There are early odds available for 2019 National League MVP and NL home run champ prop bets at many sportsbooks right now, and newly signed Phillie Bryce Harper is at or near the top of both lists.
Here are the average National League MVP odds based on sportsbooks currently offering the wager.
NL MVP
Bryce Harper +600
Nolan Arenado +650
Kris Bryant +1000
Paul Goldschmidt +1000
Christian Yelich +1500
Manny Machado +1500
Eugenio Suarez +1500
And here are the MLB home run champ odds.
MLB home runs
Giancarlo Stanton +450
Aaron Judge +450
Mike Trout +550
Khris Davis +600
JD Martinez +700
Joey Gallo +850
Bryce Harper +900
Nolan Arenado +1000
If you can get Harper at +600 to win MVP, do it. Harper is the type that will want to live up to that contract and prove he’s worth every penny.
As for home run totals, Harper at +900 is another solid bet. If you can get to around 47 home runs in a season you’re in the conversation these days, as Khris Davis won last year with 48. Harper clocked 34 dingers last season and his career high was 42 in 2015. Citizens Bank Park should tack on an additional six or seven homers for Harper this season.
Also consider that another Scott Boras client that held out until late February last season – JD Martinez – had the finest offensive season of his career last year in his first season in Boston. Martinez clocked 43 home runs and finished second behind Davis for the home run crown.
