Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke out as a true superstar last season. The Toronto Blue Jays' first baseman was one of the very best hitters in MLB and was rightfully an MVP candidate at the age of 22 after leading the American League in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS while tying for the most home runs in the majors.

Unfortunately for Guerrero, another star broke out and stole a little bit of the Blue Jays superstar's spotlight. Shohei Ohtani's two-way dominance became the primary storyline of the 2021 season. His incredible power hitting and strength as a starting pitcher earned him his first AL MVP award, winning it in unanimous fashion. Losing the MVP award without getting a single first-place vote bothered Guerrero.

As a hitter, Guerrero has Ohtani beat in practically every category. Although Ohtani draws walks a little bit more and is a much superior base runner, Toronto's young slugger was clearly superior at the plate last season. Still, Ohtani's pitching covers all that ground and then some. To not only be baseball's lone true two-way player but to dominate as much as he did gave him a huge (and well-deserved) leg up in the award race.

Fortunately for Guerrero, Toronto is way better suited to help him achieve team success than the Los Angeles Angels are for Ohtani. The Jays have tons of stars all over the field and a very solid pitching rotation. Being snubbed out of a single first-place vote should motivate Guerrero as he looks to take home more hardware.