SPECULATOR: Longshot leaders & award winners, pt 2
Apr 4 2015
Part 1 of this annual exercise ran last week. On to the MVPs, Cy Youngs, and some closer thoughts ...
Most Valuable Player awards
National League
David Wright (3B, NYM) hasn't hit more than 21 HR in a year since 2010. He was a force from 2005-10, and in no way has been the same guy in any year since. And yet... he's only 32 years old, and various injuries (most recently a shoulder problem) have been at or near the root of his decline this decade. The Mets adjusted their ballpark configuration this past winter with Wright specifically in mind. If he gets a boost from that, plus from having two strong/functional shoulders, he could hang up a late-career reprisal of his peak years, leading the Mets into contention and garnering an MVP on...
Almost!
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