Who's the NL MVP?

[revo]

The race is much, much closer than it's been all season long, with Yelich's season-ending injury and Belly slowing down a bit. You could make a case for at least 7 or 8 players.

The candidates:
Christian Yelich: .329/.429/.671, 44 HR, 97 RBI, 100 R, 30 SB, 178 OPS+, 7.1 WAR
Freddie Freeman: .305/.396/.572, 38 HR, 117 RBI, 111 R, 142 OPS+, 4.5 WAR
Cody Bellinger: .303/.407/.634, 44 HR, 106 RBI, 109 R, 11 SB, 170 OPS+, 8.1 WAR
Ketel Marte: .329/.389/.596, 32 HR, 91 RBI, 96 R, 10 SB, 148 OPS+, 6.7 WAR
Anthony Rendon: .333/.415/.623, 32 HR, 114 RBI, 109 R, 158 OPS+, 6.0 WAR
Ronald Acuna: .282/.367/.514, 38 HR, 94 RBI, 117 R, 34 SB, 121 OPS+, 5.1 WAR
Josh Bell: .277/.368/.573, 37 HR, 116 RBI, 94 R, 141 OPS+, 2.9 WAR
Jacob DeGrom: 9-8, 2.70 ERA, 1.027 WHIP, 231 K, 5.8 WAR
Josh Donaldson: .258/.382/.539, 37 HR, 88 RBI, 92 R, 131 OPS+, 5.6 WAR

[Sour Masher]

Yellich was for me, but with his injury, I'd go with Bellinger.

[onejayhawk]

I would have said Bellinger before Yelich's injury. Now it seems clear cut.

That said, how long before Acuna has two?

J

[Gregg]

A lot of good names have great seasons.

Yelich was the easy choice for me pre-injury. Bellinger second.

I still think Bellinger needs to have a big finish to overtake Yelich.

[Gregg]

I would have said Bellinger before Yelich's injury. Now it seems clear cut.

That said, how long before Acuna has two?

J

I am extending Acuna two years in my NL only. So he has the next three years to get two. Two out of three ain't bad.

[Sam]

A lot of good names have great seasons.

Yelich was the easy choice for me pre-injury. Bellinger second.

I still think Bellinger needs to have a big finish to overtake Yelich.

I agree with this take - Bellinger has had a rough last month or so. If he lights it up in the next few weeks, it's his for the taking. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised to see Yelich win again.

[Teenwolf]

Yeah, but who is the roto 5x5 NL MVP?

Probably Yelich, right?

Great list, by the way.

[gcstomp]

Blow to Yelich repeating, but even so, as of today it is still Yelich. As a mechanical process I would be interested in hearing how the difference in WAR w/J Donaldson being worth double Josh Bell translates, as they have similar numbers other than Bell having way higher ba/slugging/rbi/ops, yet Donaldson double WAR?

[revo]

Blow to Yelich repeating, but even so, as of today it is still Yelich. As a mechanical process I would be interested in hearing how the difference in WAR w/J Donaldson being worth double Josh Bell translates, as they have similar numbers other than Bell having way higher ba/slugging/rbi/ops, yet Donaldson double WAR?

Defense. Donaldson has a 1.2 dWAR while Bell has a -1.4 dWAR.

[onejayhawk]

Defense. Donaldson has a 1.2 dWAR while Bell has a -1.4 dWAR.

If you want night vs day, these two have it covered.