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MLB award season: Handing out the hardware

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Baseball's major awards finalists were revealed early November by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Paste BN Sports' writers and editors cast their votes when the season ended. Here's who we voted for in each award (winners in bold):

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was the unanimous selection and Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson was a near unanimous choice and for Nationals League and American League Most Valuable Player, respectively

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This week's announcements: (EST times approximate):

Monday: NL Rookie of the Year (Kris Bryant, Cubs) and AL Rookie of the Year (Jose Altuve, Astros)

Tuesday: AL Manager of the Year (Jeff Banister, Rangers) and NL Manager of the Year (Joe Maddon, Cubs)

Wednesday: AL Cy Young Award (Dallas Keuchel, Astros) and NL Cy Young Award (Jake Arrieta, Cubs)

Thursday: NL Most Valuable Player (Bryce Harper, Nationals) and AL Most Valuable Player (Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP - point totals (based on a 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale). First-place votes in parentheses.

  1. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays -- 130 (8)
  2. Mike Trout, Angels -- 100 (2)
  3. Manny Machado, Orioles -- 70
  4. Lorenzo Cain, Royals -- 64
  5. Nelson Cruz, Mariners -- 51
  6. Jose Altuve, Astros -- 29
  7. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers -- 24
  8. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays -- 20
  9. Prince Fielder, Rangers -- 19
  10. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays -- 18


NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP

  1. Bryce Harper, Nationals -- 140 (10)
  2. Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks -- 81
  3. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs -- 75
  4. Andrew McCutchen, Pirates -- 71
  5. Joey Votto, Reds -- 58
  6. Nolan Arenado, Rockies -- 54
  7. Buster Posey, Giants -- 29
  8. Zack Greinke, Dodgers -- 15
  9. Jake Arrieta, Cubs -- 14
  10. Yoenis Cespedes, Mets -- 13

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AL CY YOUNG (based on a 7-4-3-2-1 scale)

  1. Dallas Keuchel, Astros  -- 67 (9)
  2. David Price, Blue Jays/Tigers -- 43 (1)
  3. Sonny Gray, Athletics -- 29
  4. Chris Sale, White Sox  -- 14
  5. Chris Archer, Rays -- 11

NL CY YOUNG

  1. Zack Greinke, Dodgers -- 58 (6)
  2. Jake Arrieta, Cubs -- 52 (4)
  3. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers -- 30
  4. Max Scherzer, Nationals -- 17
  5. Gerrit Cole, Pirates -- 10

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AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (based on a 5-3-1 scale)

  1. Carlos Correa, Astros -- 50 (10)
  2. Francisco Lindor, Indians -- 26
  3. Miguel Sano, Twins -- 13

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

  1. Kris Bryant, Cubs -- 50 (10)
  2. Matt Duffy, Giants -- 26
  3. Jung Ho Kang, Pirates -- 11

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AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR (based on a 5-3-1 scale)

  1. Jeff Banister, Rangers  -- 42 (6)
  2. A.J. Hinch, Astros -- 28 (3)
  3. John Gibbons, Jays -- 12 (1)

NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR 

  1. Joe Maddon, Cubs -- 34 (2)
  2. Terry Collins, Mets -- 30 (4)
  3. Mike Matheny, Cardinals -- 25 (4)

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