It’s way too early to have any concrete idea of the likely winners of this year’s awards. But it’s still plenty of fun to speculate, and so we’re diving in. On Monday; SI’s Jon Tayler took the AL; today, we have the NL.
This piece will pick 10 MVP contenders, five Cy Young choices, and three Rookie of the Year options, just like the actual BBWAA ballots. The rookie cut-off is 130 at-bats or 50 innings from the season(s) prior. Stats in bold indicate National League leader; stats in italics and bold indicate MLB leader.