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PHOENIX – Clayton Kershaw stands a good chance of becoming the first
National League pitcher to win an MVP award in 46 years when the award is
announced on Thursday, but one Dodgers legend doesn’t think he merits it.
Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda said he thinks the MVP should be reserved
for everyday players.
Then again, take it with a grain of salt. Lasorda is 87. He was 41 the last
time an NL pitcher, Bob Gibson, took the MVP.
“I think pitchers should win the pitching award, the Cy Young Award, but not
the MVP, because he only goes out there every four or five games,” Lasorda
said in an appearance on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio. “The other guys go
out there every day and that makes a big difference in that award. I think it
should be set that pitchers should not get the Most Valuable Player.”
Justin Verlander won the Cy Young and MVP in the American League three years
ago, but the last NL pitcher to pull it off was Gibson after his remarkable
1968 season. Kershaw, who went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA, led all National League
players with a 7.5 WAR. The other two finalists are Andrew McCutchen of the
Pittsburgh Pirates and Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins.
The NL Cy Young award balloting will be released Wednesday and Kershaw is
expected to be a unanimous selection.
Clayton Kershaw極有機會成為繼紅雀隊的傳奇投手Bob Gibson在1968年獲得MVP及CYA以來
第一個獲得MVP及CYA兩個獎項的國聯投手（美聯上一個是三年前的Verlander）
但在這同時，道奇隊的前名人堂總教練Tommy Lasorda對此感到相當不以為然
他表示：「我認為投手就該去拿投手的獎項－賽揚獎就夠了，而不該去拿MVP，因為投手
每四~五場比賽才會上一次，其他那些每天上場且對戰局有影響力的人才該來拿這個獎，
我認為應該要設定成投手不能拿MVP才對。」
除了Kershaw外，其他兩位國聯MVP的競爭者是馬林魚隊的Stanton及海盜隊的McCutchen