Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.
| Name | Affiliation | Chapter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Connolly | BaltimoreBaseball.com | BAL | Betts | Trout | Altuve | Beltre | Machado | Donaldson | Cano | Ortiz | Britton | Cabrera |
| Tim Kurkjian | ESPN | BAL | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Donaldson | Machado | Ortiz | Beltre | Cano | Lindor | Cabrera |
| Sean McAdam | Comcast SportsNet New England | BOS | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Machado | Trout | Ortiz | Cano | Beltre | Britton | Seager |
| Brian MacPherson | Providence Journal | BOS | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Machado | Ortiz | Seager | Sale | Verlander | Lindor |
| Colleen Kane | Chicago Tribune | CHI | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Donaldson | Machado | Ortiz | Beltre | Lindor | Cabrera | Cano |
| Daryl Van Schouwen | Chicago Sun-Times | CHI | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Donaldson | Beltre | Machado | Lindor | Cano | Ortiz | Eaton |
| Paul Hoynes | cleveland.com | CLE | Betts | Trout | Donaldson | Ortiz | Altuve | Machado | Cano | Encarnacion | Lindor | Dozier |
| Jim Ingraham | Elyria Chronicle | CLE | Trout | Altuve | Betts | Donaldson | Ortiz | Machado | Cabrera | Dozier | Ramirez | Beltre |
| Jason Beck | MLB.com | DET | Betts | Trout | Donaldson | Altuve | Beltre | Ortiz | Lindor | Machado | Cabrera | Cano |
| Jon Paul Morosi | MLB.com | DET | Betts | Trout | Altuve | Ortiz | Donaldson | Machado | Beltre | Britton | Lindor | Cano |
| Brian McTaggart | MLB.com | HOU | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Ortiz | Donaldson | Cabrera | Beltre | Cruz | Cano | Machado |
| Richard Justice | MLB.com | HOU | Trout | Betts | Beltre | Altuve | Donaldson | Machado | Ortiz | Lindor | Cabrera | Cano |
| Rustin Dodd | The Kansas City Star | KC | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Cano | Machado | Ortiz | Cabrera | Beltre | Lindor |
| Jeff Passan | Yahoo Sports | KC | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Ortiz | Beltre | Machado | Cabrera | Cano | Lindor |
| Jeff Miller | Orange County Register | LA | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Machado | Cano | Beltre | Ortiz | Cabrera | Lindor |
| Jeff Fletcher | Orange County Register | LA | Trout | Donaldson | Betts | Altuve | Beltre | Ortiz | Machado | Cano | Cabrera | Kluber |
| Phil Miller | Minneapolis Star Tribune | MIN | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Machado | Donaldson | Cano | Seager | Lindor | Dozier | Ortiz |
| Rhett Bollinger | MLB.com | MIN | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Machado | Cano | Beltre | Lindor | Ortiz | Dozier |
| Mark Feinsand | New York Daily News | NY | Ortiz | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Cano | Donaldson | Machado | Beltre | Cabrera | Britton |
| George A. King III | New York Post | NY | Betts | Ortiz | Trout | Beltre | Altuve | Cabrera | Lindor | Donaldson | Machado | Cano |
| Susan Slusser | San Francisco Chronicle | OAK | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Ortiz | Cruz | Beltre | Machado | Cabrera | Cano |
| John Hickey | Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group | OAK | Beltre | Betts | Altuve | Machado | Donaldson | Cabrera | Trout | Ortiz | Cano | Encarnacion |
| Larry Stone | Seattle Times | SEA | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Cano | Ortiz | Donaldson | Machado | Beltre | Lindor | Seager |
| Bob Dutton | Tacoma News Tribune | SEA | Trout | Altuve | Betts | Donaldson | Beltre | Machado | Ortiz | Cano | Cabrera | Dozier |
| Marc Topkin | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Betts | Trout | Altuve | Donaldson | Beltre | Machado | Lindor | Cano | Ortiz | Britton |
| Roger Mooney | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Machado | Lindor | Donaldson | Ortiz | Cabrera | Britton | Longoria |
| Evan Grant | Dallas Morning News | TEX | Trout | Betts | Donaldson | Altuve | Beltre | Machado | Cabrera | Ortiz | Cano | Lindor |
| T.R. Sullivan | MLB.Com | TEX | Betts | Trout | Altuve | Beltre | Lindor | Ortiz | Cabrera | Machado | Donaldson | Cruz |
| Richard Griffin | Toronto Star | TOR | Trout | Betts | Altuve | Machado | Donaldson | Beltre | Ortiz | Lindor | Encarnacion | Dozier |
| Ken Fidlin | Toronto Sun | TOR | Betts | Trout | Altuve | Donaldson | Machado | Ortiz | Cano | Beltre | Cabrera | Encarnacion |