I know, I know. It was three years ago. The New York Yankees have a rocket ship roster for 2020 and are poised to wreak havoc on the league. How come I’m still obsessed with this silly award from three years ago?
Because it shouldn’t have even been close. At the end of 2017, I was sad about Aaron Judge not winning the award. However the Yankees were set up to enter a nice championship window, and the Giancarlo Stanton trade the following month was a good distraction. I’m also used to seeing my guys get snubbed.
Derek Jeter-MVP 1999
Hideki Matsui-ROY 2003
Derek Jeter-MVP 2006
Gary Sanchez-ROY 2016
Aaron Judge-MVP 2017
Miguel Andujar-ROY 2018
When something happens so many times, you kind of condition yourself to just accept it.