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Gonna repost this, since it was the last post of the last page.

Batting Average Hafner: .306 Thome: .298 Ortiz: .291 On Base Percentage Hafner: .430 Thome: .416 Ortiz: .395 Slugging Percentage Hafner: .641 Thome: .627 Ortiz: .627 On Base + Slugging Percentage Hafner: 1.071 Thome: 1.044 Ortiz: 1.022 Doubles: Hafner: 24 Ortiz: 21 Thome: 15 Strikeouts: Hafner: 89 Ortiz: 90 Thome: 105 --------------------------------------- Therefore, based only on individual batting statistics that are minimally affected by teammates, Travis Hafner is overwhelmingly the best hitter in the American League this season. --------------------------------------- Runs Batted In Ortiz: 108 Hafner: 94 Thome: 83 Runs: Oritz: 83 Hafner: 81 Thome: 81 --------------------------------------- The statistics that are directly correlated to teammates, and also the ones that are probably most noteworthy among MVP voters, are very, very even among the three. --------------------------------------- Average White Sox: .286 Red Sox: .283 Indians: .283 Runs Batted In White Sox: 597 Red Sox: 575 Indians: 568 --------------------------------------- These stats, as well as most others, show that offensively speaking, both the Red Sox and the White Sox have a better all-around offense. --------------------------------------- So, is there any other reason why Hafner should not be the unanimous MVP other than the fact that his team is not in contention?