![]() October.īallplayers would say they just want to win, to help the team win, and that winning a World Series trumps any individual achievement. Imagine what it takes to be the only person in the entire sport who gets to have the nickname Mr. ![]() This month, Trout passed him in career WAR.īut Jackson has what Trout most lacks: Not just a World Series ring but five of them, and not just postseason experience but a postseason legend. He finished among the all-time leaders in homers, RBIs and runs scored, but Trout will eventually pass him in all those, and everything else. Once, the A's tried to send him to the minors. He won an MVP award, finished second once, was consistently one of the best players of his era but - as with most non-Trout stars - wasn't consistently one of the best, if you follow the distinction. Jackson wasn't quite a Trout-level superstar. He hasn't experienced everything the sport can provide, but he has done everything that an athlete can do. For that, he has the largest contract in baseball history and he will retire with the reasonable conviction that he did everything that was possible with his talent. This is his ninth season, and in a few weeks he'll finish in the top five of MVP voting for the ninth time. Trout is one of the 10 greatest players in history, clearly the best of his generation, and because he never has a down year - never really even slumps - he gets constant validation. MLB, Los Angeles Angels, New York YankeesĪs we conclude another season in which Mike Trout will get a bunch of MVP votes and won't play in the postseason, here's a question for you: Whose career would you rather have, Mike Trout's or Reggie Jackson's? October edition: Would he trade careers with Reggie Jackson? You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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