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.