Verlander: Pitchers Deserve MVP Consideration

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander, who won the American League Cy Young last week, believes that pitchers deserve to be considered in MVP voting.

"Pitchers are on the ballot. We are players," Verlander said. "I've talked about it."

Detroit manager Jim Leyland doesn't necessarily agree that pitchers should be on the ballot. As long as they are, however, he believes Verlander is worthy of MVP.

"He definitely deserves it," Leyland said. "I hope he gets it. I hope [voters with the Baseball Writers' Association of America] adhere to the policy which they go by. And if they do, I think he's going to get it.

"If a pitcher's allowed to win MVP, he should definitely win it."

 

[RipCity32]

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[Lake Louise]

I'm against pitchers winning MVP, but obviously I wouldn't be upset if JV won it.

 

[NV]

Well obviously he thinks that