Trout:
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Bux:
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Mookie:
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Buxton because he is cheaper and two years younger - but that wasn't the original point of discussion. The topic was 'he is the best player in the game'; not 'he is the best 'value' in the game'.
Bux is far closer to Mookie Betts than he is to Mike Trout. Let me put this another way... I've given a list of 14 regular season career statistics that Trout achieved and Buxton didn't - Is there ONE statistic that Buxton has achieved that Trout hasn't?
If I'm taking a player straight up for Buxton, based on 'value' it's Ronald Acuna Jr.