2017 NL MVP

anthony recker for mvp

feel like we might now need a 'best hitter' award though. call it the ted. and hurry so we can give it to votto several times before he returns to his people in the great white north

"Mr. Votto, how does it feel to finally win a Ted"
"Looks like we're having a real Ted Talk here huh"
"Haha yes, but please answer the question"
"Not one of those Tedx talks, this is the real thing, a Ted Talk"

I'd almost vote Stanton just for how breathtaking his home runs have been. #59 tonight was wow.

there's the Hank Aaron Award, but isn't it purely statistical?

it's not, and Votto has won it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron_Award

Cameron:

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/there-is-no-obvious-nl-mvp/

goldschmidt might slump his way out of the MVP race. .192/.268/.342 in september

Definitely. I thought he was the perfect choice a few weeks ago--solid numbers old and new (headed for an 8-WAR season, maybe), team leader, underrated, surprise contender--then he checked out.

i think the top five will be something like:

Stanton
Goldschmidt
Blackmon
Votto
Bryant

maybe not in that exact order, but I suspect Stanton comes out on top.

Arenado's defensive dazzle and RBI total might put him over Blackmon, deservedly or not

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/charlie-blackmon-would-be-a-deserving-mvp/

i have no idea who should win but i think stanton will win

due to stat-nerd vote splitting

you mean like the guys who run baseball

are you saying i'm wrong?

i'm saying that's a bad adjective

"stat nerds" like HRs, hence Stanton

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My personal choice would be Rendon because he does everything beautifully. It seems they are all pretty similar statistically; so for me, it comes down to which I've had the most pleasure watching and in order it would be: Rendon, Votto and Stanton.

Stanton couldn't get 60, still very awesome.

"Oct. 1, 2017, right behind home plate--I was there. It was the hardest-hit single of the Statcast era...at the time, anyway, it's not anymore...point is, is was very exciting--the ball just rocketed off Stanton's bat."

I just went to cast a (just slightly ambivalent) vote for him, but I guess I voted for Goldschmidt when the thread first went up. So when the final results are posted, deduct one from him and add one to Stanton's column. Votto won't win, but if he does, great.

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None of you deserve Rendon.

Stanton stopped at 59, so it's Arenado's for the taking!

When you include pitchers, Goldschmidt is no longer in the NL top 10 by either version of WAR.