There is one final week left in the Major League season. As the season starts to wrap up and teams start clinching playoff berths, many start to question and debate – who will win the season awards in each division?

Let’s start off with the National League Rookie of the Year race. The race for ROY is the battle of the Cuban’s as the race comes down to the very end between Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Marlin’s pitcher Jose Fernandez.

Every baseball fan across the country has witnessed what Dodger fans like to call Puig Mania. Puig jumped out of the gates hot after making his major league debut June 3 and was named National League Player of the Week his very first week in the big leagues. Since his call up, the Dodgers have made a miraculous leap from worst to first in the National League West. In 97 games this season, Puig is hitting .331 with 18 homers and 41 RBIs.

Puig’s fellow countryman and Rookie of the Year battery mate Fernandez has skyrocketed to the top in almost every pitching category in the National League. At only 20 years old, Fernandez has already achieved awards, including being named a National League All-Star. In 28 starts this season, Fernandez is 12-6 with 187 strikeouts and a very impressive 2.19 earned run average. Fernandez might be the only bright spot in what has been a miserable season for the Miami Marlins.

I think Fernandez edges out Puig and will become the Rookie of the Year. Yes, Puig’s numbers have been monstrous this season, but he has only played 97 games, only has 41 RBIs and still hasn’t had many at-bats. Fernandez has been up all season and has been putting up these numbers since opening day. He is second in the NL in ERA, only trailing Clayton Kershaw. I think Fernandez’s ERA will put him over the top for the Rookie of the Year.

The NL Cy Young award is all but over at this point in the season. There is no question that Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will win the Cy Young. Kershaw won the award back in 2011 and won the pitching Triple Crown when he led the NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA. In 2011, Kershaw went 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA and had 248 strikeouts on a very mediocre Dodgers team. Besides his record this year, Kershaw’s numbers are monstrous compared to his 2011 season. This year his ERA is at a devastating 1.88 with 224 strikeouts. He will make one final regular season start later this week, which means one final chance for him to lower that ERA. The only difference between Kershaw’s dominating performance in 2011 and this season is that this year, he will be pitching in the postseason.

Now the biggest question mark in the MLB awards race is the NL MVP. Many experts and fans see this race as a toss-up because, at this point, there is no clear front-runner. Three candidates that have the best shot at winning the MVP are Andrew McCutchen, Yadier Molina and Paul Goldschmidt.

McCutchen has had another spectacular season, hitting .321 with 20 home runs and 82 RBIs. Also, McCutchen has led the Pirates to its first winning season since 1992 and its first postseason since that 1992 season.

Molina was the clear favorite for the MVP, but that changed when he went on the disabled list at the end of July. However, he has since returned from the DL and has played in 129 games this season, compiling 153 hits and 71 RBIs. The Cardinals have clinched a playoff berth too, which will help his chances – much like McCutchen.

By far, Goldschmidt has the best numbers out of any of the MVP candidates, leading the NL with 123 RBIs and 34 home runs. He is also hitting over .300, which is a plus for him. He has carried the Diamondbacks this season as he leads the league with the most late-inning homers and RBIs. But the Diamondbacks will not make the playoffs this season, which could hurt Goldschmidt’s chances.

However, despite not making the playoffs, I think Goldschmidt will win the MVP. If you look at his numbers they are much better than McCutchen’s and slightly better than Molina’s. Goldschmidt leads the league in two out of three Triple Crown categories and is in the Top 10 in the category he isn’t leading.

When Kershaw won the Cy Young in 2011, the Dodgers finished the season at 81-81. The Diamondbacks will finish with a record a little better than that. If Kershaw won the Cy Young in 2011, why can’t Goldschmidt win the MVP 2013?

With the season ending Sunday, there is only one week for each candidate to make a case as to why he deserves to be a National League award winner.