Pat Caputo: Why Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander Is Exception To The Rule, Deserves MVP This Season
There is a legitimate reason no starting pitcher has been named Most Valuable Player in either league since Roger Clemens in 1986.
Nor a starting pitcher been in the Top 10 of American League MVP voting since Minnesota's Johan Santana in 2006 (he placed seventh). Or in the Top 3 in the AL since Boston's Pedro Martinez was second in 1999.
It's because the argument against it is so compelling.
