American League MVP Race Heats Up: Judge vs. Soto Showdown

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00:03 We start with the individual awards, the MVP races in both leagues.

00:08 I direct your attention first at the American League MVP odds.

00:12 Aaron Judge, the favorite at plus 180,

00:14 30 cents in front of his New York teammate, Juan Soto.

00:18 Jack, the question is simple.

00:20 Will the American League MVP be one of those two guys for

00:24 the pinstripes this season?

00:26 >> Yes, absolutely yes.

00:28 I do believe that it's Aaron Judge if he can stay healthy.

00:31 And this guy on the heels of a fine by his standards, actually no,

00:36 below average by his standards month of April, part late into the month of May

00:40 that he had, I was trying to really dive into the excellence of Aaron Judge in May.

00:46 This guy, I think, finished the month with an OPS over 1,400 in May,

00:52 which is utterly insane.

00:54 And I was looking at the highest single month OPS in the last however

00:58 many years, I think it's the best single month OPS since Chipper Jones in 2006.

01:03 I think Giambi had a month in '05 where he was crazy, but

01:06 then you go back to like Bonds in '01 and '04.

01:10 That's the kind of month that he had, and he went from, I think,

01:14 outside the top 60 in OPS at the end of April to the top at the end of May,

01:21 which is absolutely insane.

01:23 And that's who this guy is when he's on the field.

01:25 Him and Soto, listen, they gotta figure out a way to break the bank.

01:30 And I saw the reports that they're trying to scale down payroll going into next

01:34 year, let's get that thing up for one Soto, man.

01:37 Cuz like Judge and Soto sharing an outfield for the next decade would,

01:42 I mean, that's the key to happiness in New York City.

01:44 And I know New York City, it's really hard to find happiness there, Ben.

01:47 I'm sure you can speak to that.

01:49 But no, man, it is absolutely insane what they have going on.

01:53 And if you're a Yankee fan, these are the good years that don't have the ring.

01:57 So if you're a young Yankee fan, know that these are the good years for

02:00 you coming up.

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