2020 Ben McDonald Award winner: Lance Lynn

Before this past season, Lance Lynn had registered double-digit losses in five of his six DMBL seasons, including a brutal 15-43 record over three years. The four-time draftee broke out in 2020 after latching on with Sardine City, going 24-6 to help the Straphangers to a 104-win campaign and the commissioner's cup.

2020 Pat Listach Award winner: Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso slugged 60 home runs and drove in a league-high 139 RBI on his way to the Pat Listach Award, honoring the DMBL's top rookie. It's a league-record fourth Listach Award for the Hillsborough franchise.

2020 Eck Award winner

In some years, relievers play a huge part, saving gobs of games or logging massive innings -- and strikeouts -- coming out of the bullpen. This was not necessarily one of those seasons.

2020 Kevin Mitchell Award candidates

Is a big hitting CF or SS more valuable than a power-hitting 1B? Does a DH who doesn't usually even play the field warrant as much consideration? It's an age-old question, as is just what "valuable" means. And in a season with home runs flying out of ballparks -- does it matter?

2020 Listach Award contenders - pitchers

Pitchers seem a little behind the 8-ball when it comes to the Pat Listach Award. First-year batters have put up such absurd numbers in recent years that they've runaway with the Listach and even contended for the Mitchell Award. But maybe this year is different.

2020 Listach Award contenders - batters

The thing about the Pat Listach Award, recognizing the DMBL's top rookie each year, is that there are only three slots on the ballot. In 2020, voters are going to have a helluva time deciding because they'll have to leave some outrageously good rookies off of their ballots.

2020 McDonald Award candidates

The 2020 Ben McDonald Award could become more of a coronation than last year's close race after a season that saw the second-highest win total by a starting pitcher in DMBL history.