Explaining my AL MVP ballot: Why I had Betts first, Britton ninth
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6. Josh Donaldson, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays fans can send the hate mail to [email protected]. Admittedly, this seems a little low for the 2015 MVP, who had another stellar season.
But he, too, stumbled a bit in the second half (.257/.384/.481) and though he is a good defender, he’s not quite in the same class as Beltre or Machado. Again, this was a three-sided coin flip. He finished fourth overall in the voting.
