The battle for MVP honors in the American League will look much different in 2024 with Shohei<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ohtani bolting to the National League after signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani had<\/p>\n\n\n\n
won 2 of the previous 3 years and Aaron Judge taking it in 2022. Judge will be back in the mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and so will one of his teammates, who switched leagues, making the chase for the AL MVP very<\/p>\n\n\n\n
interesting this coming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top Contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (+550)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Any chance for Aaron Judge to win his second MVP in 3 years will rely on health. If he can<\/p>\n\n\n\n avoid injuries, he\u2019ll be in the running. In 2023 he finished with 37 home runs and 75 RBI\u2019s but<\/p>\n\n\n\n missed 56 games due to injury. He still finished 4th in the AL for home runs. The big question<\/p>\n\n\n\n will be load management. Judge has said that the injured toe will need constant maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n so the big gamble will be how many games Judge can play this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan Soto, New York Yankees (+600)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Judge\u2019s newest teammate, Juan Soto is almost a co-favorite for MVP. Considered the best pure<\/p>\n\n\n\n hitter in the game he now moves to a ballpark that is favorable for his skill set. For left-handed<\/p>\n\n\n\n hitters, Yankee Stadium played as the second-most home run-friendly ballpark last season while his previous home stadium in San Diego was second-least friendly. This could mean a banner season for Soto and 50 home runs isn\u2019t out of the question, which puts him into the MVP<\/p>\n\n\n\n conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other Value Contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (+800)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A year ago, Corey Seager finished a distant second to Ohtani in AL MVP voting. And that gap<\/p>\n\n\n\n could have been closer if not for injuries. The shortstop missed 43 games hurting his chances<\/p>\n\n\n\n but this season, if he can stay healthy and put up similar numbers he could walk away with the<\/p>\n\n\n\n award that eluded him in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners (+900)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In just his third season in the league, Julio Rodriguez has shown he can be the game’s next<\/p>\n\n\n\n star. He set a modern-day MLB record last season with 17 hits in 22 at-bats during a four-game<\/p>\n\n\n\n span. If the Mariners can be in the playoff hunt into September, Rodriguez could garner some<\/p>\n\n\n\n attention. He can put up power numbers and steal bases, 60 home runs and 62 stolen bases in<\/p>\n\n\n\n two seasons. This could be his breakout season, meaning a chance at becoming the first<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mariner to win the honor since Ichiro in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Odds For AL MVP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Judge +550<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan Soto +600<\/p>\n\n\n\n Corey Seager +800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yordan Alvarez +900<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julio Rodriguez +900<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adley Rutschman +1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gunnar Henderson +1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyle Tucker +1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bobby Witt Jr. +1800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Trout +2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vladimir Guerrero Jr. +2200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rafael Devers +2200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jose Ramirez +2200 The battle for MVP honors in the American League will look much different in 2024 with Shohei Ohtani bolting to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":24747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-24746","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
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