All 30 MLB.com beat writers are projecting major award candidates from the team they cover. In the case of the Rockies, the competition includes their own park, where hitting stats are difficult to measure or understand. As much as Arenado, Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon or DJ LeMahieu could find themselves under consideration if healthy, it's possible that a pitcher has the best chance to take home major hardware at season's end.
Walker broke through in 1997 with the Baseball Writers' Association of America National League Most Valuable Player Award.