http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050905/SPT04/509050364/1071
That's the Enquirer article: Narron: Aurilia may be MVP. Fay notes that the Reds' slide has occurred when Aurilia got injured. Ludicrous, I'm sure we would all agree.
So who is the MVP of the 05 Reds? Here's what the fancy-schmancy stats have to say:
Win Shares (from TheHardballTimes.com, through Aug 30)
Dunn 26
Griffey 22
Lopez 16
LaRue 15
Casey 14
Aurilia 13
Randa 11
Freel 11
Valentin 10
Harang 8
Pena 8
Kearns 8
VORP (from BaseballProspectus.com)
Griffey 63.3
Dunn 51.4
Lopez 39.7
Casey 39.0
Randa 27.9
LaRue 25.6
Valentin 22.9
Freel 21.8
Aurilia 19.6
Pena 17.7
Kearns 14.2