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The case for each NL MVP finalist

Nolan Arenado, Javier Baez and Christian Yelich are named the finalists for the BBWAA National League MVP Award

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  • Most Valuable Player
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  • Christian Yelich
  • Javier Baez
  • 2018
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The finalists in the 2018 National League Most Valuable Player Award race include a perennial NL MVP candidate and a pair of stars that ascended to superstar status last season. While the Rockies' Nolan Arenado finished fifth and fourth in NL MVP balloting in '16 and '17, respectively, the Cubs' Javier Baez and the Brewers' Christian Yelich had never finished higher than 19th (Yelich in '16).