Ehh, I don't see it that way and not just b/c I'm a Detroit guy.
One of the first people to win the MVP was a pitcher. Even after the Cy Young award was established there were still pitchers that were good enough to compete and win for both.

At first glance it doesn't seem right that someone who only plays every 4-5 days can be eligible for the same award as someone who's there day in and day out. But with someone as talented as Verlander you could almost pencil in a win every time he was in the lineup. It's hard to say that about any batter.

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.