Makakilo: From a player viewpoint, the Hall of Fame is more impressive than MVPs or ROYs because it reflects a successful career instead of a season.
Any team with enough salary money can acquire MVP candidates. Beyond ‘money talks’, nothing very impressive with MVPs.
Each player only has one shot at Rookie of the Year. Teams pick that season, thereby they take a risk with an uncertainty of gaining a draft pick.
- I’m impressed that the Diamondbacks started Carroll’s service time clock this season (risking a year of MVP caliber performance) in order to possibly be awarded an extra draft pick if he won (which he did).