After the Major League Baseball season came to a close, the numbers told the story. The AL leading .330 batting average, 44 homeruns, 139 RBIs. He's one it folks! Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera wins baseball's first triple crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. 45 years. This rare accomplishment has been done only 16 other times in MLB history. Cabrera also has the AL Central title to celebrate. This However, does not secure his spot in the MVP voting. Not to spoil Cabrera's great season but leading those three categories means almost nothing. Mike Trout already has Rookie of the year down set. But Trout came second to Cabrera in the batting race, got an all-star start, stole 48 bases, and has robbed three home runs, all in his first full season in the Majors. Mike Trout is a gold-glove center fielder, while Cabrera is just an average third baseman. Not to mention Cabrera played all 6 months, while Trout was down in the Minor Leagues for the first month of the season. Some people say the Tigers would be nowhere near where they are now, and it's true. But it stands even more true for Mike Trout. The Los Angeles Angels were 6-14 before calling up Trout to the Majors. Since then they have gone 82-57. In all, the Tigers have won only 86 games total. Trout has packed more into 5 months than Cabrera has in 6. So who is it? The true MVP.
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