With Shohei Ohtani moving over to the National League the race for MVP is essentially down to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a three-horse field. But in the betting world, you\u2019re also trying to find some value considering<\/p>\n\n\n\n
most of the action will center around Ohtani, Acuna Jr., and Betts. So we\u2019ll dive into the obvious<\/p>\n\n\n\n
choices but also try to find a player that could be a bit of a sleeper in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Top Contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves (+375)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The defending NL MVP comes off an impressive campaign where he became the first player in<\/p>\n\n\n\n MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases. With new base size and pickoff rules,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acuna smashed his previous high in stolen bases, almost doubling it, going from 37 to 70. After<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACL surgery in 2022, Acuna still hit 41 home runs. It wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to see him improve<\/p>\n\n\n\n on those numbers and if he has a repeat of 2023 it would be a massive surprise if he didn\u2019t win<\/p>\n\n\n\n back-to-back trophies. But at +375 it may not be as appealing as some of the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (+500)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After winning two of the last three AL MVP awards, Shohei Ohtani switched over to the National<\/p>\n\n\n\n League, joining some other big bats. Last season, the Japanese superstar finished with 34<\/p>\n\n\n\n home runs and struck out 219 batters. But Ohtani won\u2019t be pitching in 2024, thus relying just on<\/p>\n\n\n\n his bat to chase another MVP award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers (+675)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ohtani\u2019s teammate, Mookie Betts, could pick up some of the votes that Ohtani would have<\/p>\n\n\n\n received if he pitched. Betts, who won the AL MVP in 2018, comes off a 39 home run, 107 RBI<\/p>\n\n\n\n season but he\u2019s expected to be the difference, defensively, for the World Series favorites. Betts<\/p>\n\n\n\n is moving from right field to second base. If he’s able to repeat his hitting production from 2023,<\/p>\n\n\n\n the MVP voting could come down to Betts and Acuna, like it did last season when Betts finished<\/p>\n\n\n\n runner-up to Acuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Long Shot With A Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Francisco Lindor, New York Mets (+2800)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While the Mets had a disastrous 2023 season, shortstop Francisco Lindor was still able to put<\/p>\n\n\n\n up decent numbers and finished 9th in MVP voting. 31 home runs, 98 RBI on a team that<\/p>\n\n\n\n struggled all season long. He remains one of the best players in the league and at this price,<\/p>\n\n\n\n you can\u2019t go wrong especially if New York finds a way to rebound and contend for a playoff spot<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Odds For NL MVP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ronald Acuna Jr. +375<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shohei Ohtani +500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mookie Betts +675<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fernando Tatis Jr. +900<\/p>\n\n\n\n Freddie Freeman +1000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bryce Harper +1200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matt Olson +1400<\/p>\n\n\n\n Austin Riley +1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n Corbin Carroll +2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trea Turner +2200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pete Alonso +2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manny Machado +2800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Francisco Lindor +2800<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With Shohei Ohtani moving over to the National League the race for MVP is essentially down to a three-horse field….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":24741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-24740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t