Handicapping the AL MVP Race
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| BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 8/20/2008 on vegaswatch.net [flag] |
Last year, I wrote an article for The Hardball Times about a formula that attempts to predict who will win the MVP award. Basically, the three more important things are the Triple Crown stats, and you get some bonus points for RBIs if your team makes the playoffs. There's also a runs scored component for guys who hit at the top of the lineup, and adjustments for both fielding quality and ...
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Al Reyes
Alex Rodriguez
Justin Morneau
Miguel Cabrera
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Vegas Watch: Handicapping the AL MVP Race
Published 8/20/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Vegas Watch: Handicapping the AL MVP Race Well tilt my unburnished Bristol Stool Scale...Miguel Cabrera? For the most part, it looks like a two horse race. If the White Sox win the Central, Quentin’s 40+ homers and 120+ RBIs will be enough. If the Twins somehow continue to rake with runners in scoring position and make the playoffs, Morneau should win his second MVP. There are a few other possible scenarios, none of which seem particularly likely. If the Tigers wake up from their 4.5 month slumber and make a run into October, Miguel Cabrera may have the numbers and late ...
