I couldn’t resist. That made for a funny headline. It’s also true.
The last few years, people kept telling us to create a Mike Trout Award and give it to Mike Trout. So we did, and then gave it to Kershaw.
— David Cameron (@DCameronFG) November 3, 2014
FanGraphs.com has an explanation of its first-ever Player of the Year award and how its judges voted here.
As for the bigger awards Kershaw is eligible to win this month: The National League Cy Young Award will be announced Nov. 12 and the MVP award will be announced Nov. 13.
