Since no one took the bait two days ago, I’m going all in on Jason Heyward this afternoon. MVP—MVP!!!
Now before you hit “delete” (metaphorically) consider this. So far in 2017 Heyward leads the Cubs in RBIs, and trails only Addison Russell in Batting Average, WAR, and Defensive Runs Saved. His defense is not quite, statistically, canceling out Kyle Schwarber’s lack of defensive mastery—yet. But he’s well on his way. And oh, did I mention that he’s hitting?
Now sure, you Debby Downers out there might point to how many roll-over ground outs to second base he is still hitting.