OT: AL MVP Race - Cabrera/Trout

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August 8th, 2012 at 6:24 PM | WAR is a couting stat, (Score:2)
singler makes b...
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WAR is a couting stat, meaning it takes into account games played already. Not sure where that 7.1 WAR over a full season came from, as Trout is on pace to shatter it.

 

Not that WAR is the end-all, but its likely not going to be that close.

August 8th, 2012 at 6:41 PM | my fault (Score:1)
Mat
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I misunderstood WAR.  It seems to be heavily based on plate appearances so my criticism is invalid, but it's still a limited metric for the reasons others have outlined before.

August 8th, 2012 at 6:55 PM | dp (Score:1)
Mat
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dp

August 8th, 2012 at 6:24 PM | As others have said (Score:1)
Gobgoblue
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If Trout keeps up his pace, he will win because he is more "valuable" than Cabrera.   However, I think his numbers will drop as teams go into overdrive for playoff contention.  If you ask me, I would bet on one of the greatest hitters of this generation sustaining his numbers over a rookie.

Conclusion:  If Trout can keep going strong, he wins.  Realistically, Cabrera wins. 

I love Greg Mattison

August 8th, 2012 at 6:38 PM | Trout is a completely sick, (Score:1 Overrated)
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Trout is a completely sick, unbelievable mix of speed and power.  I get that he can get on base and steal bases.  Lots of guys can do that.  But guys with most of the numbers he has don't hit that many home runs.  Cabrera is insanely good and has been crazy productive during this stretch, but Trout seems like he's once-in-a-lifetime.  He's Ty Cobb good.

August 8th, 2012 at 8:15 PM | Barring a collapse (Score:1)
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Barring a collapse by Trout, he's gonna win this in a landslide.  Too good of a story for him not to win.

I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?

August 9th, 2012 at 12:35 AM | Anyone have any idea why (Score:1)
bsand2053
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Anyone have any idea why Cabby's walks have been so far down this year?  108 last year, only 48 this year.  He is going to be down considerably.

August 9th, 2012 at 9:06 AM | There's still about 50 games (Score:1)
MaizeNBlu628
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There's still about 50 games to go, so he can close the gap on that a little bit. But I think the main reason is that he now has Prince Fielder batting behind to protect him.

August 12th, 2012 at 10:08 PM | Prince Fielder (Score:1)
Gobgoblue
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Because this one guy who is huge named Prince Fielder is behind him.

I love Greg Mattison

August 9th, 2012 at 8:01 AM | The guys in PTI were talking (Score:1)
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The guys in PTI were talking about this yesterday. Tony said that voters could think about giving Trout the Rookie of the Year and giving Miguel the MVP. Any thoughts about that?

August 9th, 2012 at 8:07 AM | Since Trout is guaranteed (Score:1)
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Since Trout is guaranteed ROTY, this entire conversation is about that exact scenario.

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