Aaron Judge

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Originally Posted by chaddurbin

when you look back at the 2017 season, people will say that's the aaron judge year (sorry mik...giancarlo stanton). he did have a monster first half, the yankees weren't really poised to contend this year, he does lead everyone in WAR...he's the mvp.

conversely the astros were one of the world series favorites, altuve does play with a bunch other bad dudes who do professional baseball things very well...it's just easier when the opposing pitcher have to grind out every ab.

The Astros and Yankees won the same number of games last season. The Astros were a slight favorite over the Rangers to win their division. The Yankees were a popular pick for the wild card. They are both meeting or slightly exceeding their expectations. This isn't some team picked for last place making a miracle run to the playoffs.

Altuve leads Judge in WAR 8.2 to 7.6. The Astros have been the better team after both won the same number of games. The real MVP should be the guy who has hit .415/.455/.915 the last 31 games leading his team to a 29-2 record.

1. Ramirez
2. Altuve
3. Judge

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I don't know if that's exactly true. For example, SB Nation predicted the Yankees would finish 4th in the East, accurately predicted the Indians would win the Central, and had Houston finishing second in the West.

Only 1 staff member at ESPN out of 35 had the Yankees winning the East, but all 35 picked the Indians to win the Central and 21 out of 35 had the Astros winning the West.