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Trout or Harper
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:02 pm
Now that Harper is bouncing back it appears from his bad season, who do you take for the next 5 seasons? Assuming same salary.
I think you have to still take Trout but it's very interesting IMO.
I think you have to still take Trout but it's very interesting IMO.
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:03 pm to TheXman
Trout
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:05 pm to TheXman
Harper
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:06 pm to TheXman
Trout
Harper is great and supremely talented and there certainly is a nonzero chance he surpasses Trout, but at this point I don't see how you could take anyone over Trout. Harper is closer to 3 than 1 in my opinion.
Harper is great and supremely talented and there certainly is a nonzero chance he surpasses Trout, but at this point I don't see how you could take anyone over Trout. Harper is closer to 3 than 1 in my opinion.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:07 pm to TheXman
Flip a coin and fap.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:08 pm to TheXman
Trout
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:08 pm to TheXman
Trout has had the best start to a career of any player ever. You take him.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:13 pm to TheXman
Mike Trout has amassed 47.5 WAR over the past 5 years or an average of 9.5 WAR per season, his lowest season is 7.9 WAR. Bryce Harper has had one Superstar season in 2015 when he had 9.9 WAR but other than that he hasn't had any superstar seasons, his next highest WAR season was 4.6
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:14 pm to WestCoastAg
May I ask why? It doesn't appear to be defensible on the numbers. Not that Harper is a bum, it's just that Trout is Ty Cobb'ing it. 
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:16 pm to therick711
Trout.
If he keeps this shite up, he'll be in consideration for best player ever. He's doing god like shite on the baseball field.
If he keeps this shite up, he'll be in consideration for best player ever. He's doing god like shite on the baseball field.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:16 pm to TheXman
This debate comes up every April/ May, come September there is no reason to even ask the question.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:17 pm to therick711
quote:it actually is
It doesn't appear to be defensible on the numbers.
It was essentially a coin flip in 2015, I believe Harper was worth slightly more WAR, and now we are back to where Harper is literally getting on base almost half the time while running an ISO over 340 and is walking more often than he strikes out
What he's doing at the plate right now is legendary and he's not a liability out in the outfield
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:17 pm to The Seaward
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Harper is closer to 3 than 1 in my opinion.
Interesting. Who would you put at 3 (sticking to everyday players so Kershaw is out)? I would probably say Arenado right now but Machado and Lindor are also close.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:18 pm to TheXman
Trout, I don't think it's close.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:19 pm to WestCoastAg
Fair enough. I'm certainly not going to say you aren't entitled to your opinion. I wouldn't say it has ever been a coin flip, though. I think Trout's all-around game is pretty amazing.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:20 pm to TheXman
Trout
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:20 pm to WestCoastAg
quote:
It was essentially a coin flip in 2015, I believe Harper was worth slightly more WAR, and now we are back to where Harper is literally getting on base almost half the time while running an ISO over 340 and is walking more often than he strikes out
I think the counter to that is that 2015 is the ONLY season it has been a coin flip (until the first month of this season).
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:20 pm to therick711
I'm not going to argue against someone taking trout. I'd just rather have this Harper if I had to choose between the two
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:21 pm to WestCoastAg
quote:
it actually is
You basically hope Harper can play like Trout plays every single year.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:22 pm to WestCoastAg
That's why I asked instead of calling you an idiot or whatever. I think it is close enough that reasonable minds can disagree, even though I don't think there will be much disagreement. 
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