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AL MVP

so far at least...with about 22 games left for most teams

i posted this earlier when there were about 34 games left i think.  giving a little update. i promise i won't do this again...at least until the end of the season.

i'm thinking this would be the top 20 (not considering pitchers). because the voters give RBI and how good a team is more weight, i did so too.

of course at the end of the year quentin and kinsler will definitely move down seeing as how they are out for the year. and of course we can't quantify the "great story of hamilton" overcoming that stuff and killing the derby.  i'm sure he'll get more votes than what he truly merits.

 

name          runs     rbi      hr      avg      obp       slg        ops       team wins
arod               96       91     32     315        404      602      1006        75
quentin          96     100     36     288        394      571       965        78
youkillis         82       94     24     315        387      560       947        82
morneau        85     109    21     311        388      516       904        77
hamilton         86     121    31     301        363      542       905        69
bradley            74      74     22     327        446      585      1031        69
dye                   87      83     32     292        346      565        911        78
pedroia          110     76     17     333        378      505        883        82
huff                  89      98      30     313        370      575        945        63
drew                78      64     19      280        408      522        930        82
sizemore        85      84      31     273        385      525        910        67
kinsler            102     71     18     319        375      517        892        69
cabrera           68     110     31     290        349      532        881        67
mauer             84      70        8      322        414      444        858        77
markakis        97      80      18      305        404      493        897        63
giambi            58       87     28      247        374      508        882        75
granderson    99      54      17      305        388      518        906        67
abreu             85        84      15      301        374      464        838        75
ibanez            75        97     22      305        370       512        882        54
damon           85        59     12      313        387       462        849        75

 

 

this is how i had it last time i posted this (about 12 games ago)

carlos quentin
kevin youkilis
alex rodriguez
justin morneau
josh hamilton
jermaine dye
aubrey huff
milton bradley
miguel cabrera
ian kinsler
grady sizemore
vladimir guerrero
joe mauer
dustin pedroia
nick markakis
carlos pena
bobby abreu
raul ibanez
melvin mora

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I guess I'd go with Quentin

But the fact that Hamilton plays centerfield is a strong argument in his favor.

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on Sep 5, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Quention is out for the rest of the year

Broken hand. Next up….

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Sep 5, 2008 8:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Granted you don't really give MVP's to pitchers but...

He’s clearly not even the most valuable member of his team.

by slimshadty12 on Sep 6, 2008 1:03 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well not that win/loss records mean a whole lot but...

It’s tough to argue against anyone who is 20-2 on a team with a losing record. That’s slightly absurd.

by slimshadty12 on Sep 6, 2008 7:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he'll get the cy young award

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Sep 6, 2008 8:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shin Soo Choo

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by Brett Perryman on Sep 6, 2008 2:00 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 6, 2008 2:24 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

ARod

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Sep 5, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I want to post a list of them all by WARP and Win Shares Above Bench.

Not because either one of those would exactly reflect my list, but because it gives you an interesting look. I might do so later.

My vote at this point would probably be Cliff Lee, maybe Grady Sizemore.

by philkid3 on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a look at EQA and RAR and WSAB*

eqa and rar are from from http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/eqa2008.php#allead

wsab is from http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/?view=winshares&league_filter[]=AL but it’s only through 8/26

the order they are in is the same order i have in the first post

name eqa rar wsab
arod 0.333 60.2 12
quentin 0.318 55.3 13
youkillis 0.31 47.3 14
morneau 0.319 60.2 16
hamilton 0.31 54.9 16
bradley 0.35 61.4 14
dye 0.299 41.7 6
pedroia 0.301 48.3 8
huff 0.316 56.4 12
drew 0.314 40.3 8
sizemore 0.314 59.2 15
kinsler 0.312 53.5 18
cabrera 0.297 44 6
mauer 0.316 48.2 14
markakis 0.31 52.2 10
giambi 0.302 37.1 4
granderson 0.309 45.3 9
abreu 0.288 36.9 8
ibanez 0.308 52.5 9
damon 0.298 39.7 11

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Sep 5, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm thinking that one of the two jackass Red Sox are going to get it

ARod probably should, but Yankees fans don’t even think he deserves it. It’s a little hard to see him getting it when him winning wouldn’t even be popular in NY, much less Boston.

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by Brett Perryman on Sep 5, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's too bad no one has really stepped up in TB

It’d be kickass to see a Ray win the MVP. But it’s been a more of a team effort there. Looking at the stats… What the hell happened to Bossman Junior’s power? I knew the homers had slipped, but a sub-.400 slugging percentage? Good lord. He was .500+ last year.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Sep 6, 2008 12:37 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd vote for A-Rod

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 6, 2008 1:12 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Sep 6, 2008 1:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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