Last year Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies won his second National League Most Valuable Player award. Harper was 2015 NL MVP as a member of the Washington Nationals. Harper powered the Phillies into a near-miss for the 2021 National League playoffs and is again a top-tier choice for the third MVP award of his career. The public choices have Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals and Fernando Tatis of the San Diego Padres as co-favorites. Meanwhile, Ronald Acuna has returned to the Atlanta Braves after missing the second half of the season with a torn ACL. The great irony is that Atlanta won the World Series without Acuna, ending 25 years of misery and heartbreak. When Acuna was lost, the Braves were written off for dead. Instead, they won it all.
2022 National League Most Valuable Player Award Odds: Juan Soto (Nationals) +350, Fernando Tatis (Padres) +350, Ronald Acuna (Braves) +900, Bryce Harper (Phillies) +1000, Mookie Bets (Dodgers) +1000, Trea Turner (Dodgers) +1500, Francisco Lindor (Mets) +3000, Christian Yelich (Brewers) +3000, Austin Riley (Braves) +3000, Pete Alonso (Mets) +3000, Ozzie Albies (Braves) +3000, Nolan Arenado (Cardinals) +3000.
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Repeat winners occasionally happen for the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Albert Pujols was the last back-to-back winner for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009. Others include Barry Bonds in 2004 (4th consecutive), Barry Bonds (1993), Mike Schmidt (1981), and Joe Morgan (1976).
Juan Soto +350
Juan Soto was an NL All-Star for the first time in 2021. Last year was the second straight season that Soto was an NL Silver Slugger and All-MLB First Team awardee. Last year Soto hit .313 with 111 runs, 20 doubles, 29 home runs, 95 runs batted in, and a .999 OPS.
Fernando Tatis +350
Fernando Tatis has emerged as the dominant shortstop in MLB for the past two seasons. Last year Tatis hit .282 with a .975 OPS. Tatis produced 99 runs, 31 doubles, 42 home runs, 97 runs batted in, and a .611 slugging percentage. Tatis is coming off two consecutive All-MLB First Team and NL Silver Slugger campaigns.
Ronald Acuna +900
Last year Ronald Acuna was on his way for a career-best season before he went down with an ACL injury. In just 82 games, Acuna produced 72 runs, 19 doubles, 24 home runs, 52 runs batted in, 17 stolen bases, a .283 average, .596 slugging percentage, and .990 OPS. Acuna is a 2-time All-Star, including last year.
Bryce Harper +1000
When Philadelphia backed up the truck for Bryce Harper in 2019, it was seen as a sign that the Phillies were going all in. Certainly, the gambling public took it that way. Although Philadelphia hasn’t ended its playoff drought that began in 2012, they were a near-miss the past two seasons. Harper was the biggest threat in the Philadelphia lineup in 2021, hitting .309 with 101 runs, 42 doubles, 35 home runs, 84 runs batted in, a .615 slugging percentage, and 1.044 OPS. Oh, we should mention 100 walks as well!
Mookie Betts +1000
The 2020 trade for Mookie Betts has already paid off with a World Series championship for the Dodgers. Betts is a 5-time All-Star and was 2018 AL MVP with the Boston Red Sox. Additionally, he is a 5-time Gold Glove Award winner. In 2021 Betts hit .264 with 93 runs, 29 doubles, 23 home runs, 58 runs batted in, and a .854 OPS.
2022 NL MVP Award Winner Best Bet
Certainly, it had to pain Ronald Acuna to miss out on the Braves’ historic World Series title. Look for him to come back with a vengeance in 2022.
BookMaker Pick: Ronald Acuna
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