With the regular season complete, players are shifting their focus to the playoffs. However, now is the ideal time to fill out a National League awards ballot because playoff success or failure does not influence regular season awards.
With that said, here is a projected National League awards ballot.
Click here for the AL edition.
The following sites were the sources for information:
Baseball-Reference: Counting stats, bWAR, OPS+
Fielding Bible: total runs saved (TRS)
Baseball Savant: Outs Above Average (OAA)
National League Awards Ballot:
Most Valuable Player – Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Freeman was second in the NL in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS, runs batted in, total bases, and OPS+. He played all 60 games for the division-winning Braves.
Honorable Mention – Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Cy Young Award – Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds
Bauer led the NL in ERA, ERA+, WHIP and led the Majors in H/9. He tossed a pair of shutouts in seven-inning doubleheaders, and he had a 2.7 bWAR.
Honorable Mention – Yu Darvish, Chicago Cubs
Rookie of the Year Award – Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers
Williams allowed one earned run in 27 innings pitched, good for a 0.33 ERA. His 1375 ERA+ was the highest in MLB history. He also struck out 17.7 batters per nine innings.
Honorable Mention – Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres
Gold Gloves
Pitcher – Max Fried, Atlanta Braves
Fried led all pitchers with five TRS.
Honorable Mention – Kyle Hendricks, Chicago Cubs
Catcher – Jacob Stallings, Pittsburgh Pirates
Stallings led National Leaguers in Baseball Prospectus’s catcher defense, and he was second in TRS.
Honorable Mention – Tucker Barnhart, Cincinnati Reds
First Base – Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
Rizzo tied for the Majors lead with three OAA.
Honorable Mention – Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Second Base – Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
Hoerner led the NL with four OAA.
Honorable Mention – Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates
Third Base – Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
Arenado led all MLBers in TRS, and he doubled his closest NL competitor at third base in OAA.
Honorable Mention – Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Shortstop – Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves
Swanson was one of three players to record 10 TRS, joining Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Arenado.
Honorable Mention – Fernando Tatis, San Diego Padres
Left Field – Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals
O’Neill led all left fielders in TRS and OAA.
Honorable Mention – Shogo Akiyama, Cincinnati Reds
Center Field – Trent Grisham, San Diego Padres
Grisham led NL center fielders in TRS and tied for the led in OAA.
Honorable Mention – Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers
Right Field – Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Betts had the most OAA and TRS among NL right fielders.
Honorable Mention – Jason Heyward, Chicago Cubs
Silver Sluggers
Catcher – J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies
Realmuto posted career highs in on-base percentage and OPS, finishing with a 123 OPS+
Honorable Mention – Willson Contreras, Chicago Cubs
First Base – Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Freeman led all of baseball in runs scored and doubles.
Honorable Mention – Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
Second Base – Donovan Solano, San Francisco Giants
Solano had a breakout season of sorts, posting a 128 OPS+.
Honorable Mention – Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres
Third Base – Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Machado set career bests in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS, and OPS+.
Honorable Mention – Brian Anderson, Miami Marlins
Shortstop – Trea Turner, Washington Nationals
Turner led the Majors in hits, led the NL in triples, and nearly slashed .335/.400/.600/1.000.
Honorable Mention – Fernando Tatis, San Diego Padres
Outfield – Juan Soto, Washington Nationals
Had Soto played more than 47 games, he would have run away with NL MVP. His .351/.490/.695/1.185 slash line would be right at home on Barry Bonds’s Baseball-Reference page.
Honorable Mention – Michael Conforto, New York Mets
Outfield – Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Betts slugged 16 home runs and posted a 149 OPS+
Honorable Mention – Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
Outfield – Ronald Acuna, Atlanta Braves
He missed too much time to be a 20-homer, 20-steal player, but Acuna had an on-base percentage over .400 and nearly had a 1.000 OPS.
Honorable Mention – Mike Yastrzemski, San Francisco Giants
Designated Hitter – Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves
Ozuna won two of the three triple crown legs, pacing the NL in home runs and runs batted in.
Honorable Mention – Jesse Winker, Cincinnati Reds
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