(07-17-2017 06:46 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Maybe if he can keep up his torrid pace, we'll be talking about NL MVP possibilities at the end of the season. But that's a tough call - Washington's hitters all might break up the vote as it's tough to separate Harper, Zimmerman, Murphy and Rendon really. Los Angeles really doesn't have any hitters in the mix I'd say (although they have some pitchers who might be considered). Arizona and Colorado have some candidates too but it's pretty safe to say the MVP will come from one of those four teams.

He also has aways to go before he approaches Lance Berkman's best years from a Rice pro's perspective. Lance in 2006 was .315, 45/136 and had a 1.041 OPS (and 3rd in MVP voting). He also had three other years where he was top 5 in MVP voting, and at this point, I'd say that's a great goal for Rendon.

ETA - added in MVP odds courtesy of BetOnline (as of July 13)

NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP ODDS
Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) +175
Bryce Harper (WSH) +450
Joey Votto (CIN) +700
Nolan Arenado (COL) +900
Justin Turner (LAD) +900
Corey Seager (LAD) +900
Charlie Blackmon (COL) +1600
Cody Bellinger (LAD) +1600
Anthony Rendon (WSH) +2000
Ryan Zimmerman (WSH) +2500
Kris Bryant (CHC) +2500
Anthony Rizzo (CHC) +2500
Daniel Murphy (WSH) +4000
Buster Posey (SF) +10000
Zack Cozart (CIN) +10000

What do these odds mean? If I bet $1 on Rendon, and he wins, how much money do I get?