The American League MVP will be revealed Thursday and it's going to be either Aaron Judge of the Yankees or Cal Raleigh of the Mariners (sorry José Ramirez). Regardless of who wins, there will be complaints. Team Judge and Team Raleigh are dead set in their opinions.

In addition to the stats, two factors are involved here. One is fatigue -- voter fatigue, but fans get it too. The other is the historical element. Let's talk about those in a second. First, the stat lines:

Raleigh: .247/.359/.589, 169 OPS+, 24 2B, 60 HR, 125 RBI, 110 R, 14 SB, 7.4 WAR

Judge: .331/.457/.688, 215 OPS+, 30 3B, 2 3B, 53 HR, 114 RBI, 137 R, 12 SB, 9.7 WAR

Voter Fatigue

Judge has won two of the last three AL MVPs, including last year. It's human nature to grow tired of seeing the same dude winning a

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