Wouldn’t that have been something if Quentin AND Hamilton had ended up on the Rangers Wasn’t Quentin offered to the Rangers before he ended up with the White Sox? I’ll have to look for links to what I seem to remember.

Hamilton-Better batting average by about 20 points. Better average with RISP. More RBI’s by a ton. Much Better Defense. CF
Quentin-More Homeruns. Higher Sluggin pct.

I’d much rather have Hamilton. he is the MVP

I hate how Jayson Stark over-hypes Hammy’s RBI totals, but agrees with a reader that RBI are over-hyped while continuing to mention things like batting average with RISP. If you believe RBI is largely a factor of luck, then why do you continue to mention batting average with RISP?

I’m glad Hamilton’s on our team, but Quentin is clearly the MVP up to this point.

Hamilton has the vote from those guys who vote with their heart because of his incredibly story and his performance in the home run derby, which shouldn’t count but invariably will. Hamilton’s the better defensive player, too. Quentin leads in OBP, slugging, OPS, and HR.

and other than Arod we know that most of the time that award, deserving or not will go the the guy on the playoff team, and since the rangers will not be in the playoffs it will likely be Carlos, though for my money I would rather have Hammy on my team (though both as rangers would be nice to…lol)

Any defensive comparison between the 2? Their offensive numbers are pretty similar, so the defense could easily swing it in one’s favor.

I really don’t think that the MVP race is between Hamilton and Quentin only. For what it is worth, the Hardball Times has been keeping track of who they think should be the MVP in their weekly THT Awards. Kinsler has been their choice for a couple of weeks, but the selected Sizemore on Saturday. Here’s a quick look at Hamilton, Quentin, Kinsler, and Sizemore (click on the image to see a larger version).