Tue 11/5/13 6:43 PM

Andrew McCutchen, Paul Goldschmidt and Yadier Molina were announced by the BBWAA as finalists for the 2013 National League MVP award. The Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, the Braves' Freddie Freeman and the Cardinals' Matt Carpenter are three guys that could have easily cracked the top three, but it's no surprise who wound up making the final lists. McCutchen is probably the favorite here after leading the Pirates to the playoffs with a .317/.404/.508 batting line, 21 homers, 84 RBI and 27 stolen bases.