MLB MVP Ladder 7.0: Matt Olson makes a run at teammate Ronald Acuña Jr. in the NL

1. P/DH Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels (-20000)

.307 AVG | 81 RBI | 39 HR | 13 SB | 5.2 WAR

9-5 | 3.43 ERA | 11.6 K/9 | 2.9 WAR

Last ladder: 1st

Now that we know Ohtani is staying put in the American League, we can pretty much pencil him in as the MVP already.

2. SS Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (+7500)

.352 AVG | 61 RBI | 16 HR | 1 SB | 4.8 WAR

Last ladder: 4th

Seager has done an incredible amount of damage in a very condensed amount of time, and after two homers and four RBI combined in the two games before Thursday, it doesn’t look like he’s ready to slow down any time soon.

3. SS Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays (+15000)

.321 AVG | 59 RBI | 17 HR | 3 SB | 4.2 WAR

Last ladder: 2nd

Toronto got good news Tuesday with the MRI on Bichette’s knee, which showed no significant structural damage after he was injured running the bases. But he still landed on the injured list, which threatens his standing on the ladder.

4. OF Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros (+6500)

.300 AVG | 74 RBI | 18 HR | 20 SB | 3.2 WAR

Last ladder: Not ranked

Tucker had a .267 average at the end of May, but he’s been swinging a hot bat ever since to crack the MVP ladder for the first time. He hit .359 with a 1.119 OPS in July, which both ranked top-four in the majors out of players with at least 100 plate appearances.

5. OF Adolis García, Texas Rangers (+15000)

.261 AVG | 85 RBI | 26 HR | 7 SB | 3.6 WAR

Last ladder: 5th

García hasn’t done much since the last ladder, but he’s riding a seven-game hitting streak that’s buoyed his averages while we wait for him to start adding more to his AL-leading RBI total.