Chicago Cubs: Cubbies Crib staff casts their end-of-year award votes

ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 19: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 19, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The Cubbies Crib staff offered up their end-of-year award ballots at the conclusion of the regular season – and no Chicago Cubs player received hardware.

For the first time in several years, no Chicago Cubs players are expected to win any of the major hardware given out at season’s end. In 2015, Kris Bryant took home NL Rookie of the Year while his skipper, Joe Maddon, won Manager of the Year honors in the National League. Oh, and Jake Arrieta picked up his first career National League Cy Young Award after one of the most historic second halves in baseball history.

Last season, in addition to a coveted World Series title, Bryant won the NL Most Valuable Player – the first Cub to take home the honor since Sammy Sosa in 1998.

But, in 2017, while members of the Cubs organization will no-doubt earn votes, they will fall far short of earning any of the ‘big ones’ – the MVP, Cy Young or Manager of the Year awards. But, with that in mind, our staff decided to cast ballots for those categories in each league, respectively.

There were no unanimous winners – in either league. That being said, most of these came to a clear consensus when the votes were tallied. Let’s take a look.

The Cubbies Crib staff offered up their end-of-year award ballots at the conclusion of the regular season – and no Chicago Cubs player received hardware.

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