7/18 @ Baltimore

[AtWork]

One other factor is that A-gon will lose votes from other players on his team. The Red Sox are so stacked with talent' date=' they may have two or three other contenders on their team. Bautista will be the only Blue Jay in consideration.[/quote']

 

I'm sure it will also hurt Bautista that he plays on a team that doesn't have much nationally televised games and Toronto has very few sports writers who will be voting on the award.

[Dojji]

Yeah but writers from a lot of neutral teams default in favor of the HR leader.

[AtWork]

Gonzalez leads in RBIs, hits, total bases, doubles, and extra base hits. Bautista leads in home runs and OPS. Gonzalez is hitting .358 w/ RISP, Bautista is hitting .239. Gonzalez plays gold glove caliber defense, Bautista plays average defense. Gonzalez has played in 93 games, Bautista has played in 85. Gonzalez plays on the team with the best record in the AL, Bautista plays on the third place Jays.

 

I don't think that's the best way to judge who the most valuable player is but those are the reasons why Gonzalez would win the award if it was voted on today.

[Palodios]

Fourth place Jays.