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Recently, Buster Olney has made it loud and clear that his choice for MVP this year is Justin Verlander, which is starting to spark a nice discussion around the sports world. Soon, you're probably going to see other analysts and former players vouching for Verlander, or possibly even vouching for Jered Weaver.
I've always been in favor of a pitcher receiving the MVP award if his season is just absolutely out of this world. The funny thing is, it hasn't happened in a while.
The most recent MVP who was a pitcher -- Dennis Eckersley, 1992. In fact, the 80-92 stretch saw numerous AL MVP Pitchers. Eckersley, Clemens, Willie Hernandez & Rollie Fingers.
Here's what Leyland had to say.
I've always been in favor of a pitcher receiving the MVP award if his season is just absolutely out of this world. The funny thing is, it hasn't happened in a while.
The most recent MVP who was a pitcher -- Dennis Eckersley, 1992. In fact, the 80-92 stretch saw numerous AL MVP Pitchers. Eckersley, Clemens, Willie Hernandez & Rollie Fingers.
Here's what Leyland had to say.
-- “I have a different viewpoint than that. I think there should be a Most Valuable Pitcher and Most Valuable Player. I don’t think a pitcher should be the Most Valuable Player. I’m not looking for arguments or controversy I just think when a guy goes out there 158 times or 155 times and has a big year, an MVP type year I don’t think the guy that goes out there 35 times should be named over that guy.