Goldy, Lovullo Award Finalists

[82CardsGrad]

Stanton wins it.


https://bbwaa.com/17-nl-mvp-ballots/


Some idiots had Goldy 5th and 6th.

One of those idiots voted for Bryant to win?????

 

[GatorAZ]

Stanton deserves it.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Stanton deserves it.

Stanton had a better year... but not sure how he can be "valuable" on a team that didn't even make it to the post season... I think that's 3 years in a row now that the NL MVP has gone to a player whose team didn't make the playoffs. MLB is gonna have to re-think the name of this award!

 

[BC867]

Stanton had a better year... but not sure how he can be "valuable" on a team that didn't even make it to the post season... I think that's 3 years in a row now that the NL MVP has gone to a player whose team didn't make the playoffs. MLB is gonna have to re-think the name of this award!

I don't think MLB is going to re-name the award. Or confine it to one player in the league who made his team significantly better.

That is the conundrum with 'valuable'. If a player takes his team from a predicted last place to just short of the wild card, that's pretty valuable. Or should it be only if a team reaches the post-season, now that they have and doubled wild card involvement, which makes it easier? Or only a team that leads their division? Or the player who puts the most people in the seats?

More than any other award, this is the one with the widest range of opinions and possibilities.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I don't think MLB is going to re-name the award. Or confine it to one player in the league who made his team better.

That is the conundrum with 'valuable'. If a player takes his team from a predicted last place to just short of the wild card, that's pretty valuable. Or should it be only if a team reaches the post-season, now that they have and doubled wild card involvement, which makes it easier? Or only a team that leads their division? Of the player who puts the most people in the seats?

More than any other award, this is the one with the widest range of opinions and possibilities.

I dunno... How many games did Stanton play in that actually mattered? How many times was he asked to sacrifice/move a runner over to third base? I just think someone like Stanton (who had a great season for sure) has the ability to play for himself when his team isn't contending, while guys like Goldy are forced to be (though in Goldy's case it wouldn't matter either way) less selfish and play more team ball...

 

[Dback Jon]

He didn't get the award in 2013 (lost to a freaking cheatin pirate) because the Dbacks sucked, even though his numbers blew McCutcheons away.


this is what gets me - one year, standard is playoffs. Next year, doesn't matter

 

[Dback Jon]

And ******** Dbacks writer voted for McCutcheon in 2013 over Goldy

 

[GatorAZ]

Stanton had a better year... but not sure how he can be "valuable" on a team that didn't even make it to the post season... I think that's 3 years in a row now that the NL MVP has gone to a player whose team didn't make the playoffs. MLB is gonna have to re-think the name of this award!

Meh it's never bothered me. I'm not punishing Stanton for his team's pathetic payroll and crappy teammates.

 

[AZ Native]

I see Torey winning and Goldy third.

Unfortunately this happened (for Goldy)