MLB fans debate Aaron Judge's MVP prospects

Aaron Judge is the favorite to take home his first career MVP award after finishing second to Jose Altuve in 2017. He posted a sterling 11.4 fWAR, broke the American League home run record and dragged the New York Yankees to the playoffs this past season.Ordinarily, he would be an easy choice for MVP. However, playing in the same era as Shohei Ohtani means nothing is straightforward. The dual-threat pitcher/hitter posted incredible totals on both sides of the ball, while his Yankees counterpart only did so on one side.It's always tough to ignore what Ohtani does when looking at other potential MVP candidates, like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. last season. Some fans are convinced Judge is going to take home the award, but others aren't so sure.The voters have an interesting choice to make tonight and all of baseball will be watching.Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Judge will officially become an MVP tonight4220226Aaron Judge will officially become an MVP tonightMxson | ETN SZN@RonaldAcunaHOF@TalkinYanks No shohei is a 2 way player, he automatically gets it2@TalkinYanks No shohei is a 2 way player, he automatically gets itDeric Fung@DericFung@TalkinYanks This should have been Aaron Judge’s second MVP in his career.17@TalkinYanks This should have been Aaron Judge’s second MVP in his career.Bryan@Bryan_Keeley1@TalkinYanks if its ohtani man3@TalkinYanks if its ohtani manjustin@RelzLife@TalkinYanks everyone when yordan wins40@TalkinYanks everyone when yordan wins https://t.co/Bd2VEVvZK6Gabe@PlayoffTanaka_@TalkinYanks Tim Locastro is winning1761@TalkinYanks Tim Locastro is winning.@Yankees_Heat_@TalkinYanks Judge on TV making every other fanbase cry:64@TalkinYanks Judge on TV making every other fanbase cry: https://t.co/pSNNkFiZykBlack Sheep Baseball@BlkSheepBasebal@TalkinYanks Last yankees mvp for a while@TalkinYanks Last yankees mvp for a whileOliver@SeasonOlver@TalkinYanks Should be unanimous3@TalkinYanks Should be unanimousPDXbecause@eeggles@TalkinYanks He will. But Ohtani should@TalkinYanks He will. But Ohtani shouldBoth players would probably be the runaway winner, with all due respect to Yordan Alvarez, in an ordinary year. Instead, they each have to contend with a historic season for their opponent.Ohtani has done something no one has done since Babe Ruth, while no one has hit more home runs than Judge in the American League and no one has hit more home runs in any league without a cloud of steroid allegations over them, either.What are the MVP odds for Judge, Ohtani?Many expect the Yankees star to take home the award. The oddsmakers seem to agree, as VegasInsider has him at -10,000. For comparison, Ohtani is at +2,500 and Alvarez is at +50,000.92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by MastercardVegas clearly believes this is a two-horse race and while the right fielder is easily the favorite, the odds for Ohtani are solid, too. It will be a surprise if the voters don't give the award to the man who broke long-standing records, but that's not to say Ohtani shouldn't get a few votes.Judge will probably win, but it's unlikely to be unanimous. Ohtani is just too good at doing something no one else in the world can do to be ignored.

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