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Crow-Armstrong batted .280 with 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases
this season, becoming the seventh member of the 40-40 club.
He led the majors in runs (119), tied for most homers, ranked
second in OPS (.943) and finished fourth in RBIs (107). All
while playing outstanding defense and appearing in all 162
regular-season games to help the Cubs earn a National League
wild card.
The 24-year-old Crow-Armstrong received 21 of 24 first-place
votes in balloting by a panel of baseball writers, broadcasters,
reporters and researchers that included several former players,
managers and executives.
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez finished second.
Crow-Armstrong became the seventh Cubs player to win the
Baseball Digest award and first since Kris Bryant and Anthony
Rizzo shared the prize in 2016.
The hard-throwing Misiorowski also garnered 21 first-place votes
after going 16-5 to propel Milwaukee to the best record in the
big leagues (103-59) and its fourth consecutive NL Central
title. He led the majors with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in
30 starts covering 174 2/3 innings.
New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler was runner-up to
the 24-year-old Misiorowski, the first Brewers pitcher to take
home the honor.
Miller, 28, tied for the NL lead with a career-high 38 saves as
the Padres earned a wild-card spot in the playoffs. He went 5-2
with a 1.67 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 70 innings over 66
appearances.
The right-hander received 18 first-place votes and easily
outpaced Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith, who came in
second.
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