Reply to "Poll - Trout, Cabrera or other for AL MVP"

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If the voters follow most of the Cabrera supporters logic then we will have a slugging first baseman or outfielder and once in a while third baseman as MVP most of the time. RBI is king with this logic. No leadoff batters, no Joe Morgans, etc. To elect guys like Joe Morgan someone has to look at things in a deeper light than the RBI leader and the voters did that in 1975 and 1976 because it was so obvious even without the benefit of sabermetrics. Once in a while it is so obvious that the voters get it right anyway and according to advanced metrics it should be obvious this year despite Cabrera's outstanding offensive year.

I will even go so far as to say, if Trout didn't exist this year then Cabrera would be my MVP because most of the other candidates are close even in the advanced metrics.

11/9/123:41 PM

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