MLBTradeRumors.com · Nov 3
Parker Messick Earns PPI Pick For Guardians
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the finalists for all the major awards on Monday night. The award winners will be revealed next week, but the finalists are the players who finished top three in the voting in some order.
Guardians left-hander Parker Messick is listed alongside Cam Schlittler and Dylan Cease among the finalists for the AL Cy Young award. As MLBTR contributor Ethan Hullihen observes, that ensures that Cleveland will receive a bonus pick after the first round in the 2027 draft. Messick met the eligibility for the Prospect Promotion Incentive, which means a top three Cy Young finish within his first three seasons nets Cleveland a pick.