SoSH 2021 NL MVP

NL MVP

  • Paul Goldschmidt, STL

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Max Muncy, LAD

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tyler O'Neill, STL

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Bryan Reynolds, PIT

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    87
  • Poll closed .

DJnVa

Dorito Dawg
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Dec 16, 2010
53,837
Who ya got?

If I left off your choice, don't vote, just post that name in bold in the thread.
 

GrandSlamPozo

New Member
May 16, 2017
105
Not saying I would vote for him but Trea Turner let the league in batting average, hits, total base AND stolen bases... he at least deserves to be in the dang poll!
 

Scoops Bolling

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Jun 19, 2007
5,873
Harper singlehandedly kept the Phillies in playoff contention after the All Star break. He couldn't quite pull it off for them, but in the absence of a more compelling candidate, I'd give it to him.
 

scottyno

late Bloomer
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Dec 7, 2008
11,304
Zach Wheeler led the NL in both fangraphs and baseball reference war, should definitely be in the list, but I think I'd vote for Soto.
 

DJnVa

Dorito Dawg
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Dec 16, 2010
53,837
The Turner oversight is on me (obviously). The list I was working from (ESPN) for some reason had his total stats, but only listed his WAR from the Nats and I saw it as 4.0 and not 6.5.
 

pokey_reese

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Jun 25, 2008
16,247
Boston, MA
I would give it to Harper, but not by much. It's a pretty amazing season for how under-the-radar it was, and still feel like he gets unfairly dinged for not living up to expectations from a decade ago.
 

Kliq

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Mar 31, 2013
22,667
I voted for Tatis. Soto has better rate stats, although his edge in OPS+ isn't huge (175 to 166) and Tatis was just a significantly better masher. Soto had 29 homers and 20 doubles in 654 PA. Tatis had 42 homers and 31 doubles in 546 PA. Tatis was a much better baserunner. Both guys seem to grade out as meh defenders but Tatis plays a far more valuable position. Soto is really buoyed by his tremendous walking total, but I'd rather have the masher. Soto has a slight edge in bWAR (7.0 to 6.6). Soto will probably win it and I don't have a problem with that; Tatis was just the more exciting player and that is probably why I'm siding with him.

Harper was the best slugger in the NL and has a really strong case, but he is just really bad defensively and that hurts him. It's reflected in his good-not-great bWAR of 5.9.
 

Max Power

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Jul 20, 2005
7,877
Boston, MA
Soto is very much like Trout in that his value is artificially inflated by being the best player on a bad team. A lot of his value comes from his OBP and that wouldn't be as high if he weren't pitched around all the time. I'd go with Harper, who was the best slugger and had the highest WPA.
 

RIrooter09

Alvin
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Jul 31, 2008
7,254
Zach Wheeler led the NL in both fangraphs and baseball reference war, should definitely be in the list, but I think I'd vote for Soto.
Actually Corbin Burnes led the NL in fWAR for both position players and pitchers. He should be on the ballot.
 

nattysez

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Sep 30, 2010
8,429
Homer vote for Crawford. The MVP of a 107-win team, with outstanding defense at SS and an OPS+ of 141.