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MLB awards finalists announced, Juan Soto sweepstakes heating up

Harry November 14, 2024

With the 2024 MLB season now in the rearview mirror, the last part of baseball to take care of is determining the winners of the year-end awards. This week, the finalists for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year were announced, and now it’s time to break down who we think will take home the hardware.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman review all the candidates; Whether Aaron Judge will join Shohei Ohtani to be named unanimous MVP, why Zack Wheeler deserves to be the NL Cy Young over Chris Sale, and who could steal first-place votes from Paul Skenes. NL Rookie of the Year voting.

Also in this section Baseball Bar-B-Castthe boys discuss their upcoming sweepstakes as Juan Soto is scheduled to meet with potential suitors this week, then dive into the listener mailbag and answer the question of whether the Los Angeles Dodgers’ biggest rival is the San Francisco Giants or the San Diego Padres. Roki Sasaki can immediately sign an extension with the team of his choice and then make his choice for fan-created rewards.

(1:58) – MVP finalists

(8:29) – Cy Young finalists

(16:13) – Rookie of the Year finalists

(22:03) – Manager of the Year finalists

(24:39) – Juan Soto giveaway update

(32:55) – Baseball Bar-B-Cast mailbag

(52:48) -Explain this to me like I’m five years old

(56:02) – Turbo Mod news summary