Christian Yelich versus Cody Bellinger: Who is the better player?

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 19: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers stand at first base in the fifth inning at Miller Park on April 19, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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It is only May and it has very clearly been whittled down to just a two-man race for National League MVP. But who between Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger has the edge over the other?

Who is your National League MVP? Cody Bellinger or Christian Yelich?

At this point in the season, you could even argue that both should win it; making it the first time two players were awarded MVP since 1979 when Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez shared the distinction.

But as time passes, certainly one of them will fade behind the other right? Well given Yelich’s late-season surge for the hardware just last year, I’m hesitant to believe that either of the two will face a true collapse statistically.

So if it comes down to Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger, will the voters split right down the middle? There is a chance.

But if you could only choose one of the two, who has the edge?

Let’s break it into a couple of categories; somewhat close to the five tools – contact, power, speed, fielding, and arm strength – but also take a deeper dive at some of their stats, as well as their contribution to their current clubs.

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