Angels lucky Mike Trout is even thinking about an extension

[Inside Pitch]

Pouliot is awful so no surprise this was written by him

 

Matthew Pouliot ‏@matthewpouliot 23h

I think the Red Sox have had Trout in the back of their minds with how they've approached these last 2 offseasons.

 

 

lol

 

Wonder what he thought in 97 when the Bosox renewed Nomar for the absolute lowest minimum salary?

[Jim]

Oh man. This guy is stupid. Well that just proves this article was written out of butthurt and not actual reporting.

"At this point, the only thing standing between the Angels and being a largely irrelevant second banana in the Los Angeles market is Mike Trout."

 

As almost always is the case, when a writer is snarky right from the beginning, they are usually quite skewed on the facts as well. This guy didn't disappoint. 

Edited February 24, 2014 by Jim

[Jim]

Wonder what he thought in 97 when the Bosox renewed Nomar for the absolute lowest minimum salary?

He was probably starting Jr High at the time. My guess is he was more concerned about pimples.

[Dave Saltzer]

"However, Trout’s quickest path to being both a World Series winner and the game’s highest-paid player would seem to be to eschew such a deal now."

 

So, according to this author, the quickest path to being a WS winner is to wait 4 years (because the Angels have NO SHOT at going to the WS in the next 4 years) and then of course picking the absolutely right team that will win the WS in 5 years. Of course that team would also have to agree to make him the highest paid player ever for this author to be right.

 

Yeah. Sure.

[Hollyw00d]

the combined arrogance and ignorance of red sox nation is nauseating

[19HALO71]

Not sure why the Kershaw model is being ignored.

[T.G.]

the comments that follow the article are just as special... unbelievable.  I love the idea that most of these writers have written off the Angels now and in the near future.  How often are their predictions even close to being right? 

[Inside Pitch]

the comments that follow the article are just as special... unbelievable.  I love the idea that most of these writers have written off the Angels now and in the near future.  How often are their predictions even close to being right? 

 

To be honest, they aren't all that different than a lot of Angels fans in that regard.

[markb]

"The team’s Opening Day lineup this year will likely have just one player besides Trout under 30"

 

The 2014 Red Sox:

 

Shane Victorino 33

Daniel Nava 31

Dustin Pedroia 30

David Ortiz 38

Mike Napoli 32

Xander Bogaerts 21

AJ Pierzynski 37

Will Middlebrooks 25

Jackie Bradley 23

 

Well, they have one more than us.  That makes all the difference in the world, I guess.  

[T.G.]

To be honest, they aren't all that different than a lot of Angels fans in that regard.

 

IP - That's true... but when a national writer dismisses the Angels that easily, it makes me angry. These guy make bad predictions all the time - you'd think they'd learn a little humility.  I find his comments arrogant and insulting.  I usually don't give a rip about what writers say about the Angels - but this particular article was written like a 12 year old did it. The statements are predictable and not without a great deal of thought.

Edited February 24, 2014 by True Grich

[Sully151]

Meh, the guy is writing with the sole intent of getting a reaction, be it a positive one from Red Sox fans or a negative one from Angels fans.

I couldn't care less what writers think about Trout and his relationship with the Angels. My guess is very few, if any, actually know anything.

[Troll Daddy]

There's is no reason to be butt hurt over a sports writers opinion. It's not like everything he said is a lie. I'm happy to know Trout wants to sign a extension.

[Jim]

There's is no reason to be butt hurt over a sports writers opinion. It's not like everything he said is a lie. I'm happy to know Trout wants to sign a extension.

I agree. The piece does appear to have a couple points of truth. Too bad they're mired in the overall crap of this ill-conceived article. And yes, no need to pay him any more attention than he deserves. 

[QuinlansMinion]

Its somewhat accurate because we havent shown Trout we can successfully build around him yet.  We have shown him we are willing to try though.  If Pujols and Hamilton return from their Space Jam alien kidnapping then I think we will win the division at the very least.