topper09er

Good point I think you are right here I do disagree a little here, I think the main reason Braun won was playoffs for the Brewers vs no playoffs for the Dodgers. I think the same for Trout, he has never finished below 2nd in the voting (among his full seasons) so I don't think people are forgetting about him playing on the West Coast. He lost out to Cabrera twice, one being his triple crown year so I think that explains it, the other one the Tigers won their division by 1 game and Cabrera bested Trout in HR, RBI AVE/OBP/SLG and OPS. Then he lost to Donaldson who led the Blue Jays to the playoffs.

Key word here is should. I do think it was the deciding factor between Braun and Kemp in 2011. To take it to the extreme example, do you think the World Series MVP can come from the losing team? I think this question is a good test to explain why many people prefer the MVP to come from a playoff team. I don't believe that has happened. BUT, if I remember correctly, Fred Lynn of the Angels won the ALCS MVP in '82 for the losing Angels team. Bobby Richardson won it in '60 for the losing Yankees

Key word here is should. I do think it was the deciding factor between Braun and Kemp in 2011. To take it to the extreme example, do you think the World Series MVP can come from the losing team? I think this question is a good test to explain why many people prefer the MVP to come from a playoff team.

I think the real deciding factor is Baez plays on the team that is in 1st place in the central, Yelich plays on the team in 2nd place. I think Yelich's only chance is if we overtake the Cubs. Having a bi-cycle is pretty neat and a batting title would help, but I think those things are just going to cement him in the #2 position if the Cubs win the division.

Even better, Robin Yount's #1 comp is Paul Molitor https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yountro01.shtml

I think we got Chuckie Hacks in a trade with the Marlins