Looking at Verlander’s 216 innings shows that he has pitched 18.6 percent of the Tigers' total innings (1161) while the team’s best offensive player and marginal MVP candidate, Miguel Cabrera, has logged 577 plate appearances, or 11.5 percent of their 5,001 total plate appearances. So who is really making a bigger contribution?
That conclusively settles that argument for me. Any other thoughts from you baseball guys?
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Wow. That's awesome. I have thought of or heard the argument that a pitcher doesn't play enough to truly deserve the MVP, but never thought of the equivalent for an offensive player. That also settles it for me then, too.
I think for Verlander or any pitcher to win the MVP, they either have to be really good...ERRR, play for NY or Boston, or...yeah, play for NY or Boston.
A pitcher has to do something really special to set themselves apart statistically from the typical offensive players/stats. For example, 25 wins is pretty good. In todays age of protecting arms and long seasons, that's difficult to do. You definately have to be on a winning/competitive/playoff team.
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