Pedroia as MVP over Quentin and Rodriguez would be terrible, almost as bad as Rollins winning over Holliday and Fielder in the NL last year.
I'd put him in the running, because he has been ridiculous since mid-June on a team that is making a run, but I wouldn't put him higher than third. Hell, depending on how much one takes team performance into account, I'd put Aubrey Huff in the mix (though not very high since he hasn't played much defense). He has the same number of doubles AND triples as Pedroia (the speedy middle-infielder
) in fewer at-bats.
My order right now would be:
Quentin
Rodriguez
Hamilton
Sizemore
Pedroia
Dye
Pena
Huff
Granderson
Longoria