40th dinger today (albeit in a loss).

3 SBs in his last two games...he's at 36 for the season now

I think this race is over. With Ohtani on the DL, this is PCA's award this year. He'll probably finish with a 40/40 year, maybe even 45/45 and that along with the elite defense makes it pretty much a no-brainer.

The baseball fan in me wishes that Ohtani had stayed healthy and on the mound because then this would turn into one of the really great debates, maybe like what we had between Trout and Cabrera several years ago.

He's at 10 WAR now. This vote won't even be close.

PCA also has a chance to set the all time record for most strikeouts in an MVP year. Right now Ohtani has the top two years (189 is the record).

Kind of a cross-over with our other thread, but I really doubt many Cubs fans are that concerned with the K's considering what PCA brings to the table.

4-for-5.....triple shy of the cycle.....stole #37......reached 100 RBI

AND the bullpen didn't blow it (but tried really hard to)

Highest fWAR seasons in the last 10 years
1. 2024 Aaron Judge - 11.2 (MVP)
2. 2022 Aaron Judge - 11.1 (MVP)
3. 2024 Bobby Witt Jr - 10.5 (MVP Runner-Up)
4. 2018 Mookie Betts - 10.2 (MVP)
5. Pete Crow-Armstrong - 10.1
6. 2025 Aaron Jude - 10.0 (MVP)
7. 2018 Mike Trout - 9.4 (MVP Runner-Up)
8. 2023 Ronald Acuna Jr - 9.1 (MVP)
9. 2025 Cal Raleigh - 9.1 (MVP Runner-Up)
10. 2024 Shohei Ohtani - 8.9 (MVP)
11. 2017 Aaron Judge - 8.7 (MVP Runner-Up)
12. 2019 Alex Bregman - 8.3 (MVP Runner-Up)
13. 2024 Juan Soto - 8.2 (MVP 3rd Place)
14. 2025 Bobby Witt Jr - 8.0 (MVP 4th Place)
15. 2024 Gunnar Henderson - 7.9 (MVP 4th Place)

Keep in mind this doesn't include Ohtani's pitching.

Heisman... Give it to him.

3-for-4
HR, 3B, HR

He's coming for the HR crown now....he's one back of Schwarber

We were joking that all the extra base hits were going to keep him from getting to 40 SB.....but that is actually starting to be a baby bit of a concern!

Highest fWAR seasons in the last 10 years
1. 2024 Aaron Judge - 11.2 (MVP)
2. 2022 Aaron Judge - 11.1 (MVP)
3. 2024 Bobby Witt Jr - 10.5 (MVP Runner-Up)
4. Pete Crow-Armstrong - 10.4
5. 2018 Mookie Betts - 10.2 (MVP)


PCA is looking to move into 3rd by season's end, just behind 2 all-time great seasons by Judge.

3-for-5
1B, 2B, HR, SB, 3 R, 2 RBI

He has tied Schwarber for ML HR lead with 45

Two SBs shy of 40/40

Went to last night's game and saw him get steal #39.

There have been 3 players in history that were Top 5 in HRs, steals, and triples. The most recent, as mentioned above, was some guy named Willie Mays. The one before that… Honus Wagner.

He almost got to 40 last night but Seyia kept fouling balls off every time he took off!