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Who is the American League’s MVP?

Found September 29, 2012 on Taking Bad Schotz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Miguel Cabrera,  Carl Yastrzemski,  Josh Hamilton,  Mike Trout,  Babe Ruth,  Yuniesky Betancourt
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers,  Texas Rangers,  Los Angeles Angels,  Kansas City Royals
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Miguel Cabrera is batting .326, he has hit 42 home runs, and has 133 RBIs.  These numbers are particularly significant this season as they give him a legitimate chance at being the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.  Cabrera leads the American League in both batting average and RBIs, but trails Josh Hamilton by one home run.  So Cabrera sounds like a lock to be named MVP right?  Well, no.  Another contender has reared its head in the form of rookie Mike Trout.  Trout actually has a better wRC+ than Cabrera (169 to 164), and leads all of baseball with a WAR of 9.5, almost three wins more than Cabrera.  Viewing the statistics used to describe each player’s performance, it would be easy to bill this as an argument between old-school and new-school; sabermetric statistics versus the old guard of batting average, home runs, and RBIs.  However, the MVP award is given to the player that provided the most value to their team throughout the entirety of the season.  Not...
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