National League Award Winners if the Season Ended Today

As promised, here is who my National League award winners would be if the season ended today. Without any further ado, let's get to the awards.

National League

MVP: Matt Kemp, CF, Dodgers- One of the few bright spots for a team that has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this season. Kemp has already set a career best mark in home runs and is just a few productive games away from doing likewise in RBIs and stolen bases. He is also the only player in either league to rank in the top 5 for batting average, home runs and RBIs which means that Kemp has a slight chance to become the first Triple Crown Winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Other Contenders: Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki

Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, SP, Dodgers- Teaming up with Kemp, this duo has managed to mercifully take away most of the spotlight from Frank McCourt. Kershaw has already set a career high for wins and will do the same with strikeouts. Speaking of strikeouts, the southpaw has sent down 207 batters by way of the K in just 189.2 innings. That number is tops in the NL and second to only Justin Verlander who leads both leagues with 212 strikeouts. Without even mentioning his 2.51 ERA, Kershaw is a legitimate Cy Young candidate although there will be some close competition.
Other Candidates: Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Ian Kennedy

Rookie of the Year: Craig Kimbrel, CP, Braves- Posting 40 saves at any age is impressive but doing it at   the age of 23 is even more impressive. Kimbrel has already tied Neftali Feliz's rookie record from 2010 and has a good shot to become the first pitcher since K-Rod in 2008 to post 50 saves. Combined with his 1.70 ERA, he has teamed with Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty to give the Braves one of the most feared bullpen trios in baseball. Watch for Kimbrel to also earn some votes in the Cy Young race although a relief pitcher winning is extremely rare, having been done just twice in the last 20 years.
Other Candidates: Vance Worley, Brandon Beachy, Freddie Freeman

Comeback Player of the Year: Lance Berkman, RF, Cardinals- After a forgettable 2010 in Houston and New York, many questioned Berkman had enough left in the tank to play right field for the Cardinals. He has more than silenced his critics with a stat line of a .290 average, 29 home runs and 78 RBIs, quite impressive for a 35 year old that many considered over the hill. The production has helped the Cardinals to try and not lose track of the Brewers in the Central as Albert Pujols had a slow start to the season and missed time with an injury.
Other Candidates: Pablo Sandoval, Jose Reyes, Ryan Vogelsong

Manager of the Year: Kirk Gibson, Diamondbacks- Back in May, I bet a friend of mine lunch at our favorite restaurant that the Diamondbacks would be in 1st place at the end of August. Luckily, Arizona played good enough baseball over the last 3 months to move into 1st place and to my friend's surprise, he owed me a lunch. Gibson is doing this with a roster full of names that most people outside the greater Phoenix area wouldn't recognize. A career year from Justin Upton, the emergence of young players such as Ian Kennedy, Ryan Roberts and Daniel Hudson and a vastly improved bullpen have put the Diamondbacks in position to play in the postseason for the first time since 2007.
Other Candidates: Ron Roenicke, Clint Hurdle