Player of The Year award

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LEsoftballdad

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So, while having dinner tonight with my two daughters, one says to me, "Dad, did you hear Alo won POY again?" I said no. She then asked if I thought she should have won based on her stats. While she had a monster offensive year, from what I understand, she never played defense. So I asked my daughters if they thought she should have won. Surprisingly, they both said no because she didn't play the field.

What say you, DFP? Should a one-way player be able to win Player of The Year?
 

LEsoftballdad

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I just looked it up and saw that no MLB player has ever won the MVP award as a DH. I tend to agree that an EH shouldn't win the award because they don't play both ways.
 
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Didn't Alo fill in sometimes in RF? I could be wrong, tho.

She recorded one putout this season. Don't know from what position, or how many innings logged in the field, though.

I wish that college teams and/or conferences would include games played at positions in their stats packages. Strange that they don't. Not because of the Alo issue, but just because it allows you to see players' versatility and how they're used.
 

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