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Looking Into the Crystal Ball: Predicting the 2020 MLB Award Winners

By Rob Myerson

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 10: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 10, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 10: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 10, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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National League MVP: Ronald Acuna

After finishing fifth in voting for the 2019 MVP award, 2020 will be the star outfielder’s time to bring home some hardware. Acuna took “the leap” last season, finishing with 41 home runs, 101 RBIs, and scoring 127 runs. He also managed to steal 37 bags, coming up only three swipes short of a 40-40 season all at the age of 21 years old.

Another year of maturity, and the expectation that Acuna will once again hit at the top of a top-heavy Braves lineup which will provide him all the opportunity in the world is why he will go on to win his first MVP award. If he stays healthy, 100 runs and 100 RBI’s should be a near lock. He should also be able to successfully become the 40-40 man that he almost became last year.

Acuna will get a challenge from the two previous NL MVPs, Cody Bellinger, and Christian Yelich, but the Braves right fielder will prove to be the cream of the crop in a talented National League when he also adds an outfield Gold Glove to his potent offensive numbers.

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