It has been nearly two years since the Atlanta Braves moved on from Andrelton Simmons. John Coppolella and company agreed to send the defensive wizard to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Sean Newcomb, Chris Ellis and (the corpse of) Erick Aybar in November 2015 and, for a while, the deal looked... fine.
Now? Andrelton Simmons is a legitimate AL MVP candidate. Yes, you’re reading that correctly. Here is Jonah Keri of Sports Illustrated on Simmons earlier this week:
Meanwhile, Simmons continues his reign as the best defensive player in baseball, making highlight-reel play after highlight-reel play.