RCF Fan Poll... MVP!!! 3 votes!!! Vote for your top 3!!!

[Criznit]

Good luck with this one.. No wrong answers.

I should have done this as: Other than JRam... or something, oh well. Please vote for your top THREE MVPs.

Currently Emmanuel Clase is your Cy Young winner, please vote in that poll as well if you haven't already.

 

[Gson]

Shouldn't this one be who's the Guardian MVP after Jose?

 

[Criznit]

Shouldn't this one be who's the Guardian MVP after Jose?

Maybe we could do close but no cigar next?


Edit. You can now vote for your top 3.

 

[CavsFanJapan]

This is tough. Because of the way he stepped up this year and was pretty consistent, one went to TMAC. Then the second to Clase because it’s been a long time that we had a closer you usually don’t have to worry about. And then of course, Jose because he produces (RBI’s) and leads by example. Bieber is an honorable mention because he is our ace and I can’t vote for 4.

The reason it is such a tough decision is because of Tito managing his ass off this year and making every player (vet and rookie) play to a high standard.

Really enjoyable season regardless of how it ends in the World Series.

 

[Alabuckeye]

Hosey of course got a vote. Clase got a vote because his performance solidified all the roles in the pen. And then I voted for Shaw because we all know he is the secret sauce that makes this team gel…..

really my third vote would either be Kwan or Giminez…..both solidified weak areas.

 

[LL3]

Picking 3 made it pretty simple for me -- Jose, Gimenez and Kwan.

 

[Criznit]

Pretty close race for runner up...

Get your votes in!!!

 

[Arketebel]

Gimenez for MVP and most bang for buck.

Player	fWAR	BB WAR	Salary	$/fWAR
Gimenez	6	6.9	$ 706,600	$ 117,767
Kwan	4.3	5.5	$ 700,000	$ 162,791
Ramirez	5.7	5.4	$ 22,000,000	$ 3,859,649

 

[LL3]

...but how can Jose be MVP if his WAR is that much lower than Gimenez?

 

[KluberSociety]

I think Andres is actually WAY above Jose this year for my MVP. Not that I'd project it to repeat next year, but he's simply provided more value, due to more timely offensive production (4.33 vs 2.32 WPA), and better defense. I am a fan of using WPA for defending MVP choices because we are talking about direct impact on the team winning ball games. Repeatability doesn't matter much for me. Next year is a new season and we can reflect on results then.

IMO 2-4 are a lot tricker as well as maybe after that...

Jose, Bieber, and Clase each have an argument to be that #2 choice for me. Again, timing is the key with Clase. He has provided results when they matter in games despite obviously pitching less innings. He is the WPA leader of the group. Biebs has been the general most valuable pitcher when you take away context. Jose still is putting up solid offensive numbers and above average defense, and might be considered as more of a team leader now.

TMac goes next for me. 186 IP of 2.99 ERA ball. You can't really argue with that too much. You can post FIP etc and say it's the defense and to some degree it is but even with a defensive adjustment he would still have better ERA than his fielding-independent metrics should say.

Kwan is not in my top 5, but he's probably #6, with Quantrill #7. Not to take away what he's done this year but our top 5 has just been that good.

My votes are Andres, Jose, and Clase. (Sorry Biebs)