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Message: [QUOTE="jonf86, post: 5340119, member: 12994"] I will only argue with those that say there's an obvious answer. To me, it comes down to how much importance you place on the difference in positions. I think Raleigh will edge him out in the vote and imo I would in the slimmest of margins lean him as well. I simply place more value to playing catcher at a high level defensively compared to Judge's superior offensive stats. It's insane to me how high his level of play is both offensively and defensively considering the physical toll that it takes to squat for a game and do it 155-160 games on the season. I think he'll win the vote due to the M's finishing the season on a tear and winning the AL West and if he gets to 62/63 home runs would feel very confident. I'll end with a disclaimer, Judge is an extremely deserving player as well and I would have no qualms if he got the award [/QUOTE]