The World Series will be underway in a few days, and there's no baseball in between, so I decided to put my end-of-year awards. The awards are as follows:

1. Comeback Player of the Year
   
2. Manager of the Year
   
3. Rookie of the Year
   
4. Cy Young
   
5. MVP
   

These awards apply to the regular season only, so postseason performances don't count, and these are my choices for the awards.

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Wade Davis.

Anyone remember how mediocre to poor he was last year in his first year with the Royals? He turned his season around. His swagger was back, and his sharp cutter made his high-90s fastball and mid-80s curveball more lethal. The Royals pen was amazing last year; he helped make the bullpen even better by making the game shorter. That 1.00 ERA, 109 strikeouts, 13.63 K's/9 rate, and no homers allowed aren't anything to sneeze at.

Second-place: Nelson Cruz.

Third-place: Phil Hughes.

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Johnny Cueto.

Last season, he only started eleven games due to injury. This season, he stayed healthy and had the best season of his career while pitching for a mediocre Reds squad. He went 20-4 (tied with Adam Wainwright for second behind Clayton Kershaw) with a 2.25 ERA (second behind Kershaw) and 242 strikeouts (tied with Stephen Strasburg for first).

Second-place: Casey McGehee.

Third-place: Justin Morneau.

AL Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter.

The year after going 85-77 (tied for third with the Yanks), he led Baltimore to 96 wins, their first AL East crown since 1997, and a twelve-game finish in their division. Boston, New York, and Tampa Bay were the three-headed powerhouse. This season, all three slumped terribly, and Baltimore took advantage. His leadership in the clubhouse ebbed on his players (at 211 home runs, the most by a wide margin [Colorado's second with 186]) and coaching staff.

Second-place: Mike Scioscia.

Third-place: Ned Yost.

NL Manager of the Year: Matt Williams.

With high expectations, the 2013 Nats missed the postseason outright, ending Davey Johnson's big-league career on a somewhat sour note. Matt Williams's old-school attitude brought back life in the complacent clubhouse. Overcoming injuries to players such as Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman, he helped lead the club to 96 wins and their second NL East crown in three years. Although the season ended in disappointment, the Nats' future looks bright.

Second-place: Mike Redmond.

Third-place: Bruce Bochy and Don Mattingly (tied).

AL Rookie of the Year: Jose Abreu.

The Cuban defector made a splash in Chicago's South Side and became an instant sensation. With excellent power on both sides of the plate, he was in the top five in the Triple Crown: .317 average (fifth), 36 homers (third), and 117 RBIs (fourth). He sured up the heart of ChiSox's order; if he stays healthy, #79 may eventually be plastered on the outfield wall along with the other retired numbers.

Second-place: Dellin Betances.

Third-place: Yordano Ventura.

NL Rookie of the Year: Jason deGrom.

This little kid got called up the same day as Chase Whitley of the Yankees. In it, he was the first Met pitcher to record a base hit in 2014. Even though Billy Hamilton played a full season, his 25 caught-steals (compared to his 56 steals) and .250/.292/.355 (average/on-base %/slugging %) line hurt him dearly. deGrom finished with a 2.69 ERA and 2.67 FIP rate. With Matt Harvey scheduled to return next season, there's a front line of starting pitching for the Mets.

Second-place: Billy Hamilton.

Third-place: Gregory Polanco.

AL Cy Young Award: Corey Kluber.

If you told me who I'd vote for prior to the September game at Toronto, I'd vote for Felix Hernandez. But his poor outing hurt him considerably: Despite the scorer's change that lowered his ERA and gave him the ERA title, that series (and performance) cost them dearly. Corey Kluber solidified Cleveland's front-end rotation. His 269 K's is second to Detroit's David Price for the whole season, and he only got better as the season wound down. Altogether, an 18-9 record with a 2.44 ERA in 235.2 innings pitched. Not a bad turnaround for someone who had a sub-four ERA last season and might not've been in the starting rotation had Cleveland survived the Wild Card game.

Second-place: Felix Hernandez.

Third-place: Wade Davis.

NL Cy Young Award: Clayton Kershaw.

Need I say anything about his spectacular season? 21-3 record. A 1.77 ERA. Three K's shy of another NL Pitching Triple Crown. The first pitcher to strike out fifteen in a no-no and walk nobody! The definition of an ace. At only 26, he could just be starting. (Could he be the next 300-game winner?)

Second-place: Johnny Cueto.

Third-place: Adam Wainwright.

AL MVP: Victor Martinez.

I don't give a damn if he's a DH or doesn't have the sexy numbers. The MVP isn't about the best player, but the most valuable. How much he helped influence the game and helped his team win. Victor Martinez's improvement in his batting craft aided Detroit with Miguel Cabrera in his year-long "slump." His .335 average was second to Jose Altuve's .341 (the first Astro to win the batting crown). His .335/.409/.565 line is extraordinary for his age. But what helped him stand out over Mike Trout was the strikeouts. Trout struck out 184 times. V-Mart? 42. Ten more K's than home runs. From August 1 to the end of the season, he struck out ten times: seven in August, three in September. His ability to put the ball in play and excellent batting average gave Miguel Cabrera pitches to hit, and J.D. Martinez's offensive prowess helped give him pitches to hit, too.

Second-place: Mike Trout.

Third-place: Robinson Canó.

Fourth-place: Dellin Betances.

Fifth-place: Nelson Cruz.

NL MVP: Clayton Kershaw.

The stats are self-explanatory. The splits are more remarkable. In the games he started, LAD went 23-4. Everyone else? 71-64, a .526 winning percentage. If calculating it, about 85 wins in a 162-game schedule. Without him, the Dodgers might have barely edged out the Milwaukee Brewers for the second Wild Card, if not fail to qualify.

Second-place: Giancarlo Stanton.

Third-place: Andrew McCutchen.

Fourth-place: Adrian Gonzalez.

Fifth-place: Kenley Jansen.