Awards & Honors
2020 SABR Analytics Awards: Voting Now Open!
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2019 Beyond the Box Score Awards: Most Valuable Player
For our final round of awards, we talk about the obvious.
2019 Beyond the Box Score Awards: Cy Young
The Cy Young voting might be the closest of all this year’s awards.
2019 Beyond the Box Score Awards: Rookie of the Year
Two home run smashers take the award with ease.
Some of the Gold Glove finalists are truly baffling
Historically, the award has done a poor job of rewarding the best defender. This year is no different.
The home stretch for MLB awards races
How do the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year awards look as we head into the final month?
Beyond the Box Score Awards: Reliever of the Year
Two breakout relievers played a huge role in two breakout teams.
Beyond the Box Score Awards: Comeback Player of the Year
These two players came back from the brink to deliver their best performances in years.
Beyond the Box Score Awards: Rookie of the Year
There was no shortage of good candidates this year.
Beyond the Box Score Awards: Cy Young
Nobody voted for John Smoltz.
Beyond The Box Score Awards: Most Valuable Player
And, the winners are...
Reviewing the MLB All-Star ballot
What voting looks and feels like.
Should we credit Kyle Hendricks for being clutch?
In a tight race for the NL Cy Young, the Cubs righty has separated himself by leaving a boatload of runners on base. Should that make him the winner?
Zach Britton is not the best reliever candidate for AL Cy Young
Besides the fact that he's not the best reliever in the AL, talk of Britton’s candidacy has highlighted the problem with the existing reliever awards.
Handicapping the AL Cy Young race
Because someone has to win it, let's handicap the AL Cy Young Award race.
The 2016 BtBS NL All-Star Selections!
Join us as the BtBS staff selects their version of the mid-season All-Stars! Today we finish with the National League team.
No, Yadier Molina should not be an All-Star
With the announcement of the All-Star Game rosters on Tuesday night, there were a lot of unhappy people in the St. Louis area. This probably won't make them any happier.
All-Star Game rosters are out! Vent accordingly.
It's time to get Mad Online.
The 2016 BtBS AL All-Star Selections!
Join us as the BtBS staff selects their version of the mid-season All-Stars! Today we begin with the American League team.
Call it a comeback: Sabathia among other rebounds
The Yankees' former ace has begun 2016 with a strong start - how unprecedented is his apparent resurgence?
How unusual is Zack Greinke's Cy Young loss?
Greinke's 1.66 ERA for the Dodgers was the lowest in 20 years, but the traditionally-skewed Cy Young electorate didn't award him the honor.
SB Nation Awards 2015: Breakage of Unwritten Rules
We love awards. Let's give some out.
SB Nation Awards 2015: Bat Flip / Celebration
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SB Nation Awards 2015: Defensive Play of the Year
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SB Nation Awards 2015: MLB Pitcher of the Year
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SB Nation Awards 2015: Vote for Hitter of the Year
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Why Salvador Perez deserved the World Series MVP
Perez had a great series, definitely, but the way the Royals are structured does not lend itself to individual awards.
How much did framing help Dallas Keuchel?
The Astros lefty looks like the favorite for the American League Cy Young award. But did the work of his catchers help him get here, and if so, how much does that detract from his case?
2015 in the record books
2015 has had some amazing performances. So amazing that we may have new single-season records in UZR, wRC+, and xFIP.
Is Clayton Kershaw the NL Cy Young favorite?
After a relatively slow start to the season, Clayton Kershaw is in a great position to capture his fourth NL Cy Young Award in the last five years.
Paul Molitor is a candidate for the AL MoY award
Creating a numbers-driven narrative for the American League Manager of the Year race, how does Molitor stack up against the other AL coaches?
ASG 2015: The BtBS All-Star Reserves (NL Edition)
It's time to announce the 2015 BtBS All-Star team! Let's go over who our writers selected as National League reserves.