MLB Awards

Is this race? The race is close, although I guess Bellinger, as the shiny new thing, would win quite easily within an right-now vote. Breakout stars always have a small extra allure and Bellinger includes a sizable lead in the two leading flavors of WAR. That lead has been slowly decreasing, however, as Bellinger’s numbers have returned to the land of this rational. Yelich, meanwhile, only keeps on slugging with remarkable consistency. — Bradford Doolittle
Why the numbers prefer… Bellinger. There is actuallyn’t much difference in the terrific batting lines of Bellinger and Yelich, which actually favors the former because of park effects. Bellinger’s Dodger Stadium OPS thus far is 1.260, while he is 1.030 on the street. Dominant either way. Yelich on the other hand is at 1.606 in Miller Park — an absurd figure — his road OPS (.886) is half of that. — Doolittle