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"Mike Trout's BABIP is finally normalizing and his August OPS is only hey wait a second what do you mean .875 with awesome defense"
Heh, true. But all the talking heads declaring him the best player in baseball? I dunno, man. The luckiest player in baseball, sure... check out that string of .390-.438-.412 BABIPs in May, June, and July. Sheesh. You probably want to tone down the predictions for his power, too: the >30% HR/FB ratios in the LAA ballpark these last two months have been helping more than a little. Like, I understand it's possible to sustain an unusually high BABIP (hi, Ichiro), but no one runs .400. No doubt the kid's a special talent, probably ROY and MVP this year. But Ackley was performing at about Trout's current level those first two months last year, with the same BABIP and just a third the ridiculous HR/FB. Call me back with the "best player in baseball" when Trout does it again next year, once the BABIP's dropped below .350, the home runs aren't all soaring out, and the league's started to catch on.