AL Cy Young

Now that the regular season is finally in the books, time to bestow baseball’s biggest individual prizes. It took one extra day to sort out the playoff bracket, but these debates have been underway for weeks.

Christian Yelich seems a cinch for NL MVP, but is it Mookie Betts or Boston teammate J.D. Martinez in the American League?

Jacob deGrom or Max Scherzer for the NL Cy Young Award?

Shohei Ohtani or Miguel Andujar for AL Rookie of the Year?

Martinez has been a monster at the plate in his first season with the Red Sox after signing a $110 million, five-year contract. He launched 43 home runs and led the majors with 130 RBI. He compiled a 1.031 OPS and hit .330, finishing second to Betts (.346) in the batting race.

All big reasons why Boston had the best record in baseball at 108-54.

Hitting at the top of the order, Betts had 32 homers, 80 RBI, 129 runs and a whopping 1.078 OPS.

But on defense and the bases, it’s no comparison. Martinez started 57 games in the outfield but 93 at designated hitter. Betts, a sensational defender, started 115 games in right field and 13 in center. Plus, he stole 30 bases in 36 attempts.

All those elite skills. That’s why he led the majors in wins above replacement with 10.9 (per baseball-reference.com).

“I’d vote for Betts,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “The impact that he has defensively is what sets him over the top for me. I told people, he’s the best right fielder I’ve ever seen. He makes plays that people in the stands don’t realize are not routine. Throws well. Steals a base when he needs to. He’s special.”

Angels star Mike Trout merits his annual look, along with Houston third baseman Alex Bregman, Cleveland infielder Jose Ramirez and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor.

But in the end, Betts is the clear winner after being runner-up to Trout two years ago.

Voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America is conducted before the postseason opener Tuesday night, and results will be announced in November.

Here are our selections for the other top awards:

Young lefty Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays wins with a 21-5 record and league-leading 1.89 ERA in 180 2/3 innings. But it should be a tighter vote than projected. The guy getting overlooked a bit is Houston ace Justin Verlander (16-9, 2.52), who had a lower WHIP than Snell in 214 innings. Verlander struck out a leaguehigh 290 hitters and walked only 37. Incredible.