Seven weeks was long enough to decide the Austro-Prussian War, but it's not nearly enough time to decide the American League and National League MVP Awards. This isn't war, it's WAR. As in, wins above replacement ... or whatever metric you prefer to utilize to decide who is the best of the best. We need the full 162-game slate to give us a satisfying statistical picture.
That said, it can be fun to check in on the race even before it's won. And so each week this season, we're polling our MLB.com reporters on one of the three major Baseball Writers' Association of America awards -- MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year -- to get a gauge on where things stand.