And the Awards Go to ...

We still have more than seven months before the Baseball Writers' Association of America hands out its hardware, but why wait? MLB FanHouse's staff is ready to name the award winners today.

But don't hold us to it.

These predictions are nothing more than having some fun. Think about it; there's two ways to predict who wins the MVP or Cy Young Award: take the obvious guy who's been at the top of his game (Johan Santana, Albert Pujols) or go with a hunch and make a stab at some so far unrewarded talent (Grady Sizemore, David Wright).

Our choices are below, and there's little consensus. Five different players got picked for AL MVP, five for AL Rookie of the Year, six for NL Cy Young, six for NL Rookie of the Year, seven for NL MVP and nine for AL Cy Young.

The most popular picks were for Florida's Cameron Maybin as NL Rookie of the Year and Grady Sizemore as AL MVP (both six panelists).

We must feel Cleveland will bounce back in the AL Central, since Sizemore was a popular choice for AL MVP. Sizemore is due some recognition; his 232 extra-base hits the past three seasons are most in the league.

Wright was the top pick in the NL, with teammate Jose Reyes getting one selection and division rival Chase Utley another. (I went off the board with Stephen Drew, just because.)

Most of our choices for AL Rookie of the Year will open the season in the minors, with Tampa Bay's David Price and Baltimore's Matt Wieters being picked by eight of the 13 panelists.

Writer	AL MVP	NL MVP	AL Cy Young	NL Cy Young	AL Rookie of Year	NL Rookie of Year
Ed Price
	Evan Longoria	Stephen Drew	Roy Halladay	Johan Santana	David Price	Jordan Schafer
Jeff Fletcher
	Grady Sizemore	Hanley Ramirez	John Danks	Brandon Webb	Brett Anderson	Cameron Maybin
Jay Mariotti
	Grady Sizemore	Ryan Howard	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Johan Santana	Matt Wieters	Cameron Maybin
Dan Graziano
	Kevin Youkilis	David Wright	Zack Greinke	Josh Johnson	Elvis Andrus	Colby Rasmus
Andrew Johnson
	Grady Sizemore	Albert Pujols	Roy Halladay	Tim Lincecum	Travis Snider	Colby Rasmus
Matt Snyder
	Grady Sizemore	David Wright	Felix Hernandez	Brandon Webb	Elvis Andrus	Jason Motte
Will Brinson
	Mark Teixeira	Chase Utley	Jake Peavy	Cole Hamels	Matt Wieters	Tommy Hanson
Pat Lackey
	Kevin Youkilis	David Wright	Francisco Liriano	Johan Santana	Matt Wieters	Cameron Maybin
Josh Alper
	Mark Teixeira	Jose Reyes	Roy Halladay	Johan Santana	Matt Wieters	Cameron Maybin
Tom Fornelli
	Grady Sizemore	Albert Pujols	Josh Beckett	Johan Santana	David Price	Cameron Maybin
Knox Bardeen
	Justin Morneau	David Wright	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Dan Haren	Travis Snider	Cameron Maybin
Jon Bois
	Carlos Quentin	Albert Pujols	Roy Halladay	Tim Lincecum	Matt Wieters	Tommy Hanson
Jacob Wheatley-Schaller
	Grady Sizemore	David Wright	CC Sabathia	Johan Santana	Matt Wieters	Colby Rasmus

Editor's Note: Yes, we're aware Jake Peavy currently plays in the NL. Brinson's choice was intentional. Come back Friday for our playoff and World Series picks.