While Jose Reyes of the New York Mets has played at an elite level, and Toronto Blue Jays’ slugger Jose Bautista has put on a show for the second straight year, neither of those two players deserve to be considered the MLB betting fantasy player of the year so far. That distinction belongs to Boston Red Sox first basemen Adrian Gonzalez, who currently leads the AL with an incredible .343 batting average. Gonzalez merits that award based on his numbers, and it is a closer look into his performance that illustrates exactly why.
Gonzalez has consistently dominated this season in terms of batting average, and while Reyes’ .349 mark is actually better, the Mets’ star has spent much more time out of the lineup while the Red Sox star has consistently dominated without missing time. Even Bautista has been out of the Blue Jays’ lineup at times this year, including a badly sprained ankle that kept him out recently. The fact that Gonzalez hasn’t missed time is crucial to being an MVP as he has consistently produced, and he ranks in the top-five of the league in several categories including doubles and RBI. There are several players from around the majors that have has excellent seasons so far, but if there is one player to be called the sports betting MVP so far then that distinction will have to go to Gonzalez.
