Gotta love those down-ballot selections, huh? Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman took 28 of 30 first-place votes to tally 410 points and easily win the National League MVP, but the Cubs had two very unlikely players tied for 17th with one 10th-place vote apiece. Yu Darvish finished a few spots higher, but at least it wasn’t due to J.P. Hoonstra hosing him.
Happ had actually been a dark-horse candidate after his hot start, then a foul ball ricocheted into his eyeball and curtailed any hopes of a strong finish. The real story here is Tepera, who garnered a vote from Rick Hummel of the St.