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Originally Posted by Damian Rey
I think you can make a case for Gonzalez or Bautista. Gonzalez has become the heart and soul of that BoSox lineup, and is hands down their best player. Bautista is the best power hitter and baseball. I think Gonzalez will win based on his team's place in the standings.
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I wouldn't automatically discount Bautista due to not being on a first place or playoff caliber team since A-Rod once won the award on a horrible Rangers team. Although the biggest difference was while A-Rod seemed to be more stat padding, Bautista really is the soul of the Jays offense.
Gonzalez has been amazing and the soul of the Red Sox offense with the added benefit of him improving everyone else on the team like Ortiz. His swings during the HR Derby were amazing in how smooth they looked.
Granderson's issue is most of his numbers are similar to Tex so the Yankees can afford to have him go into a slump as long as Tex stays on track and doesn't slump as well.