Even though it is early in the MLB season, let us take a look at the MVP front runners in the National League.
Although we are just a few weeks into the 2019 MLB season, a few players have stood out through a small sample size in the National League. These may just be hot starts for these players, but they are already turning heads of many around the league.
If they continue to keep playing the way they are, they will be recognized by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America at the end of the season voting. Some new, younger stars are emerging in the National League and it could cause a disruption in the Most Valuable Player conversation.
This season, there might be a few regulars in the conversation that will not be finalists at the end of the season, such as the Colorado Rockies’ third baseman Nolan Arenado and the Philadelphia Phillies’ newly signed outfielder Bryce Harper. A starting pitcher, like the New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom or the Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer, may make their way into the debate as the season matures. No Atlanta Braves or Philadelphia Phillies are possible MVPs right now, but that could easily change.
The conversation might look totally different at the end of the season, but this is a prediction of the five finalists for the 2019 National League Most Valuable Player Award as of April 17th.