The Philadelphia Phillies are at the beginning of a potentially new era of Phillies baseball, with free agency under way. Before the stove gets too hot this offseason, MLB's annual Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) awards have to be handed out.
The Phillies have three BBWAA award finalists this year. Starter Cristopher Sánchez was named a Cy Young Award finalist, and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber was named an NL MVP finalist. Both of the Phillies star players had an amazing 2025. What comes as a little more of a surprise is manager Rob Thomson being named a finalist for NL Manager of the Year in 2025.