As we noted recently in a story on Juan Soto and his 2020 campaign, the Nationals’ 21-year-old outfielder finished the 60-game season with the highest batting average among National League hitters, (.351; second-highest in the majors), Major League Baseball’s top OBP, (.490), highest SLG (.695), highest wOBA (.478), highest wRC+ (200), the fifth-most walks (41), and the highest BB% (20.9%) in the 47 games he played and the 196 plate appearances he had, after he started his season late following a positive test for COVID-19 the morning of the season opener.
So, yeah, it makes sense that Soto is a finalist, along with the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and the Braves’ Freddie Freeman, for the Players Choice NL’s Outstanding Player Award.