Will Trout be in the Yankees HOF?

[notherhalo]

take a guess

[Blarg]

Shut your whore mouth!

[Guest]

Depends. Trout may very well intend to go to a team with more of what Hawk Harrelson calls The Will To Win (TWTW). That plus that whole scandal where Trout was intentionally drafted after top Cardinals prospect Randal Grichuk so that he could be paid a lower signing bonus. Then there was that time he was snubbed by being given a paltry $20K raise after putting up one of the best seasons of all time. not to mention he may want to move closer to home. 

[Blarg]

Pujols covered him with talcum power and a raw egg.

Not sure if that is a stay or go situation.

[QuinlansMinion]

No because Southern California.

[Lou]

Depends. Trout may very well intend to go to a team with more of what Hawk Harrelson calls The Will To Win (TWTW). That plus that whole scandal where Trout was intentionally drafted after top Cardinals prospect Randal Grichuk so that he could be paid a lower signing bonus. Then there was that time he was snubbed by being given a paltry $20K raise after putting up one of the best seasons of all time. not to mention he may want to move closer to home.

lol

[red321]

Then there was the time he was given a $150 million dollar extension and made the face of the franchise

[Lou]

Not sure what was funnier, TWTW or the signing bonus comment.

[fan_since79]

The Phillies were his favorite team growing up. More chance of him going there than New York, I would think.

[Season Over]

Mark Teixeira's wife wants him to play on the east coast.

[seenoevil]

[fan_since79]

If Trout decides to go to another team at age 29, he should sign for no more than six years at mega millions, knowing that Arte loves to sign 35-year old free agent sluggers. He could then return to the Angels and easily get a ten-year contract worth $250-300 million, adjusted for inflation of course. Arte loves those kind of deals. He goes to the Hall as an Angel and his Yankee years are secondary.

 

Mike could really clean up in this scenario.

Edited August 8, 2015 by fan_since79

[AngelsLakersFan]

The Phillies were his favorite team growing up. More chance of him going there than New York, I would think.

 

Why would he go to the Phillies when he's already on the Phillies?

[Ohtaniland]

Everyone knows that Trout now loves SoCal. Have faith people, he's never going to play for the Yankees.

He will enter the HOF as a Dodger.

[Sully151]

Didn't he want a longer contract than Arte and the Angels have him? Maybe he wants to be an Angel for life.

[Pujols4MVP]

PAY THE MAN. When it comes time just pony up the money to re-sign TROUT.

 

For some teams its once in a generation they get a HOFer, for the Angels its even more rare.

Angels need their first HOFer. I dont care how much they give him, just that they keep him on the team.

[Inside Pitch]

Anyone know where I can pick up a tin foil cap with a Halos logo..   Would come in handy when I read threads like this one.

[Stradling]

Anyone who quotes or actually believes something Hawk Harrelson says pretty much loses every ounce of credibility in my eyes. Unless it was a joke, then it truly is a joke.

[Docwaukee]

the best advice that Pujols is going to give Trout is to stay with the team he grew up with.  

 

the halos will have 1 year of pujols and probably a few home grow player contracts in Calhoun and Richards on the books, but that's about it. 

 

the only thing that would keep Trout from staying is if the team isn't playoff capable come 2021.  Either way though, Arte or whoever owns the team is going to give him 10/400.  

 

and you know what?  it has to be done.  

[stevestevens]

The people who worry about trout becoming a Yankee are the same people who were groaning last week that the season is over. They probably also watch the Big Bang theory and friends reruns

[UndertheHalo]

I don't know why this question keeps coming up.  Its like we're an undesirable club to play for or something.  He's in a major market, he's on a team that spends money (someone in this thread suggesting that the team doesn't have the will to win, just a ridiculous notion) and he has the rare opportunity to build a real legacy with one club.  Its all so silly in my opinion.  For every reason that one can imagine him leaving I can easily come up with 2 or 3 for him to stay that are equally valid.  I personally have full confidence the team will do whatever is necessary to keep the best player in baseball on the team.  If he doesn't want to be here then what can be done ?  Its not even worth thinking about.  

[stormngt]

There really needs to be a ban on these things.  

 

Everybody felt Trout was going to be a free agent after the 2017 season.  Well he signed one extension why wouldn't  he be interested in signing another.

[Troll Daddy]

He'll get traded to the Marlins ... he'll be wearing a fish hat.

[stormngt]

I don't know why this question keeps coming up.  Its like we're an undesirable club to play for or something.  He's in a major market, he's on a team that spends money (someone in this thread suggesting that the team doesn't have the will to win, just a ridiculous notion) and he has the rare opportunity to build a real legacy with one club.  Its all so silly in my opinion.  For every reason that one can imagine him leaving I can easily come up with 2 or 3 for him to stay that are equally valid.  I personally have full confidence the team will do whatever is necessary to keep the best player in baseball on the team.  If he doesn't want to be here then what can be done ?  Its not even worth thinking about.  

 

 

The only reason why he would leave:

 

1  The angels are not on the level where they can legitimately compete for the playoffs and thus a World Series.  This is an unlikely scenario.  First, he is smart enough to know even if he goes to the Yankees or Dodgers or whoever will offer him ungodly money, there is no guarantee to winning the WS.  How many WS has the Yankees won over the last 15 years?  1.  No matter how good you are there is no guarantee.  If the Angels are able to compete for a playoff spot, winning would not be an issue.  And after all we are competing this year and we have only him, an average RF, a hall of fame 1B who is above average because of age, an above average SS and crap the rest of the lineup.  In other words, the Angels will be able to compete.

 

2.  The Angels decide they don't want to pay him.  He may not go with the highest bidder, but whoever he goes with will at least be withing reasonable range of the ball park.  

In other words, if the Yankees are getting Trout, it is because of their own damn fault.

 

My guess....he signs another extension.

[arch stanton]

Worrying about crap like this puts you at around 80 on the pansy scale.