re: Chris Sale AL MVP chances

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WAR isn’t perfect, but no stat is. And it is much more robust and scientific than “a pitcher can’t be MVP”. And I’m fine if someone chooses Altuve. I don’t really think there is a wrong answer between Altuve and Sale-- other than Altuve should get it because a pitcher can’t win it unless he wins 30 games and has a sub 1 ERA.

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The reason why the tradition exists is because its intuitive.


I will take Altuve out of the argument.


In the ALDS who would you rather have in isolation-Trout or Sale?


Sale might, stress might pitch 2 games in a 5 game series. Randy Johnson in 2001 NLDS threw 1 game. The guy who threw a CG SO a 7 inning game and then came back and threw 1.1 innings in the WS only threw in 1 game in the ALDS-why because hes a starting pitcher and thats how it works. The likelihood of Sale throwing 2 complete games is next to nil.


So sale for a max of 14 innings or Trout for a guaranteed 45. Its not a hard answer. Thats why there is MVP and the Cy Young.