Smith, Messick named Cleveland BBWAA award winners

CLEVELAND -- We’re in the heart of baseball’s awards season, and the local Cleveland writers have some hardware to hand out.

On Sunday, the Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the winners of its annual honors for excellence on and off the field. Guardians closer Cade Smith was named the winner of the Bob Feller Man of the Year Award, and starter Parker Messick earned the Frank Gibbons/Steve Olin Good Guy Award.

Smith, Messick, starter Gavin Williams, and outfielders Chase DeLauter and Steven Kwan were nominated for the Man of the Year honor, which dates to 1946 and recognizes a player for his on-field contributions in a season. Each was a worthy…