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For this year? I got to look at a few different ways. 1. Getting on base. AL: Dustin Pedroia. He leads MLB in hits; WTF?!? I must admit, he has a shot at the MVP for shit like that. [Insert sad face here] NL: Albert Pujols. He has the best BA in MLB. He is also among the league leaders in hits despite missing 15 games. Honorable mention: Chipper Jones. Missed more games (29, so far) than Pujols, and slightly trails (1 point) in the NL batting crown lead.
2. Power hitting. AL: Josh Hamilton. Even with slump since Derby, still in top 5 for home runs and number 1 for RBIs in the AL. NL: Ryan Howard. Leads the MLB in home runs and RBIs; however, can't do anything else. Introducing the new Adam Dunn, people. Honorable mention: Manny. Only not at top for AL or NL for not spending whole year in one league.
3. Overall AL: Justin Morneau. Gets slight edge over Hamilton in AL for having more hits, better BA, and less strikeouts. NL: Pujols. Of the 36 people in the MLB who have hit 25 or more home runs so far this season, only Carlos Lee has struck out an equal or lower amount than Pujols; Pujols however has had roughly 100 more plate appearences then Lee. No one is better at swinging the bat at the right time than Pujols. Honorable Mentions: Josh Hamilton, Lance Berkman and Manny.
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