How Astros' Yordan Alvarez is best player in MLB but not an MVP this year
The Astros slugger is playing incredibly well, but an MVP might be out of reach.
How Astros' Yordan Alvarez is best player in MLB but not an MVP this year originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros own the worst record in the American League West at 13-21, and there are plenty of issues with the team as a whole.
But Yordan Alvarez is one of the few players who is not an issue for the Astros. Instead, he's proving to be a nightmare for opposing teams to face this season. USA Today's Bob Nightengale called him the best player in baseball, but he also doesn't believe Alvarez is the MVP this season for one clear reason: The Astros' struggles.
How Yordan Alvarez is best in MLB but not an MVP "But the key phrase is 'Best Player,' not 'Most Valuable Player,'" Nightengale writes. "It's awfully hard to win the official BBWAA MVP award when your team is the worst in baseball - unless your name is Andrew Dawson. " The Astros slugger is one of the best hitters in the sport this season, and might be putting together an MVP-caliber season.
But, with how bad the Astros are this season, it's going to be hard for Alvarez, the "Best Player in MLB," to win the MVP award. More : Aaron Judge makes baseball history never done before by Yankees player He's put up 1. 7 bWAR in 34 games with 42 hits, 25 runs scored, nine doubles, 12 homers, 27 RBIs, 22 walks to 16 strikeouts, and a 1.