The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the finalists for the 2025 awards tonight. Those are top three vote getters (listed in alphabetical order) for the four biggest awards: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year. Winners will be revealed next week, as will each voter’s individual ballot.
MVP
American League
Aaron Judge (Yankees) Cal Raleigh (Mariners) José Ramírez (Guardians)National League
Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) Juan Soto (Mets)Cy Young
American League
Hunter Brown (Astros) Garrett Crochet (Red Sox) Tarik Skubal (Tigers)National League
Cristopher Sánchez (Phillies) Paul Skenes (Pirates) Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers)Rookie of the Year
American League
Roman Anthony (Red Sox) Nick Kurtz (Athletics) Jacob Wilson (Athletics)National League
Drake Baldwin (Braves) Caleb Durbin (Brewers) Cade Horton (Cubs)Manager of the Year
American League
John Schneider (Blue Jays) Stephen Vogt (Guardians) Dan Wilson (Mariners)National League
Terry Francona (Reds) Pat Murphy (Brewers) Rob Thomson (Phillies)—————————————————–
The American League MVP race has been hotly debated for months and the arguments will probably continue for years after the award is given out. Judge has already won the award twice and he put up another monster season, hitting 53 home runs with a .331 batting average and .457 on-base percentage. Raleigh hit 60 home runs but his offense was otherwise a notch below Judge. Strictly based on the work done at the plate, Judge gets the edge. However, Raleigh’s performance is completely unprecedented for a catcher. It’s possible some voters give Raleigh the edge due to the extra work catchers have to do working with a pitching staff, on top of the wear-and-tear associated with the position.
Ohtani seems likely to repeat in the National League, given that he continued to hit at an elite rate and also returned to the mound this year. Skubal is expected to repeat as A.L. Cy Young winner, even though Crochet gave him a good run for his money this year. Skenes is generally considered the favorite in the N.L. Kurtz probably earned himself the hardware by launching 36 home runs. The N.L. Rookie of the Year race feels fairly wide open.
With awards voting, the Prospect Promotion Incentive has become a consideration in recent years. Brown has already earned the Astros an extra pick just by being a Cy Young finalist. Baldwin can also net Atlanta an extra pick, but only if he ultimately wins Rookie of the Year in the National League.
The awards will be announced as follows:
Nov. 10: Rookie of the Year Nov. 11: Manager of the Year Nov. 12: Cy Young Nov. 13: MVPPhoto courtesy of Joe Nicholson, Imagn Images
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