Ohtani's 4th MVP prediction system, second only to Bonds. I was able to meet him a while ago
Jan 28, 2025
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It was Barry Bonds. The BBWAA held a meeting to honor Willie Mays, who passed away in June last year, inviting his son Michael Mays and Bonds, who considered him a 'Godfather'.
Held annually in January, the event is an official BBWAA award ceremony that delivers plaques and trophies to the winners of individual awards from both leagues of the previous year. It is the venue for the best festival in Major League Baseball, with superstars such as MVP of both leagues, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award winner, and Coach of the Year.
However, last year's NL MVP Shohei Ohtani was unable to attend. In a video, he thanked the Dodgers for giving him the opportunity to play in L.A., and he said, "I want to dedicate this award to the entire L.A., to all emergency workers and firefighters, and to all fire officials who have made heroic efforts to put out wildfires."The message " replaced the reason for the absence of the awards ceremony.
If Ohtani had attended, he could face Bonds for the first time in public. If Ohtani, who is said to be the best baseball player in Major League history, and Bonds, who is said to have played the best ball, shake hands, it would be a historical scene. However, Bonds did not make it to the Hall of Fame due to steroids 'bug' despite having the most home runs (73) in a season and the most home runs (762).
On the other hand, Ohtani has already won the MVP award three times, writing a myth of pitching and hitting. He moved to the Los Angeles Angels in 2021 and 2023 and to the Los Angeles Dodgers last year to become the third MVP of his career. I had to go to New York and get the plaque, but I was absent.
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Reporter David Adler, who wrote the article, said 'There are players who will shine this year. 'Let's see 10 players who are expected to perform amazingly through the Steamer projections of the FanGraphs.' explained the selection criteria.
According to Stimmer, Ohtani marks 43 home runs, 34 steals, 104 RBIs and an OPS of 0.939. As pitchers, 3.48 ERA, 141 strikeouts, and 10.5 strikeouts in 9 innings were presented, and the WAR combined with pitching and hitting was 8.1.
Reporter Adler said 'Otani returns as a two-hitter force this season. He was named MVP last year, who hit a career high as a batter, and is expected to continue his momentum in 2025. Steamer sees Ohtani as the MVP of both leagues with a combined WAR 8.1 (5.6 batters and 2.5 pitchers). Bobby Witt Jr. (7.4) explained, 'Next'
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In short, Stimmer is sure Ohtani will be named MVP again this year. Then Ohtani will become the fourth MVP of his career. This is the second highest number of recoveries after Bonds. The three-time MVP is Jimmy Fox, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Yogi Vera, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Mike Trout, and Ohtani.
In other words, if Ohtani becomes MVP this year, he will be the sole winner of the most awards after Bonds.
New York Mets Juan Soto was selected as the NL star to compete with Ohtani for MVP. Steamer expected Soto to have 35 home runs, an on-base percentage of 0.421, an OPS of 0.959, 128 walks, and 169wRC+.
Soto has yet to experience MVP since his major league debut in 2018. He signed a 15-year, $765 million FA contract this offseason. It exceeded Ohtani in both total and real AAV.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
