American League Favorites

Mookie Betts place his stamp on being among the greatest players in baseball (some would assert that he is THE greatest ) by winning the American League MVP award in 2018. Betts hit .346 with 32 home runs and 80 RBIs to take the honors. He opens at No. 2 on the oddsboard with +550 odds to repeat. Miguel Cabrera (2012-13) and Frank Thomas (1993-94) are the only players to return to back because Roger Maris in 1960 and 1961.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is third on the record at +700 chances. Like Betts last year, Judge will likely face the argument he’s not the only MVP-caliber participant in an insanely powerful Yankees lineup. Obviously, in addition, it remains to be seen if Judge can stay healthy for the full season. The 26-year-old from California played just 112 matches. Judge is a career .273 hitter who’s hitting a home run every 12.5 at-bats. My main difficulty with Judge is that he strikes every 2.5 at-bats.
Alex Bregman is on the list at +900. Bregman was like anyone in MLB from June through the end of the season last year. Like many of the Astros, he had a little World Series hangover at the start of the year and had worked himself to MVP talks by September.

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