2008 MVP Predictions

AL: David Ortiz Runner-Up: A-Rod

NL: Jeff Francoeur Runner-Up: Jose Reyes

winngers
AL: a-rod
NL: braun

runner up:
AL: manny
NL: howard

Jim, I'd love for soriano to win it for the NL, but his legs aren't great and he may never be a 40-40 type player again.

NL MVP: Mark Teixeira

AL MVP: Alex Rodriquez

AL:Cabrera
Runner-Up:Manny

NL:Fielder
Runner-Up:Utley

Make that
AL MVP;AROD
Runner-UP: Difference Maker in the aL Central
Darkhorse:
Vlad

Ok, I'll plug a Cub this time.

AL: V Mart. This one has not facts behind it, I just have this feeling about CLE. Runner Ups: A-Rod, Miggy.

NL: Derrek Lee. If the Cubs are going to be as good as everyone says they are, then he is leading the way. Runner Ups: David Wright, Ryan Braun.

I'm glad people are recognizing Vlad... I think he'll bounce back and have a huge year, as last year was kind of a down year (in terms of Vlad lol).
I say

AL MVP: Vlad
AL Runner-up: A-Rod

NL MVP: Matt Holliday
NL Runner-up: Hanley Ramirez

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
Darkhorse: Alex Rios

NL MVP: Mark Teixeira
Darkhorse: Aramis Ramirez

AL: Vlad
Runner up: A-Rod, Magglio, Manny

NL: Chipper
Runner up: Hanley, Wright, Tex

AL: A-Rod
Runner Up: V. Martinez

NL: Utley
Runner Up: D. Wright

AL: Miguel Cabrera
NL: Prince Fielder

AL: Robinson Cano
Runner Up: A-Rod

NL: Aramis Ramirez
Runner Up: Ryan Howard

AL: A-Rod
NL: Reggie Abercrombie

AL: Miguel Cabrera
Runner Up: A-Rod

NL: David Wright
Runner Up: Chase Utley

Book it.

Al: Josh Hamilton

He's going to go insane in that launching pad out in Texas.

Nl: Garett Atkins

I think he'll break out big this year.

I like the way Alex Rodriquez plays. he is my choice to be the AL Mvp. The runner up will be
Miguel Cabrera.

I like the way David Wright
performs but I think he will fall short to Matt Holliday

NL MVP: Chipper Jones
AL MVP: Manny Ramirez

"NL: Albert Pujols
Runner Up: Matt Holliday

Posted by: Big Pujols"

Creative.

typekey worthless. i type response and then cant get in. worthless.

in the al no dh should win so no ortiz or hafner. manny will have a monster year but hes an idiot. also arod obviously. darkhorse adrian beltre. if seattle surprises people hes the big offensive force and he has it in him somewhere.

in the nl pujols no question. the cards r going to be decent at least and he is the standout offensive threat. also plays gold glove defense. the mets and phillies players should take votes from each other. howard and fielder just hit homers. hanley is on the marlins. holliday could definitely win it as well.

AL:Cabrera
Runner-up:Vlad

NL: Utley
Runner-up: Andruw Jones

I don't agree with Cabrera, I think he'll struggle in the AL and won't put up MVP numbers. I don't understand why anyone would pick Ortiz. He could put up insane numbers and the writers simply won't vote for him because he's a DH.

Hmm lets see here

Chipper's lack of presence in games over the past few years may hinder him, but he was one of the best hitterst last year when he played, and excelled with Tex behind him. Compare these numbers...

.325 Ba .416 OBP .546 SLG .963 OPS
30 homers, 107 rbis, 113 Runs, 34 Stolen bases

.337 BA .425 OBP .604 SLG
1.029 OPS
29 homers, 102 Rbis, 5 SB, 108 runs

Now, it seems obvious that the top slate of stats (David Wright) is better overall than the bottom slate (Chipper Jones). However, Jones has better percentages than Wright. And oh yes, btw, Wright also had 91 more atbats than Chipper. Chipper was only 1 homer, 5 rbis, and 5 runs behind Wright, all which could have easily been made up in 91 at bats. However, the big difference in stolen bases and WRight's higher ability to stay healthy make him more valuable, but in terms of a pure middle of the order hitter, I would still take Chipper over right any day of the week, so it is not that far fetched to see Chipper as an MVP Candidate.

AL: Miguel Cabrera
AL Runner Up: A-Rod

NL: Pat Burrell
NL Runner Up: David Wright

ROTFL @ Andruw Jones.

Miguel Cabrera & Mark Teixeira

Typing out LOL causes cancer, every time you do it you get a little closer to death. Just stop, LOL lol ROFL lol.

"AL: Alex Rodriguez. Runner up: Miguel Cabrera.

NL: David Wright. Runner up: Matt Holliday."

Exactly.

LOL!!! LOL!!!

Chipper's had a few freak injuries (slipping on wet infield grass, colliding on the basepath etc.)

He seems to have the chronic foot thing under control now.

I cant believe this pogue person is talking trash

"oh wait I am not a silly fanboy from a nasty polluted crime ridden eastern cesspool"

how stupid is that? May i remind you miguel cabrera is on the DETROIT Tigers and detroit has the highest crime rate in the country

dont go attacking fans when no one attacked you pogue

Stellar, Coors doesn't inflate numbers like it did in the old days. Citizens actually inflates numbers much more than Coors currently. More homers at Citizens than Coors too.

But Holliday is a bona fide star. You're fooling yourself if you don't think he is capable of winning MVP. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he wins the triple crown this year!

Holliday posted that exact same OPS+ the system that removes park bias as Wright and Cabrera did an was behind only Pujols, Fielder and Jones. and of those hitters only one made the playoffs

Stellar lets face it you should probably join the BWAA or maybe Rawlings where your complete lack of understanding about baseball and statistics wouldn't be a detriment it would actually be a plus

@hawkeyes12990

ummm actually It's Flint that's pretty bad but not the worst. I'd stop listening to Michael Moore.. his info is out of date. I would rather go to Detroit than New Orleans. http://www.crimetrends.com/id5.html

AL: A-Rod, Alex Rios
NL: Fielder, Holliday

Pogue... I won't stoop to your level of immaturity and foolishness.

"oh wait I am not a silly fanboy from a nasty polluted crime ridden eastern cesspool"

You seem like a really angry person. Is everything ok?

eastern cesspool???he most likely hasn't left the farm yet...one day buddy...one day...

I am a yankee fan and im not just picking A-rod 4 MVP because of that...he's a great player whos in his prime in the best linup in the league...

AL MVP: A-Rod
AL Runner Up: Manny or Markakis

NL MVP: Holliday
NL Runner Up: Ryan Howard or Prince Fielder

"how bout Dontrelle?"

For CY Young? That's funnier than Andruw for MVP.

AL: Victor Martinez
NL: Aramis Ramirez

IS THERE ANYONE WHO CONSIDERS DEFENSE IMPORTANT HERE? almost every single player mentioned is average to below average defensively. cmon guys. howard, fielder, manny, arod, holliday, hanley all players bad defensively. baseball is a two way game. if the brewers could play defense they would have made the playoffs last year.

@Joelcards

The guys you list as being bad defensive players are also incredible offensive players. Their offensive production makes up for any defensive shortcomings, and then some.

Do you really want to see a decent bat/decent glove guy win the MVP?

oh yeah and playing against 4 of the top NL staffs in your division in 4 of the biggest pitchers park don't help road OPS either but you Mets and Cub fans wouldn't know anything about that because you have every National league team that gave up more 5 runs a game in your divisions. Florida gave up 5.5 runs a game over 160 runs more than the worst staff we faced in division

By the way Joelcards Holliday was listed as behind only Soriano in LF last year a defensive outfielder

Side note to stellar who led the Rockies in Runs, RBI, Triples, and Doubles last year?
Hint he was also in the top five in the NL in Extra-Base Hits, HRs, Hits, Doubles, Batting Average, Total Bases, and Slugging %

and to Yanks rule why don't you go walking through Canarsie or Jamaica, Queens tonight They'll pick your sorry behind up with a spatula tomorrow. I like the cesspools back east as a place to visit and all but can't see why anyone wants to share their yards with crackheads

AL: Torii Hunter
Runner ups: Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Daisuke Matsuzaka

NL: Chase Utley
Runner ups: David Wright, Jose Reyes, Mark Teixiera

AL: Miguel Cabrera.
Runner up: Ortiz
A-rod gets hurt this year and opens the hole for another great 3B.

NL: Howard
Runner up: Fielder
Closely followed by: Andruw Jones... proving he deserved a big contract.

tr0mbone just for your information, that is just the homicide rate, not the total crime rate. detroit does have the highest crime rate in the city. just not the highest homicide rate. at least for 2006, which those numbers were for

Wright and Reyes DO get too much airtime. I'd pick Zimmerman over Wright anyday of the week.

Wright over Zimmerman?

Career OPS+
Wright: 138
Zimmerman: 113

Yeah Zim is probably a better fielder, but not good enough to overcome 25 points of OPS+.

and i dont like mash and i dont know who james cooper is so yeah your completely wrong

Hawkeye Pierce from MASH was named after The Pathfinder from Coopers book, Last of the Mohicans. Oh and if you live in the Bronx I can see why you would be defensive.

and Stellar glad to see you suddenly converted to OPS+ just in time to defend Wright.. Well Done.

Wright is a Masher with speed which is rare but he plays his road games against horrid teams with sub par expansion level pitching.
Zimmerman had to face a Mets staff that is really good and didn't get to face the Nationals staff.

They are both young but only time will tell who is better

“Why have the DH? Because most pitchers can't hit?”

benefits the game on many levels:
a) it generally sucks watching pitchers hit, makes the game more interesting to casual fans with a DH. With pitchers hitting in both leagues, there would be twice as much “Walk the 8 hitter to K the 9th“ sightings…
b) creates another high-paying job. Players association wont allow it to go away
c) allows for real careers for some of the games best. Paul Molitor would have missed about 8 seasons of his HOF career if not for it, including those Toronto championship years. Would anyone even know the name of Edgar Martinez without a DH? There are quite a few guys which would have their careers cut in half, and we the fans would be worse off for it…
d) do you really want to have “a) pitchers hitting” coupled with guys like Ortiz and Hafner trying to take the field? People already complain so much about having to watch guys like Dunn and Burrell in the OF; think of Boston with Manny in Left and Ortiz at 1st…
e) Chicks dig the long ball…

Barring injuries or proof of steroid use, A-rod hands down wins the AL MVP. I think the same for Aramis Ramirez in the NL, minus the steroid accusations. He has been really consistent and will have a breakout season. And his glove is underrated. he has much improved his fielding in the last 2.5 years.

i dont understand why pitchers cant hit. i played baseball all the way until college. and 95 percent of pitchers i played with and against until that point had no problem hitting and some were quite well at it. it seems as if it is cut off once they get to the minors. for the money they make and cnsidering they only have 2-3 AB's every 5 games, u think they would take BP like twice a wek to help their own cuase and the teams and the day they start. when carlos zambrano or mike hampton (although injured) come to the plate it is like an average DH coming to the plate.

I'm gonna say:

AL: David Ortiz
NL: Hanley Ramirez

Just because I have both on one of my fantasy teams.

NL: Prince Fielder

AL: Manny Ramierez

You can see all my predictions on my blog here: http://sportsspice.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-couldnt-wait-here-is-is-baseball.html