Bill Hall Brewer MVP?

Chris Dial, from Baseball Think Factory, thinks Bill Hall was the most valuable player for the Milwaukee Brewers:

Who Were the REAL MVP's?

He used extrapolated runs above average at position(a linear weights type equation) to evaluate offensive value. For defense, he used a metric of his own creation (converted into runs). Here's a list of his most valuable NL players:

Player          Team    pos     Offense Defense Total
lee,derrek      CHN     1B      59.7    0.0     59.7
utley,chase     PHI     2B      34.3   19.4     53.7
giles,brian     SDP     RF      48.5    4.3     52.8
pujols,albert   STL     1B      52.6   -1.3     51.3
ensberg,morgan  HOU     3B      38.4    4.3     42.7
bay,jason       PIT     LF      40.9   -2.2     38.7
kent,jeff       LAD     2B      35.4    1.4     36.8
jones,chipper   ATL     3B      31.8    4.9     36.7
edmonds,jim     STL     CF      32.5    3.7     36.2
wright,david    NYM     3B      36.4   -5.0     31.4
lopez,felipe    CIN     SS      31.7   -2.2     29.5
winn,randy      SFG     CF      23.7    5.7     29.4
cabrera,miguel  FLA     LF      36.2   -7.2     29.0
furcal,rafael   ATL     SS      23.2    5.5     28.7
drew,j.d.       LAD     RF      21.8    6.5     28.3
helton,todd     COL     1B      19.1    8.6     27.7
hall,bill       MIL     SS      23.9    2.0     25.9
floyd,cliff     NYM     LF      16.1    9.7     25.8
abreu,bobby     PHI     RF      31.5   -5.8     25.7
jones,andruw    ATL     CF      25.3   -0.2     25.1
jenkins,geoff   MIL     RF      17.2    7.1     24.3
dunn,adam       CIN     LF      26.4   -2.5     23.9
delgado,carlos  FLA     1B      31.2   -8.2     23.0
burrell,pat     PHI     LF      17.9    4.7     22.6
rollins,jimmy   PHI     SS      18.4    1.6     20.1
valentin,javier CIN      C      17.8    0.3     18.1

Hall had a better offensive season than Jenkins? In relation to the average player at their position (and assuming Hall was exclusively a SS),yes. The problem with that assumption is that Hall also played alot at 2B and 3B:

Innings Played At Position, Bill Hall, 2005
2B: 738
3B: 516
SS: 1043

Whenever Hall played somewhere other than SS, his offensive value wasn't being maximized. Relative to other NL thirdbasemen, he had a good but not great offensive year. Relative to other NL shortstops, he was amoung the best.

You would think a smart GM would try to snatch him up...