American League Favorites

Mookie Betts place his stamp on being among the greatest players in baseball (some might assert that he is THE greatest ) by winning the American League MVP award in 2018. Betts struck .346 with 32 home runs and 80 RBIs to take home the honors. He opens at No. 2 on the oddsboard with +550 chances to repeat. Miguel Cabrera (2012-13) and Frank Thomas (1993-94) are the only players to return to back since Roger Maris in 1960 and 1961.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is third on the record at +700 chances. Like Betts this past year, Judge will probably face the argument he’s not the only MVP-caliber participant in an insanely strong Yankees lineup. Obviously, it also remains to be seen when Judge can remain healthy for the complete season. This past year, the 26-year-old from California played in just 112 matches. Judge is a career .273 hitter who is 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 fourth on the list in +900. Bregman was as good as anyone in MLB from June through the end of the year last year. Like most of the Astros, he had a bit of a World Series hangover at the beginning of the season and had worked himself into MVP talks by September.

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