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MLB Futures: Best Player Prop Bets (2021)
Spring Training is in full swing, and we are only a few weeks away from the start of the MLB season. So, now is a great time to take a look at the current odds for some of the biggest player props for the 2021 season. Below, we’ll take a look at our favorite bets for American and National League MVP and Cy Young Award winners and whether or not anyone can beat out Adalberto Mondesi for the most stolen bases in 2021.
American League MVP
The current American League MVP odds are wild right now in that they are very clearly “Mike Trout and everyone else.” And after Trout, most of the other top candidates (based on the consensus odds) have some pretty big question marks. Alex Bregman batted .242 and struggled to a career-worst .801 OPS in his first season after Houston’s cheating scandal. Aaron Judge comes with big-time power but even bigger injury concerns. Jose Ramirez had an excellent 2020 but is just a season removed in which he went through a lengthy slump that lasted nearly half the season, and he no longer has Francisco Lindor sharing the same lineup. Anthony Rendon finished third in the NL MVP voting in 2019, but he has only topped 30 home runs one time in his…