Ohtani ROY, really?????

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

I guess Ohtani makes sense as the ROY if you compare his 162 game average with Andujar's 162 game average. Based on the 162 game averages, Ohtani is just marginally better, as a DH.

However, Ohtani played in only 104 games.

I will agree that Ohtani is a better (seldom used, often injured) pitcher than Andujar.


IMO, this is the second time in 3 years an Angels player has robbed a more deserving player of a post season award.

Who was the first? Trout/ Simmons?

- oh, and, technically it's a regular season award not a post-season award...no Angel would have or could have won one of those.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Who was the first? Trout/ Simmons?

- oh, and, technically it's a regular season award not a post-season award...no Angel would have or could have won one of those.

The MVP award for the 2016 "regular season", awarded following (post) the 2016 regular season, was to Trout instead of Betts....as a Yankee fan, it is exceedingly tough to admit that Betts was far more deserving than Trout that season.

For the Angels, yet another undeserving "regular" season award .

As you mention, if ROY was indeed a "post-season"/playoff award, Ohtani would not have been eligible since the Angels finished the season below .500 (80-82), just as they were also below .500 in 2016 when Trout was awarded the MVP.