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Before we unveil our 2022 honorees, here are 14 spoiler-free tidbits about our annual awards, spanning five decades of Baseball America history.

"You deserve this,'' Paul Molitor said to the Twins' $100 million center fielder Wednesday.

share-square-1883254 As we inch toward the start of summer, trade chatter around Major League Baseball will inevitably heat up in anticipation of the July 30 Trade Deadline. But some teams in years past haven’t waited until the last minute to do their midseason shopping. Many have pulled off deals that involved MVPs, Cy Young Award winners, postseason legends and future Hall of Famers. This month has seen trades that either catapulted teams and players to immediate success or set the foundation for future greatness. Here is a rundown of the most impactful trades in the month of June since t...

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images White Sox reliever Aaron Bummer has modest expectations for the team’s loaded bullpen this season. “I don’t expect to lose a game if we’re leading after the fifth inning,” he said. “I really think that the talent in our bullpen is that good to where we should be able to hold leads for our starters regardless of the score.” Wait, did we say modest? “I don’t necessarily care if we end up the No. 1-rated bullpen or the No. 4-rated bullpen or No. 7,’’ Bummer said. ‘‘I want to be 90-0 with a lead after six innings or whatever that...