Would be just the 3rd Astro after Bagwell and Altuve to win the award. Thank you Jeff Luhnow, for giving this team any and everything that makes them above average. As of now, it will all be for naught. Management is too busy spinning their wheels and beinguseless to make the obvious trades for starting pitching. The Astros have the highest ERA in the league due to lack of talent -- and it's the sole reason they have fallen so far in the month of April. The excellence of Yordan and Luhnow, wasted by the dawdling post Luhnow hellscape we're in.
Adjusted OPS+ in MLB history. Active players 177 Judge 168 Trout 167 Alvarez 160 Ohtani 160 Soto Alvarez is now 15th all time and just that 1 point from being tied for 13th with Trout and some schmuck named Ty Cobb. Yowza.
He won't win MVP if the Astros don't win 80 games, but I'm only here this season to watch him do as much damage as possible.
2019 The Angels won 72 games Mike Trout missed the final 20 games. Alex Bregman 1.235 OPS in August, 1.239 OPS in September/October leading the Astros to the best record in MLB with 107 wins. Trout 7.9 bWAR, Bregman 8.9 bWAR Trout wins the MVP. In the 2026 AL Yordan can win the MVP if he continues to hit like this.
Never said it hasn't been done only that it won't for Yordan. Media shoved Trout down our throats nightly.
And I just gave an example of how it could happen. Its a perfect storm. The majority of the teams are all bunched up and many of his competitors have missed time injured. Lots of time left but he is without question the favorites.
