The award is kind of dumb, but so is your comment. Price didn't pitch bad in 2017, he only pitched 74 innings because he was injured. That happens to pitchers all the time, no matter how much they're paid.
I think it's better than finishing second or third in the division every year and winning no WS.
According to you, all you have to do to be a powerhouse is win 100 games-even if you finished 8 games back and got knocked out in the division series. I guess we'll have to let you define what it means.
What do you call it when you realize without a doubt that you're just not good enough to play in the majors?
I would imagine the response varies a lot from one individual to the other. Some can accept it and play in the minors or move on to making a living some other way. For some I would think it's pretty tough.
Most of whom will have their hopes and dreams shattered...that's what I'm saying.
It's all relative, really.
Guys like Trout and Mookie obviously have all the confidence in the world. But the further down the totem pole you go, the more of a struggle it is.
On the other hand, many MLB careers are very short. If you include the whole population of guys who play even a few MLB games, obviously a lot of them have had their confidence to play at the highest level destroyed.