Zero players finished the 2019 MLB season with more home runs than Pete Alonso's 53. And only five National League players had a higher slugging percentage than Alonso's .583. But there are currently 15 players who are better bets than Alonso to win the 2020 NL MVP award, per PointsBet.

Some of those names make plenty of sense.

Dodgers teammates Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger lead the pack, followed by Christian Yelich, who slugged an outrageous .671 in 2019.

However, there are some players with better odds than Alonso who seem curiously high, including Paul Goldschmidt, Eugenio Suarez, and Alonso's teammate, Jacob deGrom.

The 32-year-old Goldschmidt saw his numbers decline in 2019 for the second-straight season, finishing with a triple slash of .260/.346/.476 during what was his first season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

When it comes to deGrom, while no one would be surprised if he captures a third-straight Cy Young award this season, it would arguably take a season more dominant than his 2018 Cy Young campaign for him to nab the MVP award. Just two pitchers since 1992 have won the MVP.

Here are the odds for who will win the 2020 NL MVP award:

Mookie Betts: +550
Cody Bellinger: +700
Christian Yelich: +700
Ronald Acuna Jr.: +700
Juan Soto: +1050
Fernando Tatis Jr.: +1200
Bryce Harper: +1400
Nolan Arenado: +1400
Ketel Marte: +2000
Javier Baez: +2200
Freddie Freeman: +2500
Manny Machado: +2500
Kris Bryant: +2500
Jacob deGrom: +3000
Paul Goldschmidt: +3000
Eugenio Suarez: +3000
Trevor Story: +3000
Pete Alonso: +3300
Anthony Rizzo: +3300
Max Scherzer: +3300
Rhys Hoskins: +4000
Corey Seager: +4500
Max Muncy: +5000
Ozzie Albies: +6600
Paul DeJong: +6600

*An example for the above: Odds with a + in front shows how much money would be won on a $100 bet. Odds with a - in front shows how much you need to bet in order to win $100.

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