I went with Freeman and I don't think it is close.
Freddie Freeman
Chris Johnson
Justin Upton
Craig Kimbrel
Mike Minor
Brian McCann
I went with Freeman and I don't think it is close.
Braves don't have one MVP. Freddie has been the most consistent contributor, but the Braves wouldn't be sniffing where they are at without Mac, Gattis, and Justin, but if I had to pick one, I'd pick Minor. He's been pretty much rock solid all season, and he gives us a shot to win every 5 games.
Fredi Gonzalez isn't an option?
Neither is Laird?
Teheran should get a spot up there.
CJ23 is who I voted for. Third base was a giant question mark going into the season and it's now a non issue. Clearly all the Braves players have been reason for the teams success.
jason27nc (07-10-2013)
Freddie Freeman
He's picked us up all year. Hopefully in the 2nd half others decided to join him.
The catching position is the mvp.
I would agree with Carp. Mac and Gattis lead the team in WAR at 1.9 and 1.8. Sure Gattis has played some other positions a little but the catching position is the big winner for the team. Even Laird has a 0.6 WAR in limited action. Overall Braves catchers have a 4.3 WAR which is the best in baseball. Freeman has been the most consistent hitter on the team however. Since Mac is the only catcher listed in the poll I will go with him.
GATT
There is no real "MVP". Everyone's WAR is pretty much the same.(Simmons is tied with Freddie and Justin btw, His fielding is amazing duh) If you think batting average means a lot Freeman and CJ will get some votes but the guys that have really contributed the most out of the players that have played since opening day have been Minor and Julio and it's not even close IMO. Minor with a 2.0 and JT with a 1.5. The three mentioned before(Simmons, Freddie and Justin) are at 1.5 and are everyday players for the most part. McCann and Gattis are the best hitters on the team but they have missed so much time. Either would be a good vote though. We've basically got some production from everyone. Real team effort. Although BJ has a negative WAR so yeah. A real change from last year when it was basically Heyward and Bourn in the top tier, Prado then everyone else.
Last edited by BremanFan88; 07-10-2013 at 07:52 PM.
All you need is Hart and Cox.
BremanFan88 (07-10-2013)
Evan Gattis no question about it in my opinion. He has 10 plate apperances as a pinch hitter and has a 3.175 OPS. He has a .750 batting average and half his hits have been home runs. He has been the definition of clutch this year. He has a 1.148 OPS from the 7th inning on.