Well... that's surprising (MLB)

[oykib]

This year's Win Shares to date:

I've been hearing a lot of MVP talk on streaming NYC sports radio lately. I had assumed that the talk of NY players-- particularly Jeter-- was all hype. But it turns out that Beltran should be the clear frontrunner in the NL and Jeter really is right in the mix in the AL (Win Share differences are essentially meaningless within one share and clearly different at three).

THT Win SharesYear 	Last 	First 	Tm 	Lg 	Pos 	Batting 	Pitching 	Fielding 	ExpWS 	WSP 	WSAB 	Total WS 	CWS 
2006	Beltran	C	NYN	NL	OF	26.7	0.0	7.1	14	1.191	24	34	189
2006	Pujols	A	STL	NL	1B	28.3	0.0	1.8	13	1.103	21	30	210
2006	Cabrera	M	FLA	NL	3B	27.5	0.0	2.4	15	.981	19	30	93
2006	Soriano	A	WAS	NL	OF	25.1	0.0	2.4	15	.869	16	28	133
2006	Berkman	L	HOU	NL	1B	25.5	0.0	1.5	14	.962	17	27	178
2006	Ramirez	M	BOS	AL	OF	24.3	0.0	2.1	13	.974	17	26	336
2006	Mauer	J	MIN	AL	C	18.2	0.0	7.7	12	1.023	17	26	55
2006	Jeter	D	NYA	AL	SS	21.2	0.0	4.1	14	.860	15	25	270
2006	Reyes	J	NYN	NL	SS	21.7	0.0	3.2	15	.790	14	25	59
2006	Wright	D	NYN	NL	3B	20.7	0.0	3.1	15	.775	13	24	61
2006	Hafner	T	CLE	AL	DH	22.6	0.0	0.0	10	1.071	15	23	79
2006	Utley	C	PHI	NL	2B	19.6	0.0	3.7	15	.741	12	23	63
2006	Thome	J	CHA	AL	DH	21.6	0.0	0.0	9	1.149	15	22	304
2006	Giambi	J	NYA	AL	DH	21.7	0.0	0.1	11	.987	14	22	283
2006	Ortiz	D	BOS	AL	DH	22.2	0.0	0.1	11	.993	14	22	130
2006	Dye	J	CHA	AL	OF	19.8	0.0	2.3	12	.855	13	22	131
2006	Howard	R	PHI	NL	1B	21.4	0.0	0.9	15	.736	12	22	34
2006	Johnson	N	WAS	NL	1B	21.0	0.0	1.0	14	.770	12	22	76
2006	Damon	J	NYA	AL	OF	18.4	0.0	3.3	13	.787	12	22	217
2006	Santana	J	MIN	AL	SP	-0.1	20.8	0.0	10	.987	14	21	101
2006	Rolen	S	STL	NL	3B	16.9	0.0	4.5	13	.793	12	21	240
2006	Guillen	C	DET	AL	SS	17.1	0.0	4.2	13	.766	12	21	100
2006	Wells	V	TOR	AL	OF	16.7	0.0	4.4	14	.749	11	21	103
2006	Guerrero	V	LAA	AL	OF	18.8	0.0	2.0	14	.742	11	21	243
2006	Cameron	M	SD	NL	OF	16.0	0.0	5.1	14	.748	11	21	182
2006	Morneau	J	MIN	AL	1B	19.4	0.0	1.7	14	.755	11	21	40
2006	Crawford	C	TB	AL	OF	18.8	0.0	2.0	13	.757	11	21	84
2006	Halladay	R	TOR	AL	SP	-0.1	20.3	0.0	10	.952	14	20	110
2006	Rodriguez	I	DET	AL	C	10.5	0.0	9.5	12	.826	12	20	294
2006	Helton	T	COL	NL	1B	18.6	0.0	1.5	14	.711	10	20	231
2006	Ibanez	R	SEA	AL	OF	17.9	0.0	2.6	14	.705	10	20	96
2006	Tejada	M	BAL	AL	SS	15.5	0.0	4.4	14	.689	10	20	208
2006	Sanchez	F	PIT	NL	3B	17.0	0.0	3.1	13	.730	10	20	32
2006	Uggla	D	FLA	NL	2B	17.1	0.0	3.4	14	.698	10	20	20
2006	Delgado	C	NYN	NL	1B	18.4	0.0	1.4	14	.689	10	20	263
2006	Furcal	R	LAN	NL	SS	15.2	0.0	4.8	16	.612	9	20	139
2006	Young	M	TEX	AL	SS	13.4	0.0	6.4	15	.635	9	20	110
2006	Bonds	B	SF	NL	OF	17.1	0.0	2.1	10	.882	12	19	685
2006	Teahen	M	KC	AL	3B	16.7	0.0	2.1	10	.885	11	19	29
2006	Crede	J	CHA	AL	3B	12.9	0.0	6.0	12	.730	10	19	61
2006	Zimmerman	R	WAS	NL	3B	16.4	0.0	2.9	14	.648	9	19	22
2006	Ramirez	H	FLA	NL	SS	14.8	0.0	4.3	15	.631	9	19	19
2006	Jones	A	ATL	NL	OF	15.2	0.0	4.0	14	.655	9	19	234
2006	Dunn	A	CIN	NL	OF	17.9	0.0	1.7	15	.636	9	19	122
2006	Rollins	J	PHI	NL	SS	15.1	0.0	4.2	16	.601	8	19	125
2006	Bay	J	PIT	NL	OF	16.8	0.0	2.3	15	.619	8	19	76
2006	Sizemore	G	CLE	AL	OF	16.6	0.0	2.7	15	.621	8	19	49
2006	Giles	B	SD	NL	OF	15.8	0.0	3.3	16	.594	8	19	253
2006	Ramirez	A	CHN	NL	3B	16.3	0.0	2.5	14	.633	8	19	117
2006	Webb	B	ARI	NL	SP	-1.4	19.7	0.0	7	1.178	14	18	66

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[Vince]

I'm somewhat surprised that Bonds is higher than Durham. Though I guess a "great year for a 2B" isn't exactly the same as a great year for a baseball player.

[oykib]

Originally Posted by Vince

I'm somewhat surprised that Bonds is higher than Durham. Though I guess a "great year for a 2B" isn't exactly the same as a great year for a baseball player.

Bonds surprised me too. He already has 20 WS. That's star territory.

I don't think most people would peg him in the top 30 or so of Major League ballplayers.

The real surprises are how low Ortiz and Howard, the current front-runners, rate.