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Aaron Judge?
Shohei Ohtani?
I'm a Yankee fan so I'm biased. I'm also a prude who believes the MVP should be an everyday player. But Ohtani is that. However, I don't believe even taking into account his pitching he should be the MVP. I recently read an article that said a team's performance shouldn't come into play because you shouldn't be awarded MVP based on how good your team mates might be. Good point. But I've always wondered how much "value" (outside of the box office) a guy on a sub .500 team 30 games out of first place could be. Where would they be without him, 40 games out? I remember when Judge lost to Altuve and though I disagreed, it was a toss up. I see no toss up this year.
In a year where home runs are down, Judge has almost lapped the field. He has 20 more than the #2 guy. He's got 12 more RBI than the #2 run producer and leads MLB in slugging, OB%, OPS. WAR, and Runs scored. He's 2 points away from the AL triple crown and he's stolen 16 bases. Plus nobody runs on the guy in the outfield. Where would the Yankees be without him? Probably where the Red Sox are.
Shohei Ohtani?
I'm a Yankee fan so I'm biased. I'm also a prude who believes the MVP should be an everyday player. But Ohtani is that. However, I don't believe even taking into account his pitching he should be the MVP. I recently read an article that said a team's performance shouldn't come into play because you shouldn't be awarded MVP based on how good your team mates might be. Good point. But I've always wondered how much "value" (outside of the box office) a guy on a sub .500 team 30 games out of first place could be. Where would they be without him, 40 games out? I remember when Judge lost to Altuve and though I disagreed, it was a toss up. I see no toss up this year.
In a year where home runs are down, Judge has almost lapped the field. He has 20 more than the #2 guy. He's got 12 more RBI than the #2 run producer and leads MLB in slugging, OB%, OPS. WAR, and Runs scored. He's 2 points away from the AL triple crown and he's stolen 16 bases. Plus nobody runs on the guy in the outfield. Where would the Yankees be without him? Probably where the Red Sox are.