Over the Monster · May 5, 2021
Mapping out a potential path to the AL MVP Award for J.D. Martinez
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThe first month of the 2021 MLB season is in the books and to mark the occasion, MLB handed out its monthly awards, including correctly honoring the great work of Matt Barnes. These monthly awards are nice, but what about the annual awards? Although some may argue that early May is still too soon to think about things like the American League MVP award, I am not one of them, especially since the Red Sox have more than one bona fide contender based on what we saw in April. For now, let’s focus on just one of those contenders: J.D. Martinez.
