Who Will Walk Away with the 2020 ROY Awards in MLB? Do Any Indians Fit the Bill?

When it comes to predicting the rookie of the year, it’s always one of the tougher awards to try and figure out. You never know what player is going to come out of nowhere to be much better than is expected, like last season one Indians player who wound up in the mix as one of the top rookies was pitcher Zach Plesac, who went 7-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 21 starts.

When it comes to predicting the rookie of the year, it’s always one of the tougher awards to try and figure out.

You never know what player is going to come out of nowhere to be much better than is expected, like last season one Indians player who wound up in the mix as one of the top rookies was pitcher Zach Plesac, who went 7-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 21 starts.

Looking at 2020 and the shortened season ahead, SI Senior Writer Tom Verducci has his eye on some standout stars-in-the-making.

The two most talked about potential rookies who will take home the award are Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Gavin Lux, and one player who the Indians will see quite a bit in the 60-game campaign, that being Chicago White Sox CF Luis Robert.

Some other potential American League candidates who could win the award include Oakland A’s pitcher Jesus Luzardo, Tigers pitcher Casey Mize, Jo Adell of the Los Angeles Angels, and Rays shortstop Wander Franco.

Are there any Indians “rookies” that could surprise this season?

MLB.com way back in January put out a list of all 30 MLB teams and the top candidate from each team that could sneak into the Rookie of the Year chatter.

For the Tribe, they pick slugger Bobby Bradley, who had a cup of coffee last season at the Major League level, but just struck out way to much to keep up at the MLB level.

Here’s what MLB.com had to say about Bradley being in the mix for ROY status.

Strikeouts have been a problem for Bradley throughout his career, but when the 23-year-old slugger makes contact, the ball often leaves the yard. There’s no denying Bradley’s power -- he's hit 23 or more homers in five straight seasons -- and putting up big power numbers is always a way to stick around in the awards conversation.

Other than Bradley, there’s not a lot of Indians that could potentially see a lot of playing time in the short 60-game season, so likely it’s going to be a season for fans to sit back and watch what young players around the league shine more so than any with the Indians.