I'll be revealing who I would have voted for for the American League and National League MVP over the next several days with one place being revealed at a time.
10th- Alex Gordon OF Kansas City Royals
Gordon had a great comeback season for the Royals, showing why he was so highly touted coming out of college. Although, he did make the move to the outfield. His quadruple slash was .303/.376/.502/.382. He had a pretty solid season.
Much of his defensive value came from his outfield arm, which is unlikely to duplicate, but has no bearing for why I would've voted for him here.
There were many worthy candidates for the bottom half of the ballot but only a few strong contenders for the first couple of spots. (Spoiler alert: I do not have the real AL MVP in the top 3).
Why Alex Gordon at 10? Well, he posted a fWAR of 6.9, which actually placed him in 9th place in the American League for that particular stat. He had a good offensive season and had positive value for his defense in the outfield for last season. He had a better season then some realize and I think he's a worthy top 10 selection for the AL MVP.
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