MLB MVP
Its that time of year again, where the annual awards are handed out in baseball to mark the end of another long season. This year, the American League MVP race could be tight. I'm going to preview the leading candidates and ask you bloggers to vote on who should win the award and why.
SS Derek Jeter- New York Yankees
Jeter is enjoying a career year at the plate for the Yankees. The undisputed captain of the hated Yankees, Jeter has carried this team through a tough season where they were without two of their key outfielders, both with wrist injuries (Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield). Also, during that time and at different times 3rd baseman Alex Rodriguez was in a bad slump both defensively and at the plate. Slugger Jason Giambi has also struggled and been hurting. In the field, Jeter has come up with the big play time and time again, rarely making an error. What may hurt Jeter is that his power numbers aren't great (14 HR). A hindrance is that Jeter plays in a line-up stacked with All-Stars.
DH David Ortiz- Boston Red Sox
Ortiz has been Mr. Clutch for the Red Sox this season. However, his chances of winning the MVP award are harmed by the fact that he's basically a full-time DH save for a few games in Interleague play where he's forced to either take the field or be taken out of the line-up due to the NL no-DH rule. This season, Ortiz has smashed an incredible 54 home runs, second only to Philadelphia's Ryan Howard. Even more impressive is that fuve of those hits ended the game and a few more were the eventual winning runs. Another hindrance to this man is that he may not even be the MVP of the Red Sox
1b Justin Morneau- Minnesota Twins
Morneau is having a career season for the Twins with 186 hits and 34 home runs. He has a very respectful average of .325. He is the dark horse of the MVP race and faces a distinct disadvantage as he is not so known and Ortiz and Jeter are household names. In just his second full season in the majors, Morneau has really proven he belongs in the majors. He is also solid in the field, making some great plays at 1b when teammates throws have been a little off and in the dirt. Again, there is another player on the Twins who has had just as good success as Morneau this season (Joe Mauer) and that must be taken into consideration.
Cast your votes on this blog and explain why you think who you voted for should be picked as this year's American League MVP. Also, if you thinksomeone other than these three players deserves the honors say so and why.
SS Derek Jeter- New York Yankees
Jeter is enjoying a career year at the plate for the Yankees. The undisputed captain of the hated Yankees, Jeter has carried this team through a tough season where they were without two of their key outfielders, both with wrist injuries (Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield). Also, during that time and at different times 3rd baseman Alex Rodriguez was in a bad slump both defensively and at the plate. Slugger Jason Giambi has also struggled and been hurting. In the field, Jeter has come up with the big play time and time again, rarely making an error. What may hurt Jeter is that his power numbers aren't great (14 HR). A hindrance is that Jeter plays in a line-up stacked with All-Stars.
DH David Ortiz- Boston Red Sox
Ortiz has been Mr. Clutch for the Red Sox this season. However, his chances of winning the MVP award are harmed by the fact that he's basically a full-time DH save for a few games in Interleague play where he's forced to either take the field or be taken out of the line-up due to the NL no-DH rule. This season, Ortiz has smashed an incredible 54 home runs, second only to Philadelphia's Ryan Howard. Even more impressive is that fuve of those hits ended the game and a few more were the eventual winning runs. Another hindrance to this man is that he may not even be the MVP of the Red Sox
1b Justin Morneau- Minnesota Twins
Morneau is having a career season for the Twins with 186 hits and 34 home runs. He has a very respectful average of .325. He is the dark horse of the MVP race and faces a distinct disadvantage as he is not so known and Ortiz and Jeter are household names. In just his second full season in the majors, Morneau has really proven he belongs in the majors. He is also solid in the field, making some great plays at 1b when teammates throws have been a little off and in the dirt. Again, there is another player on the Twins who has had just as good success as Morneau this season (Joe Mauer) and that must be taken into consideration.
Cast your votes on this blog and explain why you think who you voted for should be picked as this year's American League MVP. Also, if you thinksomeone other than these three players deserves the honors say so and why.
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