# AL MVP: Trout vs Cabrera **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 3, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595 "2012-10-03T16:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595/101 "2012-10-06T02:13:44Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > Huh, why? Terrific all-around player. Zobrist gets on base, hits for power, he’s a good baserunner (although he doesn’t steal many bases, but he gets his extra bases) and plays three different positions and plays them all well. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595/102 "2012-10-06T23:04:52Z")
Interesting, I always considered Zobrist to be pretty boring but looking over his stats I was really underrating him. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595/103 "2012-10-09T01:18:38Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > Interesting, I always considered Zobrist to be pretty boring but looking over his stats I was really underrating him. That’s why he gets overlooked; he’s boring. Players who do everything really well tend to be underrated; players who do one or two things exceptionally well tend to be overrated. It’s not universal but it’s generally true. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-mvp-trout-vs-cabrera/636595.md?page=5)