Last season I tried to implement the "Importance Score" in the Awards Voting but didn't quite have the time to fully calculate that...so I'm going to try again this season. As a quick refresher, the Importance Score is the WAR accrued by the player with bonuses for in-season accomplishments. Here's how this year's field stacks up:
AL MVP
Tucker Godfrey (1B-Albuquerque), 7.00 WAR
Kirt Campbell (1B-Jacksonville), 6.37 WAR
Carlos Vega (SS-Detroit), 3.81 WAR
Jhonny Maldonado (3B-Honolulu), 8.10 WAR
Dale Brand (1B-Toledo), 4.99 WAR
NL MVP
Jeurys Machado (1B-San Juan), 7.48 WAR