Bellinger vs. Yelich - MVP
Looking at the numbers, I don't quite see how Bellinger is the favorite to win the MVP award. Of course Bellinger has more HR & RBI, but that's simply because he played more games. Bellinger has the higher WAR, however not offensive WAR, its his defensive WAR that pushes him ahead of Yelich. Pretty much any other category Yelich has the advantage. And Yelich quite better in basic batting avg. In fact, he was the league leader. Bellinger had a great start but tapered off, Yelich was good start, got even better. Yes, Bellinger played on the Dodgers who had a really good regular season - a lot of it due to him. But the Brewers also made post season, and without Yelich would not have made it.
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