Kenny, Rosenthal and O’Dowd each prefer Trout for AL MVP

[AngelsWin.com]

 

MLB Network’s Brian Kenny “Digging Into The Data” on yesterday’s “MLB Now” broke down the MVP candidacy of Mike Trout.

 

In the clip, insider Ken Rosenthal and analyst Dan O’Dowd discuss Trout at length:

 

Rosenthal said, “I don’t have an MVP vote this year, but I have an opinion. My opinion is that I prefer my MVP to come from a contender, prefer, doesn’t have to be an absolute. Yet in this case, I don’t see a clear standout candidate among the others, they’re all good, really good. But none of them except for [Manny] Machado is having a monster September. You look at the overall statistics and Trout is the best.”

 

O’Dowd said, “All things being equal, it’d be great to give it to somebody who has helped his team get into Postseason. But all things aren’t equal. This player is so much better this year than anybody else competing for the award. It would be a crime if he doesn’t get it.”

 

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[Angel Oracle]

If the O's make it to the post-season, Machado could well win it.

He obviously isn't bothered with people comparing him to Brooks Robinson.

[VariousCrap]

Trout deserves the MVP.  I know it.  You know it.  Vegetable Lasagna knows it. 

[Ray McKigney]

That segment is Troutstanding.

[Ohtaniland]

Rosenthal said, “I don’t have an MVP vote this year......

Thanks for checking in.

[Blarg]

Coincidentally I don't either but I still think Trout has a chance. 

[Chuck]

11 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

Rosenthal said, “I don’t have an MVP vote this year......

Thanks for checking in.

Selective reading...

Rosenthal said, “I don’t have an MVP vote this year, but I have an opinion. My opinion is that I prefer my MVP to come from a contender, prefer, doesn’t have to be an absolute. Yet in this case, I don’t see a clear standout candidate among the others, they’re all good, really good. But none of them except for [Manny] Machado is having a monster September. You look at the overall statistics and Trout is the best.”

[Chuck]

I updated our dedicated Mike Trout page with some awesome new charts and graphs that are live/interactive. 

Check it out: 

 

[nando714]

Voters only care about HR and RBI

[tdawg87]

Betts has been awful this month and his OPS is now below .900. I realize that's only one statistic and overall he's been fantastic but if he continues to hit like he has in September then I don't see how you can possibly give it to him. 

IMO it's between Trout and Donaldson again. If Trout can pull a rabbit out of his ass and get to 30/30 he should be the obvious choice.

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, nando714 said:

Voters only care about HR and RBI

and if a player with good stats helps leads his team to the playoffs down the stretch, much like Vlad did for us back in 2004. 

[Ohtaniland]

22 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Selective reading...

Rosenthal said, “I don’t have an MVP vote this year, but I have an opinion. My opinion is that I prefer my MVP to come from a contender, prefer, doesn’t have to be an absolute. Yet in this case, I don’t see a clear standout candidate among the others, they’re all good, really good. But none of them except for [Manny] Machado is having a monster September. You look at the overall statistics and Trout is the best.”

Didn't the bow tie guy arrantly report that Puig angrily stormed off the field at Dodgers Stadium when he was told that he was being traded or demoted only to find out later that Puig wasn't even at the stadium that day. He later had to apologize for that BS story. Rosenthal is not the best source for MLB news. I would like to know what Heyman thinks about the MVP race.  

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

Didn't the bow tie guy arrantly report that Puig angrily stormed off the field at Dodgers Stadium when he was told that he was being traded or demoted only to find out later that Puig wasn't even at the stadium that day. He later had to apologize for that BS story. Rosenthal is not the best source for MLB news. I would like to know what Heyman thinks about the MVP race.  

These guys all make mistakes, but Rosenthal has been around the game for a long time. I respect all of their opinions. 

Don't let me bust out the Heyman tweet that I caught before he deleted it re: Tony Reagins.

[Ray McKigney]

Here's a Rosenthal article from last night that is pretty much an accompanying piece to the MLB Now TV segment:

How will voters rob Mike Trout of the MVP this year?

[Chuck]

I like Betts and Donaldson, but the lineup protection those two have compared to Trout is a joke. 

I say it's between Trout and Altuve, though if Altuve's slide continues and Trout has a nice final week of the season, I think it's Trout's to lose.

Ortiz and Betts kind of cancel each other out too, being that they're on the same team. Right?

[Ray McKigney]

If the Angels were in the playoff hunt, it would be a no doubter that Trout would win. I just think the voters put too much emphasis on the whole 'playing for a contender' aspect when casting their votes. I hope I'm wrong because Trout deserves it.

[tdawg87]

34 minutes ago, Ray McKigney said:

Here's a Rosenthal article from last night that is pretty much an accompanying piece to the MLB Now TV segment:

How will voters rob Mike Trout of the MVP this year?

Don't read the comments unless you want to lose your faith in humanity. Good lord.

[Ray McKigney]

20 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Don't read the comments unless you want to lose your faith in humanity. Good lord.

Haha! Now I have to read them.

Edit: That comment section is hilarious! Goddamn, there are some stupid bastards out there.

[Oz27]

Hard to disagree with any of them. Any argument against Trout defies logic or reason, to the point where I feel brain cells dying en masse when I read such an argument. He has been the best player by such a wide margin that it's crazy to argue for anyone else.

[Angel Oracle]

Checking the comments, Michael Halpin is (as Chris Jericho would say) one stupid idiot.   Saying that Trout is only a top 10 OF? 

[totdprods]

I don't know, with all the Big Papi love I see him being quite a threat for MVP. He's having a good enough season for writers to justify their vote.

[Guest]

It should be Trout. The award is a sham.

[tdawg87]

19 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I don't know, with all the Big Papi love I see him being quite a threat for MVP. He's having a good enough season for writers to justify their vote.

A DH has never won the award. There's a first time for everything but it's nearly impossible to justify.

[totdprods]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

A DH has never won the award. There's a first time for everything but it's nearly impossible to justify.

Oh I know, but you know how these things go sometimes. It will be interesting because it's obvious there's becoming schisms in the MVP-voting ranks - some old school stats, some advanced stats, some believe best overall, some strictly stick to someone from a contender...all it takes is one player fluking into a majority to win and with these lines being drawn more clearly in the sand.

[Angelsjunky]

The Rosenthal and O'Dowd quotes both support the view that Donaldson was a worthy choice last year, which I agree with. But they also support the view that if Trout doesn't get the award this year it would be borderline criminal. He's really solidly better than everyone else.

Now if Altuve, Betts, Donaldson, or Machado get really get and Trout slumps, that would be a different matter. There's still 15ish games to play.