Pitchers rarely win the MVP award, but ESPN's Buster Olney currently endorses Justin Verlander. "If I had a vote today, I'd pick Verlander," writes Olney. "No player has made a bigger difference to his team than the right-hander. On the days he has pitched, the Detroit Tigers are 12 games over .500; on the days he hasn't pitched, they are a .500 team."