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Award Races — August 6, 2026
AUGUST 6, 2026
Our MVP, Cy Young and Rookie Scores — who leads each race, and by how much.
MVP watch
Our MVP Score (0–100) — each hitter’s OPS, on-base, power, run production and playing time graded against the league average, then blended. Higher is better.
American League
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros · .329 AVG · 35 HR · 85 RBI · 1.082 OPS86.8SCORE›AVG .329 · HR 35 · OPS 1.08285 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.082elite
Ben Rice
New York Yankees · .260 AVG · 31 HR · 73 RBI · 0.905 OPS77.6SCORE›AVG .260 · HR 31 · OPS 0.90573 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.905elite
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays · .284 AVG · 33 HR · 71 RBI · 0.932 OPS77.4SCORE›AVG .284 · HR 33 · OPS 0.93271 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.932elite
National League
CJ Abrams
Washington Nationals · .290 AVG · 28 HR · 88 RBI · 0.921 OPS79.1SCORE›AVG .290 · HR 28 · OPS 0.92188 RBI · 21 SBOPS0.921elite
James WoodWashington Nationals · .265 AVG · 30 HR · 73 RBI · 0.928 OPS78.9SCORE›AVG .265 · HR 30 · OPS 0.92873 RBI · 17 SBOPS0.928elite
Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers · .297 AVG · 26 HR · 70 RBI · 0.953 OPS77.6SCORE›AVG .297 · HR 26 · OPS 0.95370 RBI · 6 SBOPS0.953elite
Cy Young watch
Our Cy Young Score (0–100) — ERA, WHIP, strikeout and walk rates, workload and quality starts, each graded against the league average, then blended. Higher is better.
American League
Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees · 2.26 ERA · 0.95 WHIP · 171 K80.3SCORE›ERA 2.26 · WHIP 0.95 · IP 139.2GS 24 · 10 W · 171 KFORM85elite
Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays · 2.91 ERA · 0.93 WHIP · 122 K73.1SCORE›ERA 2.91 · WHIP 0.93 · IP 117.1GS 21 · 10 W · 122 KFORM79above avg
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays · 2.41 ERA · 1.08 WHIP · 174 K72.0SCORE›ERA 2.41 · WHIP 1.08 · IP 119.1GS 20 · 7 W · 174 KFORM78above avg
National League
Jacob Misiorowski
Milwaukee Brewers · 1.63 ERA · 0.73 WHIP · 195 K90.1SCORE›ERA 1.63 · WHIP 0.73 · IP 127GS 21 · 11 W · 195 KFORM99elite
Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves · 2.08 ERA · 1.02 WHIP · 143 K81.3SCORE›ERA 2.08 · WHIP 1.02 · IP 117GS 20 · 12 W · 143 KFORM84elite
Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers · 2.76 ERA · 0.88 WHIP · 121 K74.9SCORE›ERA 2.76 · WHIP 0.88 · IP 133.2GS 20 · 11 W · 121 KFORM83above avg
Rookie of the Year watch
Our Rookie Score (0–100) — the MVP and Cy Young engines applied to first-year players, hitters and pitchers ranked on one scale. Higher is better.
American League
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians · 2.57 ERA · 1.06 WHIP · 128 K67.7SCORE rookie›ERA 2.57 · WHIP 1.06 · IP 129.2GS 22 · 8 W · 128 KFORM77above avg
Kazuma OkamotoToronto Blue Jays · .229 AVG · 24 HR · 70 RBI · 0.742 OPS67.4SCORE rookie›AVG .229 · HR 24 · OPS 0.74270 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.742above avg
Chase DeLauterCleveland Guardians · .276 AVG · 12 HR · 55 RBI · 0.791 OPS61.1SCORE rookie›AVG .276 · HR 12 · OPS 0.79155 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.791above avg
National League
Sal Stewart
Cincinnati Reds · .255 AVG · 24 HR · 86 RBI · 0.812 OPS70.8SCORE rookie›AVG .255 · HR 24 · OPS 0.81286 RBI · 12 SBOPS0.812above avg
Foster GriffinWashington Nationals · 3.06 ERA · 1.07 WHIP · 116 K66.2SCORE rookie›ERA 3.06 · WHIP 1.07 · IP 129.1GS 22 · 12 W · 116 KFORM71above avg
Nolan McLean
New York Mets · 3.29 ERA · 1.12 WHIP · 148 K63.5SCORE rookie›ERA 3.29 · WHIP 1.12 · IP 125.2GS 22 · 7 W · 148 KFORM67above avg
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.