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skyking162.com - 11/21/2007
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Unlike in the AL, where ARod was the obvious choice , nobody seems to agree on who the NL MVP is. In fact, none of the front-runners (Rollins, Holliday, Fielder) are top-five material. I’d be ok if any of the top four guys listed below end up winning it. Here are the details of the rankings:
Only position players are included, because I don’t yet have a good system for pitchers. ...
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