(11-16-2021 02:16 AM)Wedge Wrote:  The Angels looked at the Ernie Banks era Chicago Cubs and said, "I see your two wasted MVP seasons, and raise you two more."

Quote:Ohtani is widely expected to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award next week. If he does, it would give the Angels four M.V.P.s in the past eight years, as Trout won in 2014, 2016 and 2019.

In those eight seasons, the Angels have won zero playoff games, made just one postseason appearance and, in the other seven years, finished a combined 131 games out of first place.

From https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/sport...ngels.html

Almost every team has a player with a similar story...Braves had 2-time MVP Dale Murphy back in the day, and he did nothing for them as far as playoffs go. Still, I'd rather have had him and him win MVP than not. I suppose some would have that player traded for prospects, certainly more common today than in yesteryear, but those prospects have to pan out, and that takes time. A bird in the hand. Starting your build with an MVP is better than not more times than not, I suppose.