Four of the last five National League MVPs will be playing in this year’s NLDS—one on each of the four remaining teams. The Dodgers are the most star-studded team in a star-studded NL playoff field. Los Angeles has four former MVPs on its roster alone. The Giants have two, while the Brewers and Braves each have one. The outcomes of these two division series will hinge on the performances of their award-winning stars, as well as those marquee players and up-and-comers whose acclaim has not yet been fully recognized.
Freddie Freeman (MVP 2020) and the Braves were one game away from playing in the World Series last year, and despite the injuries to a number of the team’s key players this season, Atlanta still has a thunderous lineup that could be dangerous to even the best of pitching staffs.