2019 AL MVP Finalists: Who was the best player in the AL?

By Jason Evans | Nov 6, 2019

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 08: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros talks with Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby during the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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Who wins the AL MVP?

Houston Astros 3B Alex Bregman

2019 stats: 156 games .293/.423/.592 41 homers 112 RBI 8.6 WAR

Bregman has emerged as not just one of the top third baseman in the sport, but one of the best players in the game today. He was the best player on the team that had the best regular season and was one win away from winning the World Series.

He set career highs in all of the major offensive categories and he won’t turn 26 until after the season starts next year.

Back to 2019, Bregman was tied for third in homers, fourth in runs, fifth in RBI, second in OBP WRC+ and WAR and third in slugging, Back to that WAR of his, Bregman had an 8.6 and Trout had an 8.7 in 22 fewer games than Bregman.

The big thing for Bregman was his ability to turn it on in the second half of the season. He hit .338, including .404 in August, with an OPS of 1.134 and a WRC+ of 197. 100 WRC+ is league average.

What Bregman accomplished, and what his team accomplished during the season will certainly enter the equation as to if he wins MVP. Our third player did a lot for his team too.

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