The finalists for MLB’s National League MVP Award have been announced, and Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star shortstop Geraldo Perdomo did not make the cut.
The three finalists were, unsurprisingly, Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto. The perfect trio of large-market stars.
The news will come as a disappointment (though likely not a surprise) to D-backs fans, who witnessed a historic rise to stardom for the 26-year-old switch-hitting shortstop.
Although Perdomo himself was unsatisfied with his defensive performance (with a career-high 18 errors), he was still worth seven WAR this season.
In fact, he cleared Soto’s average WAR total (6.0) by a full win and surpassed Schwarber’s aWAR (4.8) by more than two.
Of course, Ohtani is a different story, and Schwarber is a full-time DH, but it’s impossible to argue both Soto and Schwarber were more valuable to their clubs than Perdomo was to the D-backs.
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