When ARod went to the Yanks the writers were getting ready to send in their ballots for MVP before the season even began. They forgot about the Impaler though. He's always hit for a better average than ARod, collected more RBI, stole more bases, and had higher OBP. The only thing ARod has is about 7 more HR per season.
I'm so glad that he's in the AL now. I hated when we had to face the Expos. He's one of the best bad ball hitter hitters I've ever seen. I remember last year when he took a pitch about 2 inches off the ground from BK and hit it into the seats.
Baseball prospectus had picks for this year. 7 of 13 chose ARod for MVP. 1 picked Vlad.
http://www.baseball-analysis.com/art...articleid=2746