn’t the name I expect to finish at the top of this list in October. However, the 23-year-old has been fantastic to this point in the campaign. Fulmer owns a 2.11 ERA that would <em>lead the American League</em> if he had enough innings to qualify, and it isn’t as if this is over a tiny sample. The right-hander has made 13 starts and thrown nearly 80 innings, and while Fulmer’s peripherals indicate this level of performance probably won’t last, it’s been a lot of fun to consume.</p>. SP. Detroit Tigers. Michael Fulmer

OF. Texas Rangers. Nomar Mazara. 2. player. 95. <p>Mazara has predictably cooled off since a blazing start, but he’s been an important contributor to the Rangers’ success. The powerful outfielder holds a .750 OPS over more than 300 PA, and with 11 home runs and above-average defense, that is a good recipe in a weak AL rookie class this season.</p>

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