Last night was the MVP announcement. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Altuve won the MVP in their respective leagues. Altuve beat Judge 405 votes to 279 votes. Stanton edged out Joey Votto by a mere two points.
Votto was better than in terms of Stanton in BB%, K%, BA, OBP, wRC+, singles, doubles, WPA, stolen bases, and DRS.
As you can tell, I believe Joey Votto should have won the MVP. It is not particularly close for me. Votto obliterated Stanton’s OBP .454 to .376. Votto reached base 321 times compared to 260 times for Stanton. Votto could have gone 0-for-146 with no walks or hit by pitches and still have a better OBP than Stanton.
Latest Mets News
Dave Eiland and Mickey Callaway have a plan in place for the Mets pitchers this offseason. Marc Carig of Newsday details the plan and writes about Eiland.
Wally Backman has been named the manager of the New Britain Bees for the Atlantic League for Independent Ball.
Latest MLB News
The Mariners traded Thyago Vieira to the White Sox for bonus pool money. The assumption is that they are using that money for a run at Shohei Otani.
Patrick Mooney of NBC Sports Chicago says the Cubs are interested in Brandon Morrow and will monitor Addison Reed‘s market.
Joel Sherman of the NY Post says the Yankees have interest in Jurickson Profar. Profar was once a top prospect.
The Rangers will explore an extension for Jon Daniels according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Joel Sherman of the NY Post says Major League Baseball wants to resolve the posting system, which has a direct tie to Shohei Otani, by Monday.
Latest NL East News
Mark Zuckerman of MASN writes about Max Scherzer‘s CY Young.
Giancarlo Stanton spoke to the media following winning the MVP. He said the Marlins pitching must be thoroughly addressed.
Mark Bowman of MLB.com says the Braves are expecting the report of the MLB’s investigation soon.
Ryan Lawrence of the Philly Voice lists pitchers that could interest the Phillies.
Latest on MMO
Mike Mayer writes about T.J. Rivera wanting to return by Opening Day.
This Day in Baseball History
1964: The Mets sign Yogi Berra to a two-year deal to serve as a player coach.
Birthdays: Seth Lugo turns 28, Val Pascucci turns 39, Jim Mann turns 43, Eli Marerro turns 44, Tom Seaver turns 73
