The 2013 MLB regular season is coming to a close and the time has come to consider who will receive the coveted honor of being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for each league.
In the National League is would be difficult to place anyone above the Pirate’s Andrew McCutchen. Pittsburg is poised to either win the NL Central or at least gain a Wild Card sport but… one way or the other, they are going to the playoffs thanks in no small part to Andrew McCutchen. He is hitting .324!
The Dodgers young pitching ace Clayton Kershaw has to be in any conversation about the Most Valuable Player in the National League. At times during the season, Kershaw seemed to be pitching at almost a superhuman level. He has an overall record of 14-9 with 214 strikeouts in a league-leading 223 innings pitched.
A strong MVP case could also be made for Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals. Although he has had some injury issues this season which has kept his batting average down to .317 (!), Molina continues to be a major factor in the Cards bid for post season play this year.
Over in the American League, the MVP is Miguel Cabrera’s to lose even though ‘Miggy’ is having a rough September this year, mostly due to injuries. Detroit has wrapped up the American League Central and the Tigers look very strong going into the post season competition. Cabrera is still the RBI leader for all of baseball and, don’t forget… also the defending AL MVP.
Close behind Cabrera is Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles who currently leads the majors in home runs and total bases with an impressive .294/.377/.649 triple slash line. Old school would discount Davis because he is not playing on a contending club, but the new-school stats guys don’t care much for traditions.
Another great player who deserves MVP consideration, but does not play on a playoff team, is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels. If Trout were playing for a contender, he might very well be right up at the top of the list for MVP this year. His numbers are over the top with .331/.436/.564 and include 39 doubles, nine triples and 24 home runs with a total of 89 runs batted in so far. Oh yeah, Trout has also scored 106 times and stolen 33 bases and he leads the majors in WAR!
The 2013 MLB regular season is coming to a close and the time has come to consider who will receive the coveted honor of being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for each league.
In the National League is would be difficult to place anyone above the Pirate’s Andrew McCutchen. Pittsburg is poised to either win the NL Central or at least gain a Wild Card sport but… one way or the other, they are going to the playoffs thanks in no small part to Andrew McCutchen. He is hitting .324!
The Dodgers young pitching ace Clayton Kershaw has to be in any conversation about the Most Valuable Player in the National League. At times during the season, Kershaw seemed to be pitching at almost a superhuman level.
He has an overall record of 14-9 with 214 strikeouts in a league-leading 223 innings pitched.
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A strong MVP case could also be made for Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals. Although he has had some injury issues this season which has kept his batting average down to .317 (!), Molina continues to be a major factor in the Cards bid for post season play this year. |
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Over in the American League, the MVP is Miguel Cabrera’s to lose even though ‘Miggy’ is having a rough September this year, mostly due to injuries. Detroit has wrapped up the American League Central and the Tigers look very strong going into the post season competition. Cabrera is still the RBI leader for all of baseball and, don’t forget… also the defending AL MVP. Close behind Cabrera is Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles who currently leads the majors in home runs and total bases with an impressive .294/.377/.649 triple slash line. Old school would discount Davis because he is not playing on a contending club, but the new-school stats guys don’t care much for traditions.
Another great player who deserves MVP consideration, but does not play on a playoff team, is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels. If Trout were playing for a contender, he might very well be right up at the top of the list for MVP this year. His numbers are over the top with .331/.436/.564 and include 39 doubles, nine triples and 24 home runs with a total of 89 runs batted in so far. Oh yeah, Trout has also scored 106 times and stolen 33 bases and he leads the majors in WAR!
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