| Carlos Beltran will probably finish 3rd in the MVP vote, and deservedly so. I strongly disagree with you there. Yes, he sucked last year, but he was hurt all year and it was far and away his worst year in quite some time.
Beltran is the real deal. He drove in 100 runs 4 times in 5 years for the Royals. For the ROYALS. Thats like 200 RBIs for the Yankees. He had the highest OPS among all MLB center fielders. He had 41 home runs, most among MLB center fielders. His 116 RBIS were second among CFs. And he's an excellent defensive center fielder. Although most defensive metrics are unreliable, and should be taken with a grain of salt, he was 4th among CFs in Range Factor, and 5th in Zone Rating. According to baseballprospectus.com, his fielding runs above replacement was 31, whihc is excellent.
Not only is he worth the money, but Carlos Beltran is the BEST center fielder in baseball. Only Andruw Jones is close. |