I'm just not sure how you separate the two this year. If Judge finishes strong, Yankees make the playoffs, if he doesn't, there's a good chance they don't. Same with Cal. If they both finish strong, it's a race and Judge is still the favorite, but if one team makes the playoffs, there's your MVP imo
You separate the two by their performances, not the performances of their teammates.
I just so strongly disagree.
Yeah, this is basing your vote on the performance of other players.
It's basing the vote on the Value of Judge or Cal to their in the middle of playoff race teams - if one of the other racks up the numbers but their team misses the playoffs, then ok, but I don't think that's going to happen.