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Brendan Gawlowski
9:14
Dodgers
Fire Ken Tremendous
9:14
How are you defining catching him? WAR?
Brendan Gawlowski
9:15
Sure; probably a combination of things.
Bernard Gilkey
9:15
"someone's going to catch him" feels like Tatis right>
Brendan Gawlowski
9:16
One of a small group of guys with a shot. Mookie, Acuña in there too.
Mick
9:16
"Catching" Trout in a single year performance is much different than someone demonstrating a higher true talent level. Median outcome Trout >>> median outcome anyone for the foreseeable future
Brendan Gawlowski
9:16
I don't think that's true.
Dodger Fan
9:17
Soto!
5 Run Homer
9:17
Wander Franco or is that aggressive?
Brendan Gawlowski
9:17
I'd bet on Franco before Soto; Soto's never going to have the same defensive contribution.
Fire Ken Tremendous
9:17
Urias is dealing
Brendan Gawlowski
9:17
Is there a game going on?
5 Run Homer
9:17
He's been beat in a few seasons in his career though, no? But he's still been the best player in baseball
Guest
9:18
Who was the best player in baseball before Trout? Pujols, Miggy, Cano?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:18
It was always Trout. Don't be so time-linear!
Brendan Gawlowski
9:18
He has, and I don't think him losing a single-season WAR title by a win here and there will knock him off the perch. But by the time he is knocked off, he won't be running 7-8 WAR seasons, either.
Rob Manfred
9:19
“To make the game more exciting, I’m instituting a rule change: Each remaining inning of tonight’s game will begin with a runner on 3rd with 1 out. Fight me”
deathstar Graterol
9:19
Chances Kershaw wins the WS tomorrow with a complete game shutout
Brendan Gawlowski
9:19
I wonder if we'll ever see a complete game in the WS ever again.
Mike
9:20
Bonds -> Pujols -> Trout.  If you wanna go back further figure out the best player in the 1980s.  Schmidt maybe?
Brendan Gawlowski
9:20
Peak Trout > Peak Pujols
Rob Manfred
9:21
Peak Tea > Peak Anyone
sadtrombone
9:21
Yeah, definitely Pujols before Trout. He was ridiculously good. And Bonds, although if you're looking for a clean champion you probably have to go with Randy or Pedro.
Bernard Gilkey
9:21
The WAR leader the year before Trout claimed the title was Ellsbury. Second mention in this chat!
Mike
9:21
An outing like Kershaw's vs the Brewers with a 10 run lead in a clinching game is the one chance I think.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:21
those Tacoby salad days
Kwah
9:22
Cody Beatenbytheshiftinger.
Brendan Gawlowski
9:22
I had a tweet about this earlier, but it's remarkable how the "best player in baseball" crown has only passed hands a few times in two decades.
5 Run Homer
9:22
I've been playing The Show with a downloaded best players of all-time roster and the 80s hitting stars are all just super contact-oriented, low power guys, it's so strange to me
Mick
9:22
Kind of remarkable how smooth the baton handoff from Pujols to Trout was. The former started being bad right when the latter showed up, no awkward transition period
Brendan Gawlowski
9:22
2001-2004: Bonds
2005-2011: Pujols
Six weeks in 2012: Matt Kemp
June 2012-Present: Trout
Mike
9:23
Agreed I was going progression that's why I used arrows
Brendan Gawlowski
9:23
My fault, I misunderstood
Guest
9:23
Seems like Miggy, Verlander, or Kershaw might've had the title a year or two, 2010-11
Brendan Gawlowski
9:23
Don't ruin my narrative!
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:24
Poor Matt Kemp is Edgar Aetheling.
Dave Roberts
9:24
Isn't "the best player in baseball" the kind of title that necessarily requires a multi-year track record? So it's hard to flip often. That's why bryce harper was never considered the best player
Brendan Gawlowski
9:25
Yes.
Mike
9:25
Aj pollock had a decent season but damn he feels completely useless all postseason
AvatarDan Szymborski
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