The All Star Game is on tap tonight in Cleveland, with six total representatives from the Cubs and White Sox, let’s take a look at the first half offensive leaders for the 23 games I attended:
Home Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Jose Abreu | 4 |
| Tim Anderson | 3 |
| Willson Contreras | 3 |
| Leury Garcia | 3 |
| Eloy Jimenez | 3 |
Hits
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 23 |
| Jose Abreu | 21 |
| Leury Garcia | 19 |
| Yoan Moncada | 16 |
| Eloy Jimenez | 13 |
| Kris Bryant | 13 |
Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 11 |
| Leury Garcia | 11 |
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The Baseball Writers of America have announced the finalists for their awards for the just completed baseball season, which will be announced next week. It is a good bet that few of my original predictions for the winners will be accurate. Hopefully, these new predictions will be slightly better, especially since I’ll have a 33% chance of being right.
Most Valuable Player: Mookie Betts, Jose Ramirez, Mike Trout
Giancarlo Stanton was was my pre-season selection to win the award this year and, while he was productive, he didn’t pull away from the pack as he did last year for the Marlins. Mookie Betts should run away and hide with this award.
Cy Young Award: Corey Kluber, Blake Snell, Justin Verlander
A late season injury kept my pre-season pick of Chris Sale from competing for his first Cy Young award. My guess is that Blake Snell takes home the prize.
Manager of the Year: Alex Cora, Kevin Cash, Bob Melvin
Once again, I didn’t make any predictions for this award prior to the season. Alex Cora should be a shoo-in for the award, given the Red Sox performance in his rookie campaign as skipper.
Rookie of the Year: Miguel Andujar, Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres
Another award I didn’t predict prior to the season. Despite losing time due to injury, Ohtani seems to be the odds-on favorite.