What Should MLB's Award Season Look Like in 5 Years?

Consider this a conversation starter for how Major League Baseball's award season might and perhaps should change in the coming years. The next five years, specifically.

We're not opening this door because we think awards season is broken. It's fine! And if you're Jonathan India, Randy Arozarena, Kevin Cash, Gabe Kapler or one of the as-yet-unnamed Cy Young Award and MVP winners for 2021, it's better than fine.

Rather, the idea here is to acknowledge and play on how the standards for awards and even the awards themselves do change over time.

Even the five major awards haven't always been part of the game. The MVP didn't become a thing until 1931, when Major League Baseball was already decades…