Miguel Cabrera Closes In On Historic Triple Crown. But Is He The Best Player In Baseball?
According to some advanced analytics, Mike Trout deserves the MVP award over Miguel Cabrera, despite Cabrera's possible Triple Crown. Should we trust these numbers?
By Sean Gregory | @seanmgregory | October 3, 2012 | 3inShare.0 Log In with FacebookSharing TIME stories with friends is easier than ever. Add TIME to your Timeline.
Learn MoreXSharing With Friends Add TIME to your Timeline to automatically share TIME stories, photos and videos with your Facebook friends.
Share Only the Stories You Want TIME will alert you each time a story is shared and you'll have the option to keep or remove each story from your Facebook Timeline. Plus, view 'Your Activity' to see a history of stories you've read and remove stories from your Timeline.

REUTERS/Dave Kaup
Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera (L) bumps fists with designated hitter Delmon Young after hitting a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth inning solo home run in their MLB American League baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri October 1, 2012. Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera enters the last day of the regular season leading the American League in batting average — .331, seven points ahead of Los Angeles Angels rookie sensation Mike Trout, who was hitting .324 — home runs — 44, one more than Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers — and RBI -.