After a breakout season, Murphy is a finalist for the Baseball Writers' Association of America NL Most Valuable Player Award that will be presented Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Kris Bryant of the Cubs and Corey Seager of the Dodgers are the other finalists.
Esurance MLB Awards week concludes Friday on MLB Network and MLB.com at 8 p.m. ET with the MLB Awards. Categories include Best Major Leaguer, Hitter, Pitcher, Rookie, Executive and Manager.
The Nationals considered other options at the start of last offseason before ultimately signing Murphy to a three-year, $37.