He's quite good. But I guess I can think of some reasons why he's not considered so awesome.
a. he plays for the Cubs. LOL Cubs
b. he seems to be a little uneven. Some years he'll be awesome and others he'll be not, especially because he's a first baseman. In 2008 when the Cubs dominated the NL Central, he actually had a not-great year (108 OPS+ when he averages 124, 130 when you cut out his first three crappy years when he was 21, 22, and 23 and played 22, 141, and 70 games.).
c. he plays in the NL Central and he's a 1B. Who do you think of first when you think of NL Central first basemen??? Yeah, this guy. Lately, hey, I'd think of this guy too before I'd think of Lee in the NL Central 1B hierarchy. That said, Lee should have won the NL MVP in 2005, not Pujols, but the Cardinals were first in their division while the Cubs were in fourth place. That's really the only reason I can think of why they didn't award Lee.
