Recently the typical chattering has arisen among mainstream journalists about who deserves the AL MVP award...
...as if there is any question who the most valuable player this year is.
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It is Joe Mauer.
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Some writers, like Ken Rosenthal, think there's some sort of debate about this.
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Most confusing has been the focus on whether the performance of a player's team should somehow be factored into the MVP discussion.
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The success of the Yankees this year has been impressive. For some reason there are writers out there who think this matters in the MVP race.
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It does not. The MVP award is about the player, not the team.
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Trying to bring the team into the discussion is just a way of saying, "Joe Mauer is clearly more valuable than any other player ...
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Article written by Marty Andrade
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