MLB MVP POWER RANKINGS: Where The Top Contenders Stand Right Now

We are now one-fourth of the way through the baseball season and some players are starting to make their cases for the MVP award in their respective leagues.

To compile these rankings we took a look at each player's Wins Above Replacement, how they rank among their peers in key categories, and how well that player's team is playing. The last factor is important to some MVP voters who believe the award is more about value to a team and less about who the best player actually is.

It is still early and each league has about ten legit contenders at this point. But here are the top five in both leagues as of now.