The results of mock voting for the MVP of the two major leagues have been announced. If this continues, it will be difficult for Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers) to win the third prize. Why?
MLB.com , the official website of Major League Baseball, announced the results of mock voting for MVP in the two major leagues on Thursday (Korea time). A total of 37 experts voted.
Ohtani, who had 46 homers and 47 steals in the National League, ranked No. 1 through Sunday. He took 28 out of a total of 37 first-place votes. The share of the first-place votes is 75.7 percent.
Ohtani had a batting average of 0.292, 46 home runs, 101 RBIs, 115 runs, 164 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.376 OPS of 0.993 in 141 games of the season.
Ohtani is also seeking to become the first Major League home run-OPS player. He is highly likely to achieve the feat, as he still has three to four homers and four steals left.
Nevertheless, Ohtani lost nine first-place votes. Francisco Lindor (31, New York Mets) took all the first-place votes that Ohtani failed to receive. This is likely to be repeated in actual voting.
Lindor had a batting average of 0.269, 30 homers, 84 RBIs, 100 runs and 158 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.339 OPS 0.829, in 144 games of the season until the 10th.
His batting performance is hard to match. Lindor, however, is in shortstop position. On the other hand, Ohtani is the designated hitter of this season. This is the difference.
In the FWAR, Lindor with 7.2 is ahead of Ohtani with 6.9. Lindor has shown good defense in the position of high-handed shortstop.
Ohtani, who previously won the MVP award by unanimous decision in both voting. At that time, Ohtani received the highest honor based on his dual role as a pitcher and batter. However, he is playing as the designated hitter this season. 토토사이트
The fact that Ohtani lost nine first-place votes despite his 50-50 challenge is also the reason why not a single player won the MVP award as a designated hitter until last year.
Meanwhile, Aaron Judge took 31 of 37 first-place votes in the American League. The remaining six went to Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals.