its not gunna be a yankee from the above list for this reason:
before they had arod and sheff, they still got to and won championships.
i can understand sheff playing with the love of the game of baseball he has through pain, but he doesnt have as much of an impact on a team as ortiz or manny do. manny may have taken himself out of lineups, fine. ortiz has heart just like sheff, and i think if we didnt have ortiz this club wouldnt be as good as it is. but my vote goes to vlad, hes just an all around great athlete, is ranked as the best arm in the game (i know this because my baseball coach is a mets scout), and hes just an all around great player. he picked up anaheim and made them contenders...and i think he is going to deserve it most. i-rod excluded because hes not on a contending team, and as it has been said before, the tigers would improve without him because repeating a horrible season like they had is almost impossible.
in the list, vlad should win it.