The 2025 Major League Baseball season has arrived. We’ve already put together our team-wide predictions, from division winners to pennants to the World Series championship picks. It’s now time to try and nail down the player awards.
The fun part about the awards is we’re bound to get a mixed bag of chalk and shock. The MVPs last season were Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, but the Cy Young winners were Tarik Skubal and a 35-year-old Chris Sale. Who had Luis Gil taking the AL Rookie of the Year? Then again, Paul Skenes on the National League side wasn’t all too surprising.
Let’s get to it.
American League awards picks
Award R.J. Anderson Mike Axisa Kate Feldman Julian McWilliams Dayn Perry Matt Snyder MVP Gunnar Henderson Gunnar Henderson Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. Cy Young Logan Gilbert Garrett Crochet Jacob deGrom Garrett Crochet Tarik Skubal Cole Ragans Rookie of the Year Cam Smith Kumar Rocker Kristian Campbell Kristian Campbell Jackson Jobe Jasson DomÃnguez Manger of the Year Rocco Baldelli Bruce Bochy A.J. Hinch Alex Cora Alex Cora Alex Cora Comeback Player Liam Hendriks Bo Bichette Evan Carter Gleyber Torres Mike Trout Jacob deGrom
R.J. Anderson: Gilbert is about as close as I get to a true