What makes a most valuable player most valuable? That argumentarises nearly every year when the Baseball Writers Association ofAmerica announces its MVP awards in the respective leagues. Thedebate is sure to catch fire again Tuesday when the National LeagueMVP Award is announced. The general consensus is that the top three candidates are the Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun and PrinceFielder and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp. Though theoffensive production of those three players was fairly even, Kempproduced the best numbers across the board, ranking first in fourcategories and second in four others. Kemp was the recipient of theHank Aaron Award in the NL, a formula-based honor given annually byMLB to the top offensive performers in each league. But votingmembers of the BBWAA often take into consideration how acandidate's team fared, interpreting "most valuable" to mean theplayer served a key role in pushing his club toward thepostseason. And that's where the fortunes of the Brewers and Dodgers diverged.Milwaukee won a franchise-record 96 games and captured its first NLCentral crown, finishing six games ahead of St. Louis. Los Angelesfinished third in the NL West with 82...