Noone was comparing Dye with Giambi Tim. Only you are.
What I was saying was that the argument that power outshines overall performance is absurd and I said if power were what mattered most, then Giambi would be the MVP of the Yankee team, which is absurd.
Power is only one component of the game. And the position in which you batcertainly has an effect on your hr's and rbi's. Jeter used to hit a lot more hr's, hes below his career average this year. But when you bat 2nd its a different role. Your job is to advance the leadoff hitter if he gets on base in the first inning, or if he doesn't get on you are supposed to get yourself on through a walk or hit to set it up for the power guys behind you.
RBI's are tough to come by when you are in that slot and the RBI's you do get often take place if the 7th, 8th, or 9th hitter gets on base.
As a matter of fact i was using Giambi as an example that power is not the most important thing. Dye is having a great year, no doubt, and is a deserving candidate.
But to mention Santana flies in the face of what I feel is baseball logic.
Pitchers only play every 5th game, and I will always feel that they can never be more valuable than an every day player. Dye and Jeter have certainly won more games for their teams than Santana did for his. Dh's I feel strongly about as well. Dh's simply don't have to play the field which gives them much more energy within a game and allows them to focus strictly on batting practice rather than fielding practice as well. Dh's are vital to AL teams but a guy like jeter who hits as well as goes out there and makes greta plays and turns double plays has twice the impact of a DH.
I'm one of those stick in the mud guys who feels that the MVP should go to an every day player and not a DH.