MVPs

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

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National League MVP Candidates

Kris Bryant (-300) once again tops the list on Bovada as he led the pack at the time of our last update. The Cubs’ slugging third baseman is just 24 years old yet is already one of the best all-around players in the game. He leads the NL in Wins Above Replacement (6.99) as he’s been doing it with his bat (.307, 36 home runs) and with his glove (11 errors).

National League MVP odds

Odds as of September 1 at Bovada

• Kris Bryant (CHC) -300
• Daniel Murphy (WAS) +300
• Nolan Arenado (COL) +600
• Anthony Rizzo (CHC) +2000

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

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American League MVP Candidates

Jose Altuve continues his outrageous season that has seen him hit his way to a .351 average and .411 on-base percentage. The Venezuelan’s average has dipped a little in recent weeks, possibly opening the door for players below him on the list. That seems unlikely, though, as the 26-year old second baseman currently sits as the -150 favorite on Bovada

Josh Donaldson is the most likely candidate to upset Altuve. The Blue Jays' third baseman is producing numbers almost identical to the ones he posted during his 2015 MVP campaign and is playing for a Jays’ team that is finding more success in the standings than Altuve or Mike Trout’s respective teams. Donaldson edged out Trout last season with many saying the determining factor was team success as the Blue Jays made the playoffs and the Angels did not.

Speaking of Trout, he is tied with Donaldson at +500 odds to win the award but is playing for an Angels’ team that has been hosting a basement rager with the Athletics all season long. Trout is widely regarded as the best player in baseball – it’s just too bad for him that he plays for such an awful team. He currently leads the majors in WAR and has an outlandish .436 on-base percentage. If Trout was playing for a team even close to being in contention, he would be head and shoulders above the rest of the candidates.

American League MVP odds

Odds as of September 1 at Bovada

• Jose Altuve (HOU) -150
• Mike Trout (LAA) +500
• Josh Donaldson (TOR) +500
• Mookie Betts (BOS) +500
• Manny Machado (BAL) +1000
• Robinson Cano (SEA) +1600
• David Ortiz (BOS) +1600

 

Odds as of August 3 at Bovada

• Jose Altuve (HOU) +150
• Mike Trout (LAA) +300
• Josh Donaldson (TOR) +500
• Manny Machado (BAL) +700
• Mookie Betts (BOS) +900
• Robinson Cano (SEA) +1000
• David Ortiz (BOS) +1000
• Xander Bogaerts (BOS) +1000

He has since improved his favorite moving ahead of Donaldson and closing the gap behind Altuve. I doubt he wins even if he is the better player but on he has a chance at being voted second for the forth time in his firs 5 years and winning it in 2014.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Hey hanging and waging, too bad our Alaska fisherman from the old board isn't around, so we could rub Trout not being a .300 hitter anymore in his face. He wanted us to trade him before he became a footnote in baseball history.

[Angels#1Fan]

46 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Hey hanging and waging, too bad our Alaska fisherman from the old board isn't around, so we could rub Trout not being a .300 hitter anymore in his face. He wanted us to trade him before he became a footnote in baseball history.

He claims Trout isn't any good. lol 

Hopefully he never shows up here again, besides he's probably busy climbing a mountain, counting his six figure income, or whatever other bs he claimed he did. lol

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

He has since improved his favorite moving ahead of Donaldson and closing the gap behind Altuve. I doubt he wins even if he is the better player but on he has a chance at being voted second for the forth time in his firs 5 years and winning it in 2014.

this is incorrect 

[gotbeer]

Well, judging by how past votes has gone.  Playoffs is key.  So Donaldson, Betts, and Machado will probably duke it out to best last 2 weeks of the season. 

Of course this is an election year where everyone is stupid.  So Ortiz by a steroid mile. 

[eaterfan]

1 minute ago, gotbeer said:

Well, judging by how past votes has gone.  Playoffs is key.  So Donaldson, Betts, and Machado will probably duke it out to best last 2 weeks of the season. 

Of course this is an election year where everyone is stupid.  So Ortiz by a steroid mile. 

They all may split the playoffs vote and Trout will take all of the best player vote (which was 7 of 30 last year). It will be an interesting race.

[Troll Daddy]

Altuve would be my pick as of now. I think his size will work in his favor for votes.

Bryant should easily win. 

[tdawg87]

Altuve is 3rd at best. 

[Stradling]

I'd give it to Trout if he continues this hot streak until the end of the season.  

[Oz27]

I still don't get how there is an argument for anyone other than Trout. The other MVP contenders play for teams with more competent front offices, meaning their teams are still in the race, but how the hell is that Trout's fault? He has been the best at what an individual actually controls - their own performance.

[Second Base]

9 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I'd give it to Trout if he continues this hot streak until the end of the season.  

I think with all due respect, it doesn't matter what Trout does from here on out. BBWAA will only vote for a player that comes from a playoff team, period, end of story. Mike Trout could hit .400 with 75 HR's, and post a 15 win season and he'd still lose out on MVP simply because the Angels aren't a playoff team this year.

[bloodbrother]

Trout has once again been the best player but once again he'll lose because the team around him was decimated by injuries as well as bad players(as a result of those injuries)

I gotta think Mookie Betts is probably the favorite right now

[bloodbrother]

1 minute ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

I think with all due respect, it doesn't matter what Trout does from here on out. BBWAA will only vote for a player that comes from a playoff team, period, end of story. Mike Trout could hit .400 with 75 HR's, and post a 15 win season and he'd still lose out on MVP simply because the Angels aren't a playoff team this year.

ACtually that would be the only way he would win the award. He'd have needed to clobber the competition in the main stats they look at(BA, HR, RBI). If Trout was hitting like .360+ with a .470 OBP or whatever he'd probably have a chance. SImilar to what happened with Harper last season and when Arod won it on a bad Rangers team.

[tdawg87]

Donaldson is easily the favorite.

[eaterfan]

I do not think the writers will let us live in a world where Donaldson has 2 MVPs and Mike Trout has 1. I think Betts is probably the favorite in my book. I don't think Houston makes the playoffs so it will be tough to vote for him and not Trout.

[Stradling]

25 minutes ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

I think with all due respect, it doesn't matter what Trout does from here on out. BBWAA will only vote for a player that comes from a playoff team, period, end of story. Mike Trout could hit .400 with 75 HR's, and post a 15 win season and he'd still lose out on MVP simply because the Angels aren't a playoff team this year.

Yeah you have to go all the way back to 2015 to find an MVP from a non-playoff team.

[Oz27]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yeah you have to go all the way back to 2015 to find an MVP from a non-playoff team.

Harper was better than that field than Trout is with this one. Playing on a bad team is clearly an impediment to being named MVP but it's more of a handicap than something which gives someone zero chance of winning.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Harper was better than that field than Trout is with this one. Playing on a bad team is clearly an impediment to being named MVP but it's more of a handicap than something which gives someone zero chance of winning.

Yes but last year they could have easily given it to Arrieta, he was historically great last year. 

[Oz27]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yes but last year they could have easily given it to Arrieta, he was historically great last year. 

Harper had the best post-Bonds hitter season. It was the most clear MVP choice you'll come across. As much as Trout is completely deserving this year, Harper was more clear cut last year.

[Troll Daddy]

One would think that Trout didn't get the MVP award reading all the threads on this subject. 

[Oz27]

8 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

One would think that Trout didn't get the MVP award reading all the threads on this subject. 

He should be about to win his fifth straight.

[arch stanton]

That assumes the MVP award should go to the player with the best stats. That's never going to be the sole criteria. This award was created by writers to have something to write about.

[Troll Daddy]

Every writer has there favorite stats to judge by ... 

[Stradling]

Well the good news for Trout is he is among the leaders in most stats.