With the Astros winning the World Series in seven games, fans now look to see who will win Most Valuable Player, Cy Young award, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year.

The finalist for AL Manager of the Year are Terry Francona for the Indians, A.J. Hinch for the Astros, and Paul Molitor for the Twins.

Francona was able to manage the Indians to a 22-game winning streak during the spring. Francona also led the Indians, who won the AL Central by 17 games. Hinch led the Astros to a World Series win, winning the AL West by 21 games, and guided the Astros to winning 100 plus games. Molitor managed the Twins to surprising most baseball fans by making the AL wildcard game. The Twins were expected to be a bottom feeder in the AL Central.

The finalist for NL Manager of the Year are Bud Black for the Rockies, Torey

Lovullo for the Diamondbacks, and Dave Roberts for the Dodgers.

Roberts lead the Dodgers to their first 100 win season since 1974, as the Dodgers

didn’t plateau over the summer this year. Lovullo lead the Diamondbacks to a 93-69 record, their record from last year improved from their record of 69-93. Black led the Rockies to a 75-87 record from last year to a record of 87-75 this year. Both Lovullo and Black lead their respective teams to rebuilding teams to playoff teams.

The finalist for AL Rookie of the Year are Andrew Benintendi for the Red Sox, Aaron Judge for the Yankees, and  Trey Mancini for the Orioles.

Mancini hit 24 homers, which was third-most for a rookie in Orioles history. While doing that, he also led MLB rookies with 159 hits. To cap off his impressive rookie season, Mancini ripped off a 17-game hitting streak, longest in Orioles rookie history. Benintendi became just the 11th rookie in Major League history to post 20 home runs and 20 steals during his first season. Benintendi posted both numbers at the same time. Judge’s first season was extraordinary. He not only set the rookie record in home runs (52), but is also one of the finalist for MVP.

The finalist for NL Rookie of the Year are Josh Bell for the Pirates, Cody Bellinger for the Dodgers, and Paul DeJong for the Cardinals.

DeJong managed to hit 25 homers in 417 at-bats, while ranking first in the NL in average (.285) and tied for first in doubles (26) among rookies. Bell had an impressive year when it came to the power department, setting an NL record for a switch-hitting rookie with his 26 homers, while ranking second among NL rookies in RBIs (90) and in homers behind Bellinger. Bellinger made a powerful case for the award, just like Judge did. Bellinger who hit 39 homers set an NL record, which is impressive seeing how he  didn’t make his debut until April 25.

The finalist for the AL Cy Young award are Corey Kluber for the Indians, Chris Sale for the Red Sox, and Luis Severino for the Yankees.

Kluber, the 2014 winner and 2016 third place nominee, he had arguably the best season in his career. He led the majors in ERA with his being 2.25. He reached 203.2 innings despite missing a bulk of the month of May, displayed a lot of control, as he dominated with 265 strikeouts and just 36 walks, giving him baseball’s best strikeout-to-walk ratio at 7.4.

Sale struck out 308 batters to lead the Majors, also leading the MLB with a 12.93 strikeouts per nine innings ratio and 214.1 innings pitched. His ERA was 2.90 behind the al leader Kluber, and he led the Majors with 10 scoreless starts and 18 double-digit strikeout games.

Severino, last year had an abysmal ERA of 5.83, this year his ERA is 2.98 over 31 starts. His ERA is the lowest by a Yankee pitcher since 1997. He ranked third in the AL in ERA, fourth in strikeouts with 230,and ninth in innings pitched with 193.1

The finalist for the NL Cy Young award are Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers, Max Scherzer for the Nationals, and Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals.

Kershaw, who is always in the conversation for Cy Young and a winner in 2014, injured his back, which made him miss time, but despite that he post extraordinary numbers. He led the NL in wins (18), ERA (2.31), and strikeout to walk ratio with it being 6.73. His 202 strikeouts this season, marked his seventh time in his ten seasons with 200-plus. Kershaw is our modern day Cy Young when it comes to pitching dominance.

Scherzer, who is the reigning NL Cy Young winner and an AL winner in 2013, had another great season with the Nationals. He became just the fourth pitcher in MLB history with a strikeout per nine ratio of 12.0 or better with 200 plus innings pitched. Scherzer was third in the MLB in ERA (2.51), second in strikeouts (268), and tied tenth in wins.

Strasburg, who has been under a lot of pressure ever since his rookie year, had a career year in this year. He posted a career high in ERA (2.52) and his ERA also earned him fourth in the majors behind his teammate Scherzer. Strasburg also was tied 13th in wins (15) and ranked 15th in strikeouts (204).

The finalist for the NL MVP are Joey Votto for the Cincinnati Reds, Giancarlo Stanton for the Miami Marlins, and Paul Goldschmidt for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Votto, has an opportunity to win the MVP, while not being on a postseason team. Votto, actually, could be the first player since 2003 to win MVP while being on a last place team. Last player to win MVP while being on a last place was Alex Rodriguez when he was on the Texas Rangers. Votto was ranked sixth in the majors for batting average (.320), tied 15th for home runs (36), 23rd for RBIs (100), and led the NL in walks (134). Despite the Reds horrendous struggles, Votto was their lonely bright spot.

 Stanton, like Votto, is another finalist looking to debunk, the theory that to win MVP your team has to be in the postseason. Stanton marched his way into home run history this season by crushing 59 home runs. Stanton posted the most home runs in a season since 2001. The last two players to do it were Barry Bonds with 73 and Sammy Sosa with 64. The gap between the Stanton’s 59 and Bellingers 39 dingers was the biggest gap in NL history. Stanton led the majors in homers, RBI’s (132), and second in slugging percentage with .690.

Goldschmidt, a MVP candidate every season, the first baseman took huge leaps in his game this season. He help led the Diamondbacks to the postseason since 2011. In his fifth straight all-star season, he hit .297 with 36 home runs and 120 RBI’s. These numbers are similar to his number he posted in 2013, but finished second in MVP voting to Andrew McCutchen.

The finalist for the AL MVP award are Jose Ramirez for the Indians, Aaron Judge for the Yankees, and Jose Altuve for the Houston Astros.

Ramirez went on a complete tear for the Indians, and the numbers back it up too. His 91 extra base hits were the second-most by a Major Leaguer switch-hitter in history, just three behind future hall of famer Lance Berkman who set the record in 2001. Ramirez also led the league in doubles with 56. During the Indians 22-game winning streak he had nine multi-hi games and seven games with a double.

Judge, who has a chance to win MVP and rookie of the year, was the main storyline of the season. He dazzled people with his power and his football like body. Judge is measured at 6’7 and weighs roughly around 282 pounds. If Judge wins MVP and Rookie of the Year he will pull a feat that all-star Mike Trout couldn’t pull off in 2012. Judge could be the third player to do this. The two players to complete the feat are Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 and Fred Lynn in 1975. Judge lead the league in home runs, runs scored (128), and had 127 walks.

Altuve, who is measured at 5’6, is the leader for the Astros. Despite the massive number of stars on the Astros roster, Altuve sticks out of the group. He is the excellence of hitting as he has had four straight 200-hit season. This year he batted .346 with 204 hits with 81 RBI’s. He lead the league in average, second in hits,and sixth in stolen bases (32). Altuve helped the Astros win the World Series by batting .310 during the postseason with 7 home runs and 14 RBI’s, as he made it clear he was the best position player in the league.