You Create The Caption #89
AwfulAnnouncing — ... Using Bill James Like Fancy Stats To Show You Who The Real MVP Is (Vegas Watch) ...

More MVP Talk
Knuckle Curve — ... The latest MVP breakdowns have been posted at Vegas Watch. Good stuff from VW, as always. ...

Vegas Watch: The Real MVPs
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Vegas Watch: The Real MVPs ...according to VW s adjusted WPA numbers, that is. Prince Fielder leads the NL in WPA. He then loses almost 22 runs because of the position he plays, and how poorly he plays it. That s the thing about this system- you can t just be a good hitter and have that be your entire candidacy. Fielder s only value is in his bat, and you would have to have an overwhelming year at the plate to be the MVP while playing first base poorly. While obviously impressive, Fielder s 2007 offensive campaign doesn t fall under the category of overwhelming . Holliday is somewhat similar, but his weakness is the park he plays, rather than his fielding skill (or lack thereof). He s been good (and those 131 RBIs are going to be real tough for the voters to pass up if the Rockies somehow sneak into the playoffs), but he really doesn t belong in the MVP discussion. Rollins is definitely the most interesting omission, a ...

THE AFTER PARTY
Epic Carnival — ... There are many problems with the MVP award, so let's try using Win Probability Added to figure out who are the "real" 2007 MVP's. (Vegas Watch) ...

Rollins trying to hijack MVP award
Just Baseball — ... Does he deserve consideration? Sure. I hope the BBWAA considers everybody. Through Rob Neyer I came upon this terrific on Vegas Watch breaking down the NL MVP candidates. ...

The News
Mondesi's House — ... --Vegas Watch combines WPA and various fielding stats to determine who is deserving of the MVP award in each league. ...