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Why PCA is the front runner for NL MVP for the Chicago Cubs
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani are making the NL MVP race VERY interesting.PCA has emerged as the biggest threats to Shohei Ohtani’s MVP reign — and there’s a legitimate argument that he should be the front-runner right now.The Cubs star is doing it ALL: elite offense, game-changing speed, Gold Glove-level defense, and the kind of overall impact that shows up in the advanced metrics. He’s currently sitting at the top of the league in WAR while putting together an offensive season that nobody saw coming after his struggles in the second half of 2025.And then there’s the defense. PCA…
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