Read his article here about who he thinks the AL MVP should be. (Hint: he thinks it is Curtis Granderson)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/cliff_corcoran/08/22/mvp.granderson.fielder/index.html?sct=mlb_t11_a0
Here are his AL MVP candidates in order:
1. Curtis Granderson
2. Adrian Gonzalez
3. Jose Bautista
4. Jacoby Ellsbury
5. Miguel Cabrera
Note that Justin Verlander is only an honorable mention and Jered Weaver doesn't even make that list. He likes Curtis granderson because he is leading in RBIs!!! No! I firmly believe that the MVP should simply go to the best player in the league be it a pitcher or hitter, but let us focus solely on hitters at the moment. Using the scoring methodology we employ in the fantasy league here are you AL MVP candidates: name (points scored):
1. Jose Bautista (463.4)
2. Curtis Granderson (408.7)
3. Miguel Cabrera (364.1)
4. Jacoby Ellsbury (350)
5. Paul Konerko (345)
Justin Verlander is having an amazing season with a 2.31 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. So is Jered Weaver who sports a 2.10 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP, but has pitched less innings than Verlander. Here is what the AL MVP rankings would look like if we included pitchers:
1. Justin Verlander (540.2)
2. Jose Bautista (463.4)
3. Jered Weaver (460)
4. Curtis Granderson (408.7)
5. Dan Haren (366.4)
I was surprised to see Dan Haren at #5, but he has 2.98 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP in 190.1 innings. If we allow the MVP to go the hitters and the Cy Young to the pitchers then your AL MVP this year is Jose Bautista and your AL Cy Young winner is Justin Verlander. I just thought this was an interesting way to test my scoring methodology against popular opinion.
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But it's not about the best player in baseball, it's the most valuable. Now, if they changed the name, i'd agree with you.
ReplyDeleteValue is harder to measure and it is immeasurable unless you have a clear agreement of the type of value the player is adding. I do not like the argument that the player is valuable to their own team because the MVP award is supposed to be for the most valuable player in the league and therefore must apply to all teams in that league. I feel the only way to gauge who is the most valuable to any team in the that league is to just pick the best overall player in the league.
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