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Justin Verlander is the AL MVP.

No real surprise, here. The two candidates from Boston were sunk when their team choked away a playoff spot; Curtis Granderson didn’t have the numbers to overwhelm the field, and the same goes for Miguel Cabrera; Jose Bautista was the best player in the league but an unpopular pick with many writers because his team wasn’t in the playoff hunt, which left Verlander. It was a pick-’em vote and it went to the pitcher.

 

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5 comments

1 rbj   ~  Nov 21, 2011 2:43 pm

No problem with the selection.

2 ms october   ~  Nov 21, 2011 2:51 pm

ggod for verlander - he had a tremendous season.
i wish bautista would have gotten more props though.

3 Alex Belth   ~  Nov 21, 2011 3:06 pm

2) Agreed.

4 Jon DeRosa   ~  Nov 21, 2011 3:19 pm

i agree w/ the top six. might quibble here or there, but a pretty good job this year.

5 Dimelo   ~  Nov 21, 2011 4:11 pm

I felt Ellsbury or Batista were more deserving than Verlander.

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