Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks finish second and third in BBWAA voting for NL Cy Young Award … Max Scherzer wins 2016 NL Cy Young Award … Rick Porcello beats out Justin Verlander and Corey Kluber for 2016 AL Cy Young Award The Nationals’ Max Scherzer turned a sensational season on the mound into his second Cy Young Award. Scherzer won the AL Cy Young Award in 2013 while pitching for the Tigers. And Wednesday night he received his second top-pitcher award, first in the NL, in the last four … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Joe Maddon Finalists for BBWAA Awards
Four Cubs finalists for BBWAA Awards in the National League … Kris Bryant (MVP), Jon Lester (Cy Young), Kyle Hendricks (Cy Young) and Joe Maddon (Manager) Three players and the skipper of the World Series Champion, Chicago Cubs are finalists for Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) Awards for the 2016 season. Kris Bryant is one of three finalists for the NL MVP. Bryant is the favorite to win the award over Daniel Murphy (Nationals) and Corey Seager (Dodgers). At the very least, … [Read more...]