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Originally Posted by rats60
It is not like Betts has contributed much in the postseason, .259/.345/.416 or World Series .254/.345/.448. For king of the regular season, Trout has been better than Betts. If you want to win a championship, neither.
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I dunno about that. Betts' hustle to first base during that fateful 5th inning of Game 5 last year was pivotal. How many guys hustle to first base on a ground ball like that? He also drove in the WS-winning run later in the same game. I don't think postseason stats are as telling as performance during key moments.
I look at a guy like Jesse Orosco. Journeyman career, but someone who hasn't bought a drink in New York in nearly 40 years. There are a lot of relievers who are better than him, but not many who can claim they delivered in the way he did.