Braun for MVP?

[milwaukeesportsfan]

Has anyone ever won ROY and MVP in back to back seasons? I think Braun could do it, especially with his move to left field. If he had been in left field at the start of last season, he most likely would have been on the opening day roster. If he had been on the opening day roster, what would his stats have been? He most definitely would have had over forty homers. Couple that with his batting average, stolen bases, and the defensive improvement he would have had from playing an easier position, and he could have won both awards last year.

 

I think it will be between Pujols, Rollins, Fielder, and Braun this year for MVP. I like Braun's chances of winning this award, possibly very easily.

[Ennder]

Ryan Howard won ROY in 2005 and MVP in 2006.

[Fatter than Joey]

Has anyone ever won ROY and MVP in back to back seasons?

 

Fred Lynn did it in the same year.

 

Moving Braun off of 3b makes him a much better option for winning the award -- that is for certain -- there is no way a guy playing D as bad as he did last year wins the MVP.

 

I certainly don't think he will win it easily, nor do I think he is any sort of favorite to win it.

[pitchleague]

didn't Cal Ripken Jr. do it in '82-'83? I may be mistaken.

[JimH5]

Yes, Ripken won ROY in 1982, and MVP in 1983.

[BrewCrewForever]

My NL MVP candidates are: Braun, Fielder, Rollins, Pujols, Ramirez and David Wright.

[RickieDROPSbombs]

I think Ichiro also won both in the same year.

[Leinie Lodge]

You forgot Fukudome

[owbc]

The one thing about MVP voting is that if Fielder and Braun both have monster years, they could split the vote and someone else could get it.

 

That being said, if they both have MVP-caliber years, I won't be complaining.

[razzzorsharp]

I like Johan's chances of a pitcher getting it.

[RightFieldCoder]

If he had been in left field at the start of last season, he most likely would have been on the opening day roster.

 

No way. Braun was in the minors just because of the arbitration clock. The defense issue was just a cover story. If they were that worried about his defense, they would not have brought him up at the end of May when we were one of the best teams in baseball.

[bullox]

Utley was well on his way to an MVP caliber season last year before he got hurt.

[BrewCrewForever]

Utley was well on his way to an MVP caliber season last year before he got hurt.

Yeah Utley was just amazing last year. The gap between him and the next best 2B is insane. He is so far ahead.

 

[splitterpfj]

Ryan Howard and Matt Holliday have to be on the list.

[Dragonbait]

I dont think Pujols will be in contention this year

with his nagging injury, I'm just not sure what

kind of production he'll be able to put up.

[TooLiveBrew]

I'm just not sure why

just read that as a haiku

must be the poem thread

 

Are there any guys we've left off? What about Adrian Gonzalez? Put him in PHI & you might see better production than Howard.

 

Check out Adrian's road #s from last year - 32 2B, 20 HR, .295/.358/.570/.928

 

Them's good eatins.