Lucroy for MVP

Jonathan Lucroy might have gotten the snub from the nasty Cardinal fans, but many of the people in the know in MLB are taking a close look at the Milwaukee Brewer Catcher in conversations for the National League MVP. 

Rightfully so.  Lucroy has played at a whole new level this year on a team that has lead one of if not the toughest division in baseball. 

Phil Rogers - MLB.com:

Lucroy, Brewers: Milwaukee has led the NL Central continuously since tying the Pirates for the lead on April 6, and Lucroy has been the biggest reason why. He does a great job handling the pitching staff -- and you thought Glen Hansard was lead singer of The Frames? -- while throwing out 25.3 percent of runners and compiling a 1.5 defensive WAR, second to Russell Martin among NL catchers. Heading into Tuesday's action, Lucroy is hitting .303 and projects to rack up 17 homers and 75 RBIs. Nothing about that screams MVP, but it's the same kind of package that Molina put together in finishing fourth behind Buster Posey in 2013 and third behind Andrew McCutchen last year.

Anyone that follows Brewer baseball knows that this team has some great players on it.  Many of these guys get little notice outside of Milwaukee and the division because of the small market.  However players like Lucroy and Gomez have started to garner that kind of notoriety.  It also really helps when you are winning games like the Brewer's are doing this year.

Everyone in baseball except the St. Louis Cardinals have taken notice of the Brewer Catcher.  He not only can hold his own behind the plate, he has become a powerhouse at the plate.

As long as Wainwrights meltdown in the All Star game doesn't hurt the Brewer Catcher he should have the lead in the MVP balloting.  He just couldn't help the All Star Starting Pitcher, but then again he had no problem working with Kershaw.