You can immediately take the best player in the league out of the MVP consideration (Tulo), because he plays for a terrible team, and he's missed significant time. Stanton is next, and he plays for a mediocre team. If the Marlins hang around, or even sneak into a wild-card spot, I think MVP is Stanton's to lose. McCutcheon is having another really good year, and if he gets back on the field, he could be a strong candidate as well. Kershaw is in the mix. He's been STUPID good this year. ERA under 2. Lucroy has been really good, but that OPS was up around .900, now it's down to .860. He needs to get hot to really plant himself in the middle of the MVP discussion.