Well, if you're going to use counting stats (not you, but sportswriters), then it's not a good thing. If he had played the first 20 games you could theoretically make his numbers 148 R, 34 HR, 95 RBI & 56 SB to go along with his .397/.561/.958 line. An inexact science to be sure, but would it make a difference to see the HR & RBI gaps closed and the SB & Runs gap widened to those voters? Probably. To me, of course it doesn't matter, because runs and rbis are largely irrelevant to me. I don't think he'll win, but I think it'll be a crime if he doesn't.