Approval Voting And The AL MVP

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 30, 2008 3:07 PM EDT Comment 17 comments

There were a few hundred people who cast their ballots for the NL MVP (voting is still open) so I figured it would be worthwhile to post a poll for the AL MVP. Once again, we're using approval voting because it's better than just voting for one player and a lot easier to set up than a full ranked ballot. I've included a long list of players based on Justin's total value leaders, Win Probability Added leaders, and mainstream press leaders.

Please vote for any and all players that you approve of as American League Most Valuable Player. Voting ends Thursday at noon. Feel free to leave your ballot in the comments.

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The Jason Bartlett inclusion is beyond amazing.

by R.J. Anderson on Sep 30, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

just checking to see if any of the Tampa members of the BBWAA read the site

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 30, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wrote in Barry Bonds

Given the list there—where is Derek Jeter, though—he deserves more consideration than several entrants.

Which we must assume is deliberate.

by klhoughton on Sep 30, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

who are you thinking of?

I would agree Jeter was more valuable than a few names listed, say Bobby Abreu (rates well in WPA, though), Jason Bartlett (a joke), and maybe Francisco Rodriguez. But the rest are pretty decent names. Anyone else you want my thoughts on? Jeter wasn’t all that good this year, after all — a touch above average.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 30, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs