The Diamondbacks All Star second baseman is having an MVP caliber season. We dive into the question of whether he's been more valuable than the Dodgers' Designated Hitter.
Ketel Marte is having an MVP caliber season and is certainly in the conversation as one of the leading candidates for that award 95 games into the season. That should be a non-controversial statement. He's very much earned his starting spot on the NL All-Star roster, and will be the leadoff batter when the game starts at 5:00 P.M. MST tonight.
There is no denying Shohei Ohtani, who is just decimal points ahead of Marte with 5.4 WAR, has the superior offensive numbers. He's batting .316 with 29 homers and 69 RBI. In any season where he is both pitching and hitting, there simply is no more valuable player in the league. But Ohtani is not pitching in 2024. He doesn't even play the field. He's a DH.
The Diamondbacks without Marte on the other hand, would be a disaster and sellers at the trade deadline. Instead of being 49-48 and just a game out of the Wild Card, they'd be in 13th place in the National League with a 44-53 record, 6.0 games out of the Wild Card with eight teams in front of them. Ohtani has produced 19% of the Dodgers WAR. Another player that many will consider part of the MVP conversation, Bryce Harper, has produced just 11% of the Phillies' WAR.When viewed this way, it's clear that Marte is by far the most important player to his team among the contending teams. .
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