Last year it was Joe Maddon, Kris Bryant, and Jake Arrieta taking home hardware when the Baseball Writers Association of America’s postseason awards were announced. Two of those three found their names among the lists of finalists announced Monday evening, with a new pair joining the fray as well.
Maddon is once again up for Manager of the Year, along with the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts and the Nationals’ Dusty Baker. While I’m not at all surprised to see Baker’s name here, I’d be floored if he won. My vote would go to Maddon if I had one, but I’ve got a strong suspicion we’ll hear Roberts’ name called on Tuesday, Nov.