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Phillies Nation Awards Predictions

Votto is the odds-on favorite to win NL MVP. (AP)

Below, our contributors give their best guesses as to who will win the major awards in Major League Baseball this season. For previous seasons, click here (2012, 2011).

Jon Nisula:
NL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
AL MVP: Jose Bautista, TOR

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, SEA

NL RoY: Adam Eaton, ARZ
AL RoY: Jurickson Profar, TEX

NL Player to watch: Roy Halladay, PHI
AL Player to watch: Josh Hamilton, LAA

NL Manager of the year: Davey Johnson, WAS
AL Manager of the year: John Gibbons, TOR

Amanda Orr:

NL MVP: Joey Votto, CIN
AL MVP: Mike Trout, LAA

NL Cy Young: Cole Hamels, PHI
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, DET

NL RoY: Zack Wheeler, NYM
AL RoY: Wil Myers, TB

NL Player to watch: Roy Halladay, PHI
AL Player to watch: RA Dickey, TOR

NL Manager of the year: Don Mattingly, LAD
AL Manager of the year: Terry Francona, CLE

Alex Lee:
NL MVP: Joey Votto, CIN
AL MVP: Mike Trout, LAA

NL Cy Young: Cole Hamels, PHI
AL Cy Young: David Price, TB

NL RoY: Jedd Gyorko, SD
AL RoY: Wil Myers, TB

NL Player to watch: Bryce Harper, WAS
AL Player to watch: Yu Darvish, TEX

NL Manager of the year: Bud Black, SD
AL Manager of the year: Terry Francona, CLE

Jay Floyd:

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera

NL Cy Young: Cole Hamels, Phi
AL Cy Young: Josh Johnson, Tor.

NL RoY: Travis d’Arnaud, NYM
AL RoY: Aaron Hicks, Min

NL Player to watch: RHP Julio Teheran, ATL
AL Player to watch: Vance Worley, MIN & J.A. Happ, TOR

Don McGettigan:
NL MVP: Ryan Zimmermann, WAS
AL MVP: Prince Fielder, DET

NL Cy Young: Cole Hamels, PHI
AL Cy Young: Yu DarvishTEX

NL RoY: Gerrit Cole, PIT
AL RoY: Wil Myers, TB

Have you heard of this man? (AP)

NL Player to watch: Paul Goldschmidt, ARZ
AL Player to watch: Alejandro De Aza, CWS

NL Manager of the year: Kirk Gibson, ARZ
AL Manager of the year: Joe Maddon, TB

Nick Staskin:
NL MVP: Matt Kemp, LAD
AL MVP: Mike Trout, LAA

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, DET

NL RoY: Adam Eaton, ARZ
AL RoY: Manny Machado, BAL

NL Player to watch: Pedro Alvarez, PIT
AL Player to watch: Wil Myers, TB

NL Manager of the year: Mike Matheny, STL
AL Manager of the year: John Gibbons, TOR

Ryan Dinger:
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
AL MVP: Jose Bautista, TOR

NL CYA: Stephen Strasburg, WAS
AL CYA: Yu Darvish, TEX

NL ROY: Gerrit Cole, PIT
AL ROY: Jurickson Profar, TEX

NL Player to Watch: Stephen Strasburg, WAS
AL Player to Watch: R.A. Dickey, TOR

NL Manager: Don Mattingly, LAD
AL Manager: John Farrell, TOR

Eric Seidman:
NL MVP: Matt Kemp, LAD
AL MVP: Albert Pujols, LAA

NL CYA: Cole Hamels, PHI
AL CYA: Justin Verlander, DET

NL ROY: Rob Brantly, MIA
AL ROY: Jurickson Profar, TEX

NL Player to Watch: Paul Goldschmidt, ARZ
AL Player to Watch: Victor Martinez, DET

NL Manager: Bruce Bochy, SF
AL Manager: Terry Francona, CLE

Ian Riccaboni:
NL MVP: Paul Goldscmhidt, AZ
AL MVP: Mike Trout, LAA

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
AL Cy Young: David Price, TB

NL RoY: Tyler Skaggs, AZ
AL RoY: Wil Myers, TB

NL Player to watch: Dom Brown, PHI
AL Player to watch: Jose Reyes, TOR

NL Manager of the year: Kirk Gibson, AZ
AL Manager of the year: Bob Melvin, OAK

Corey Seidman:
NL MVP: Joey Votto, CIN
AL MVP: Robinson Cano, NYY

NL Cy: Stephen Strasburg, WAS
AL Cy: Justin Verlander, DET

NL Rookie: Tyler Skaggs, ARZ
AL Rookie: Bruce Rondon, DET

NL Player to Watch: Andrelton Simmons, ATL
AL Player to Watch: Matt Moore, TB

NL Manager: Kirk Gibson, ARZ
AL Manager: John Farrell, TOR

Pat Gallen:
NL MVP: Joey Votto, CIN
AL MVP: Evan Longoria, TB

NL Cy Young: Matt Cain, SF
AL Cy Young: David Price, TB

NL RoY: Jedd Gyorko, SD
AL RoY: Aaron Hicks, MIN

NL Player to watch: Domonic Brown, PHI
AL Player to watch: Eric Hosmer, KC

NL Manager of the year: Clint Hurdle, PIT
AL Manager of the year: Terry Francona, CLE

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