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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极有机会成为继红雀队的传奇投手Bob Gibson在1968年获得MVP及CYA以来
第一个获得MVP及CYA两个奖项的国联投手（美联上一个是三年前的Verlander）
但在这同时，道奇队的前名人堂总教练Tommy Lasorda对此感到相当不以为然
他表示：“我认为投手就该去拿投手的奖项－赛扬奖就够了，而不该去拿MVP，因为投手
每四~五场比赛才会上一次，其他那些每天上场且对战局有影响力的人才该来拿这个奖，
我认为应该要设定成投手不能拿MVP才对。”
除了Kershaw外，其他两位国联MVP的竞争者是马林鱼队的Stanton及海盗队的McCutchen