Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout are in a tight race for Most Valuable Player honors in the American League. Both players have amazing numbers respectively, but Cabrera has the chance to do something that has not been done in decades, which should earn him the AL MVP.
Cabrera is a clear candidate to finish with the Triple Crown. He is first in RBI, batting average and second in home runs, one behind Josh Hamilton.
Cabrera's line reads .333, 41 HR and 130 RBI. He leads Hamilton by seven RBIs and leads Trout by .006 points in his batting average.
Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox was the last player to accomplish a Triple Crown back in 1967. That season, he hit .326 with 44 HRs and 121 RBIs. He fought hard in the home run race where he tied Harmon Killebrew with 44.
Cabrera seems to be in MVP talks every season. He was even in conversations for Rookie of the Year in 2003, but, then teammate, Dontrelle Willis took the award with a clear victory.
This is Cabrera's year. He is willing to sacrifice comfort for the team as he showed when moving to third base for Prince Fielder. Cabrera took a grounder into the face since his reflexes were not accustomed to playing the hot corner.
He went back out there and only committed 13 errors. His .963 fielding percentage is 8th in the Majors amongst third basemen.
You have to respect what Mike Trout has done for the Angels, but their playoff hopes are more dead the Tigers'. Both players hit in a lineup with fearsome hitters as the Angels have Albert Pujols and the Tigers have Fielder.
While Trout is one of the best young talents in the majors, Cabrera has paid his dues and is currently attempting to accomplish a rare feat rarer than perfect games.
2012 is the year Cabrera takes the MVP award.
