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Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards
Strike outs are part of the game. I don't have a problem with them so long as it doesn't significantly affect the players OBP. What's Trout's OBP?
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ANY out decreases OBP, but strikeouts unlike ground balls and sacrifice flies can't move up runners or even score runners.
Trout's numbers:
2012 - 139 Ks .399 OBP
2013 - 136 Ks .432 OBP - 3 less strikeouts; .33 point OBP increase
2014 - 184 Ks - .377 OBP - 48 more strikeouts; .55 point OBP decrease
He's still VERY good! - he deserved the MVP more last year, but this year Cabrera wasn't up to his two previous years, so Trout should win.