Get rid of Arod at third and who do you have at third base? Phillips with that strong arm of his? Yeah I'll take Arod there thanks. Take Ortiz off the field and who....oh wait. He doesn't even play the field.
If anything, Ortiz is a liability to you in the field over Olerud, like in the WS last year when the DH role was eliminated. That doesn't really scream MVP to me.
I believe Arod has the second best average in the AL. Yup, pretty good hitter, too.
This is most valuable player award people, not a batting title or a silver slugger award we are discussing here.