In 2011, Justin Verlander became the first pitcher to win the MVP award in a long time. Verlander earned the pitchers version of the Triple Crown and edged out Jacoby Ellsbury and Jose Bautista. The 2012 Major League Baseball season is about to get started. <\/p>\n
There are some new faces in the American League this year, so the entire MVP picture looks quite a bit different. There are plenty of familiar faces at the top of the MVP odds for 2012, but there are two notable newcomers in the top five. <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a closer look at the 2012 American League MVP Odds.<\/p>\n
Albert Pujols Odds to Win AL MVP – 11\/2<\/strong><\/p>\n Bovada has installed Pujols as the 11\/2 favorite to win the American League MVP this year. The Angels weren\u2019t really thought to be the team favored to pick up Pujols in the offseason, but they grabbed him with a huge last minute offer. Pujols moves to a stadium that isn\u2019t exactly terribly friendly to hitters, but neither was Busch Stadium in Saint Louis. The size of the stadium never stopped Albert from doing his work before, and I don\u2019t expect it to stop him now. He is the most feared hitter in the game. The only question here is does he have enough support behind him in the Angels lineup.<\/p>\n Adrian Gonzalez Odds to Win AL MVP – 15\/2<\/strong><\/p>\n Gonzalez had a good first year in Boston, but he didn\u2019t finish the season very well. He had a terrific .338 batting average, but it was surprising to see his home runs actually drop to 27. Leaving Petco Park most assumed he would see a big boost in his home run total. I expect his power to improve this season. The Red Sox lineup is still stacked so pitchers won\u2019t be able to pitch around him. If he can be more consistent this season, he has a chance to win this award.<\/p>\n Miguel Cabrera Odds to Win AL MVP – 15\/2<\/strong><\/p>\n Cabrera has finished in the top five in MVP voting three straight years. He is the model of consistency as a hitter. Cabrera has hit .324, .328, and .344 in the past three years. In 2011, his .344 batting average was the best in the American League. Also, he racked up a ridiculous .448 on-base-percentage. He has homered at least 30 times in five straight seasons. The Tigers offense ranked fourth in the league in runs scored last year, and that should be going up this year. Cabrera is poised for another huge year.<\/p>\n Jose Bautista Odds to Win AL MVP – 12\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n Bautista proved that 2010 was no fluke with another terrific year in 2011. Most expected a major drop off from Bautista, but he had another dominating season. Bautista raised his batting average from .260 to .302 and he walked a career-high 132 times. This is a guy who has matured a ton as a hitter over the span of the past couple years. He doesn\u2019t get quite the attention some of the others on this list do because he doesn\u2019t play on a great team.<\/p>\n Prince Fielder Odds to Win AL MVP – 12\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n The second newbie on the AL MVP list is Prince Fielder. Along with Cabrera, he\u2019ll make the Tigers middle of the order downright scary. What pitcher is going to want to see these two back-to-back? Fielder moves to a park that is less friendly to hitters, but I think he\u2019ll continue to put up big numbers. He has amazing bat speed and he should adjust to the American League quickly. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n AL MVP Free Pick – Miguel Cabrera<\/strong><\/p>\n No one has been a more consistent hitter than Cabrera over the last few years. I expect the Tigers to be extremely good this year, so he\u2019ll have plenty of chances to impress the voters. Pitchers won\u2019t be able to pitch around him anymore, and that should mean his already ridiculous numbers likely go even higher. <\/p>\n I like Cabrera to win the AL MVP in 2012.<\/p>\n Albert Pujols 6\/1 2012 AL MVP Odds + Picks In 2011, Justin Verlander became the first pitcher to win the MVP award in a long time. Verlander earned the pitchers version of the Triple Crown and edged out Jacoby Ellsbury and Jose Bautista. 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\nAdrian Gonzalez 8\/1
\nMiguel Cabrera 9\/1
\nEvan Longoria 12\/1
\nJose Bautista 12\/1
\nPrince Fielder 12\/1
\nRobinson Cano 12\/1
\nJacoby Ellsbury 18\/1
\nMark Teixeira 18\/1
\nJosh Hamilton 20\/1
\nDustin Pedroia 22\/1
\nJoe Mauer 22\/1
\nAdrian Beltre 25\/1
\nAlex Rodriguez 25\/1
\nJustin Verlander 25\/1
\nIan Kinsler 30\/1
\nCarl Crawford 35\/1
\nJered Weaver 35\/1
\nJustin Morneau 35\/1
\nCurtis Granderson 40\/1
\nDavid Price 40\/1
\nFelix Hernandez 40\/1
\nAdam Lind 50\/1
\nC.C Sabathia 50\/1
\nC.J. Wilson 50\/1
\nDerek Jeter 50\/1
\nEric Hosmer 50\/1
\nIchiro Suzuki 50\/1
\nMark Reynolds 50\/1
\nMatt Wieters 50\/1
\nMichael Young 50\/1
\nYoenis Cespedes 50\/1
\nJon Lester 75\/1
\nPaul Konerko 75\/1<\/p>\nView The MLB Cappers Leaderboard For 2011 \u00a0– Picks Packages for 2012 On Sale! \u2014\u2013><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"