As rightly pointed out by
Chris Bahr of
FOXSports.com, both
Chris Sale and
Mookie Betts have a better than average chance at the AL MVP award with
Mike Trout side-lined for 6-8 weeks. Bahr asserts that the two
Carmine Hosers—and thirteen others in the Junior Circuit—have legitimate shots at the prize this year. Clearly,
Pinstriped Poser Aaron Judge is a serious contender for
both MVP and
Rookie of the Year —a double tribute that only
Fred Lynn (1975) and
Ichiro have captured. Thus, Judge is likely to only nab one (probably 'ROY'). Likewise, if
Chris Sale is a top contender for the
Cy Young,
his MVP stock will probably slip some. Only ten pitchers have pulled off MVP/Cy honors—including Boston's
Roger Clemens in 1986. This whole MVP thing could be
very interesting.
