We can compare Yordan Alvarez to other good players, but that doesn’t really make much sense anymore. The conversation has to shift to all-time greats with the season Alvarez is having for the Houston Astros. Bobby Witt Jr. is having another excellent all-around season, but he’s on the IL right now and his team stinks. Ben Rice has put together a really nice year in New York, but he’s not having the season Alvarez is. We can compare him to Ortiz, but other Astros who have won the MVP as well help to make the same point from a different angle.