Angels discussing 6yr extension with Mike Trout - Yahoo

[bloodbrother]

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 55s

Source: Angels, Mike Trout discussing a six-year contract in $150 million range. News at Yahoo Sports: http://yhoo.it/1fdSQfq

 

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 16s

Negotiations with Trout, Angels are fluid. A six-year deal would buy out two years of free agency and put him on the market at 28 years old.

Edited February 23, 2014 by bloodbrother

[Brent Maguire]

Just saw this.

I would like more years on a deal. Lock him up until he's 30.

Edited February 23, 2014 by Angels_Baseball

[bloodbrother]

"The gap between the sides is in the low eight figures, the source said, with the Angels offering a little more than $140 million. Optimism exists that it will be bridged, and it is likely to end up with an average annual value of around $25 million a year, which would smash records for a player with just two-plus years of service time.

 

Should an agreement fall through, the Angels could renew Trout, as they did last season, and pay him around $1 million for the 2014 season. He would be eligible for free agency following the 2017 season."

[SoWhat]

Trade him

[Tyler]

I like it.

[Scott34]

Terrible

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I'm all for it if it keeps him here longer but it's amazing what they're going to pay to keep him 2 years past his club control. He's going to be set to hit FA as he enters his prime years and will get a ridiculous contract.

Edited February 23, 2014 by Catwhoshatinthehat

[bloodbrother]

Right around the ballpark of what I expected AAV wise, though was thinking more along the lines of an 8-9yr deal

[Docwaukee]

Good news, but I'd hope for a couple more years.  Hopefully they can add a couple of team options for 30mil each with a buyout. 

[Stradling]

Trade him

Haha. You are alone on an island with that opinion.

[Stradling]

Terrible

Why terrible? Is it perfect? No but it's six more years of having the best player.

[ukyah]

i don't understand paying him that much when only buying out his first two years of FA. the contract has to be longer for it to make sense for the angels. also, this is a recipe for the angels losing mike trout.

[OregonLAA]

Obviously we would like it to be longer, but I bet he wants it shorter so he can get another deal. It would be a good deal for both sides and I personally think that the longer Trout is with us, the more likely he will sign with us again

[gotbeer]

"The gap between the sides is in the low eight figures, the source said, with the Angels offering a little more than $140 million. Optimism exists that it will be bridged, and it is likely to end up with an average annual value of around $25 million a year, which would smash records for a player with just two-plus years of service time.

 

Should an agreement fall through, the Angels could renew Trout, as they did last season, and pay him around $1 million for the 2014 season. He would be eligible for free agency following the 2017 season."

 

So they are looking at extending him before the season starts it sounds like?  

[Scott34]

Why terrible? Is it perfect? No but it's six more years of having the best player.

Two.

[SoWhat]

Terrible

Yep. Only 2 FA years sucks. He'll hit the market at 28 and get a $400M contract from the Dodgers or Yankees. The idea of trading him is even more intriguing to me now

[Scott34]

I suppose it's better than nothing, but is 2 years really worth 70-80M for one player?

[Stradling]

Whatever, two. If he doesn't want to sign an eight or ten year deal then get him for six.

[ODNight]

I think teams are starting to be scared of offering big money contracts to players at the age of 30. I think agents are realizing this and part of the reason Trout wants to be a FA at 28. Sacrificing a little bit in the front end to get a mega-deal at 28 is probably the game-plan.

[OregonLAA]

Since Moreno has been here, who have we not been able to re-sign who we desperately wanted to? People need to calm down and enjoy the next six years

[bloodbrother]

Gotta think his agent wanted to keep it on the shorter end. Halos could also be looking ahead to the 2nd extension(wher e they really gotta pay him a ton). By that point, they'll have Hamilton, Weav and CJ's contracts off the books. This 6 yr deal gives them a good idea of what to do payroll wise going forward and setting it up to where they can then give Trout the inevitable $30+ mill a year deal he'll get

[Homebrewer]

He will re-sign in 2019 when he sees that new, modern, stadium in Tustin!

[gotbeer]

I think as arbitration numbers go.  Ryan Howard is still the one that got most (for a position player) in bought out arbitration years.  I think it was $15/$19/$20.  

 

If memory serves me (usually wrong) Lincecum was bought out of one arbitration years at $18 million, with an added $22 million for a second year.  

 

Kershaw had one year before FA'cy at $4 million but every year after that is $30 million+.

 

So if you go $5/$17/$19/$21 for the arbitration + 1 years, $30 and $35 for the FA'cy years.  That gets to $127 million, add a $13 million signing and you are at $140.  I don't know if $150 is pushing it, because you really don't want to bloat those arbitration numbers up too much because it will already be the new precedence that every arbitration player will compare themselves to.  

[Docwaukee]

I can't imagine they are going to extend him starting this year.  That just wouldn't make any sense.  They are going to pay him a max of 60mil over the next four years so they are buying those two FA years for 45mil per?  That would actually be pretty silly.  I think they renew him this year and the extension starts next year so it would be buying out 3 FA years meaning that the AAV for those years would be about 30mil.  Add an option year of 35mil with a 10mil buyout and he is locked for 8 years. 

[eaterfan]

I may be in the minority but I think this good. I think Trout's next deal will be 10 years no matter where/when he signs. Instead of paying a premium for ages 39 and 40 we will be paying them for ages 29 and 30.