On May 15th, Matt Carpenter was hitting .140 and slugging .272 for the St. Louis Cardinals. After yesterday’s five hit performance, he’s hitting .274 and slugging .576. And if we follow recent MVP-voting patterns, he’s currently the MVP of the National League.
Giancarlo Stanton won the NL MVP in 2017 for the Miami Marlins. He finished the season with 7.6 bWAR, which led the league. The Marlins finished 20 games back in their division. Mike Trout won the AL MVP in 2016. He led all of baseball with 10.5 bWAR.