Philadelphia Phillies: A Look at the Phils’ Candidates for End of Season Awards
August 28, 2011 by Matt Boczar
Filed under Fan News
In the past decade, the Philadelphia Phillies have had a player win the MVP award, a pitcher win the Cy Young, a Rookie of the Year winner and a manager become Manager of the Year.
Just not in the same season.
From Larry Bowa in 2001, to Ryan Howard in 2005 and 2006, to Jimmy Rollins in 2007, to Roy Halladay this past season, the Phillies have recently been the recipients of every major end of season award.
This season, for the first time in recent history, the Phils’ have legitimate candidates for all four awards.
While some awards, such as the National League’s most valuable player, may be more difficult to obtain. Others, such as the league’s Cy Young award, have multiple candidates from the team that may win.
With 33 games to go, the Phillies not only have team goals that are within reach, but their players, individually, have accomplishments on the line that their play during the regular season’s final month may determine whether they are achieved or not.
The Phillies’ ultimate goal this season involves the team as a whole.
However, they still have players who, individually, have become candidates for the league’s end of season awards.