In what should be the most obvious announcement of the awards season, Kris Bryant was named NL Rookie of the Year by the collection of online awesomeness that is the IBWAA. We all knew this was coming, so the announcement had about as much suspense as opening Christmas gifts my kids have already told me about.
1st Place: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs – 864 points
2nd Place: Matt Duffy, San Francisco Giants – 368
3rd Place: Jung Ho Kang, Pittsburgh Pirates – 166
The IBWAA email detailed the specifics of the voting thusly:
Bryant received 167 first-place votes (92.