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Phillies first half award winners: Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, and more

By John Town

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 10: Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates a 7-3 win against the New York Mets after their game at Citi Field on July 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 10: Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates a 7-3 win against the New York Mets after their game at Citi Field on July 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 28: Seranthony Dominguez #58 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after recording the last out of the game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on June 28, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Nationals 4-3. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Rookie of the Year: Seranthony Dominguez

This was also a pretty easy decision. Since being promoted to the major leagues, Seranthony Dominguez has been the anchor in an otherwise unsteady bullpen.

In 28 appearances, Dominguez has a 1.60 ERA, 1.69 fielding-independent pitching, 0.65 WHIP, and 7.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Gabe Kapler immediately started using him in high-leverage situations and he has delivered, recording nine saves and 10 holds while blowing only one save.

Since his debut, Dominguez ranks second in WHIP, ninth in K/BB, eight in opposing batting average, eighth in strikeouts, and 18th in ERA among 164 relievers with 20 or more innings pitched. He has already come in and established himself as one of the top relievers in the game just over two months into his major-league career.

When you think about the fact that this is the first season Dominguez has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen, it only makes his mercurial rise to Philadelphia look even better.

Runners-up: Jorge Alfaro, Victor Arano

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