Towards the end of the Phillies season, I explained why JT Realmuto should garner NL MVP votes.
After Realmuto has been named the NL Gold Glove winner and NL Silver Slugger, it is clear that Realmuto will have some MVP votes. The first line of my previous piece still holds true.
JT Realmuto will not be in the top 5 in NL MVP voting. In fact, we now know who will be in the top 3. The announced finalists for NL MVP are, in no particular order, Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger, and Anthony Rendon.
Since the top 3 are no mystery, let’s speculate on the rest of the top 10.