New York's Luis Severino, Aaron Judge Up For Awards

Right -handed pitcher Luis Severino and right fielder Aaron Judge  will look and hope to bring back awards to New York this off-season after their outstanding seasons on the diamond.

Aaron Judge's historic season has placed the Yankees slugger as a finalist for both the American League Most Valuable Player Award and the AL's Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, while  Luis Severino stands as a finalist for the AL Cy Young Award. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Judge has often been mentioned as a shoo-in for the Rookie of the Year Award, while he and the Astros' Jose Altuve  are expected to finish at the top of the MVP balloting in some order. Votes were cast by participating members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) prior to the end of the regular season. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

"We have a great team," Judge said in October. "We have a lot of guys coming back. We have a lot of guys in the Minor Leagues waiting for their turn to come up here and do their thing. We're all excited for next year and what it holds for us." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

The 25-year-old Judge hit .284/.422/.627 in 155 games for the Yankees this past season, leading the AL with 128 runs, 52 homers and 127 walks. Judge collected 24 doubles, three triples and 114 RBIs while leading the Majors with 208 strikeouts. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Andrew Benintendi of the Redsox and Trey Mancini of the Orioles are the other finalists for the Rookie of the Year Award, which will be announced on Nov. 13 on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Severino went 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA in 31 starts, holding opponents to a .208 average while completing his first full Major League season. Severino ranked third in the AL in ERA, fourth in strikeouts (230), ninth in innings (193 1/3) and tied for ninth in wins. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

He is competing against Corey Kluber of the Indians and Chris Sale  of the Red Sox for the Cy Young Award, which will be revealed on Nov. 15 on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Severino finished second in the AL in opponents' slugging (.338) and OPS (.603), third in average and on-base percentage (.266). An AL All-Star for the first time in 2017, Severino's 10.71 K/9 IP ratio was the highest in Yankees history. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

"I take the mound every time thinking of going six, seven [innings]," Severino said. "That's my mindset. Every time they give me the ball, I'm trying to pitch a good game. I had a lot of problems last year with the changeup. They told me to work on it a lot in the offseason, so that's what I did. I have a lot of confidence in it now. I can throw my changeup in any count. That's the difference from last year." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Judge is pitted against Altuve and the Indians' Jose Ramirez for the AL MVP Award, which will be unveiled on Nov. 16 on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET. Since 2003, five of the eight players who led or tied for their league lead in both homers and runs won the MVP, with the other three finishing second. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

"I'm biased. That's my guy,"CC Sabathia said of Judge. "I think he deserves it. We wouldn't be in this position without him. I think that's the definition of an MVP." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

Over the same span, five of the seven players who recorded at least 120 runs, 45 homers and 100 RBIs in a season were named MVP. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/

"He just sees the big picture. He's a pretty resilient guy," Brett Gardner  said. "Mentally, he's on top of his game and he knows that good things are around the corner, even when things aren't going well. There's more to his game than home runs and walks. He plays really good defense out there in right field, too, and I think that's important. When you struggle at the plate, don't take things out on defense with you. I think he does a really good job of that." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/260801486/aaron-judge-luis-severino-are-bbwaa-finalists/