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Silver Slugger Award. Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo holds Ryan Zimmerman's Silver Slugger Award. The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Carlos Correa, who wound up winning the AL rookie of the year award, had only been in the majors for a couple weeks by late June. On the other hand, eventual NL MVP Bryce Harper was already hitting in the .340 range and AL Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel was cruising along with an ERA a shade above 2.00. MORE: SN 50: Ranking baseball's 50 best players. Sometimes, itâs hard to know whoâs going to win the year-end awards in June.