Whicker: Baseball’s award winners, both real and imagined

Who should win the baseball awards? And why shouldn’t there be more of them? And why don’t hitters fatten up their numbers by beating shifts? And why do ear specialists encourage all people to go to Dodger games?
I ask myself these questions:
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, A.L.: Jose Altuve picked up his fourth 200-hit season and has won three of four A.L. batting titles. More important, he brought power, defense, speed and an unsinkable spirit to Houston.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, N.L.: It