Exploring Aaron Judge's Shot at the AL MVP Award 2024
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00:00So, we'll start with the American League MVP.
00:05The obvious name that jumps to mind is Aaron Judge.
00:07Aaron Judge to win the award or any other player known as the Field Joe.
00:12I'll let you talk numbers and then let's talk about what the field looks like.
00:16Yeah, both of these guys have a shot at the Triple Crown.
00:19I think Ohtani a little bit more than Judge, we'll get to him in a second, but you know,
00:24you got Gunnar Henderson, you got Bobby Witt having great seasons.
00:26Bobby Witt, by the way, the only guy playing better than Lawrence Butler over the last
00:3030 days with a higher OPS in all baseball is Bobby Witt.
00:34So an injury to Aaron Judge, which God forbid, I mean, Yankee fans are already on the top
00:39of the ledge.
00:40This would just send them right over it.
00:42Let's say that toe becomes an issue again or some other problem for Aaron Judge, like
00:45that's going to be an issue, right?
00:47I think that's the only thing that could stop him from winning this award.
00:50He plays in such a public team.
00:51I don't know if anybody else, he has Soto with him, right?
00:57So you can say, well, you know, he's got another big superstar with him.
00:59Bobby Witt doesn't.
01:00What Bobby Witt's doing is more impressive.
01:01Gunnar Henderson, I think, is equally impressive.
01:03Sure, the race could change if the Yankees continue to tailspin, you have to imagine
01:09the Yankees are going to level out at some point, they just have too much talent to not
01:13level out.
01:14So if you're going to struggle, this is the time to struggle.
01:16You don't want to struggle in September.
01:17You don't want to be limping into the playoffs and having no momentum.
01:21So we'll see if the Yankees can figure things out.
01:23But right now, look, minus 370.
01:26I think they're telling you this award is pretty much signed, sealed, and delivered
01:29for Aaron Judge.
01:30And I kind of agree at this point, barring catastrophe.
01:33Okay.
01:34Now, with that said, I think both the Yankees and Aaron Judge are praying that Juan Soto
01:38wins this award because look at it from the side of Juan Soto.
01:42Judge wins this award.
01:43Juan Soto says, yo, if I was anywhere else, that award would be mine.
01:47If he cares about things like that, if Juan Soto wins the award, they can sign him long
01:51term.
01:52I don't know if that's the deal breaker, but just the thought in my mind when you're
01:55talking about player versus the field, but yeah, it's judges to lose.