In fact, a majority of the 20 or so players, coaches and managers that I spoke with during the season's final month argued that Ortiz's monster offensive season was enough to look past his lack of defensive contribution. Trout's superb season might have been enough for me to look beyond the fact that he didn't have a meaningful at-bat after the first month, but in the end, I felt Ortiz's season was more impactful on the league.