How can Mike Trout top Mike Trout?

[Chuck]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18992426/how-los-angeles-angels-mvp-mike-trout-top-2017

Watch the video in this article too. This is really good! 

[tdawg87]

Well first we build a cloning machine 

[Docwaukee]

good article.  

 

[JustATroutFan]

One of these years, man, I see Trout putting up a .340/.450/600 slash line with 30+ stolen bases. One hot streak away from doing that. Never Doubt, Trout!

[Angelsjunky]

A couple years ago I thought we'd seen the best of Trout in 2012-13, as he had clearly declined in 2014 and while he improved in 2015, wasn't quite back up to his earlier level. But 2016 saw further improvement, and a hitting line very similar to 2012-13. I suspect he can make incremental improvements and have one or two seasons in which he surpasses even those numbers, at least with the bat.

[JustATroutFan]

4 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

A couple years ago I thought we'd seen the best of Trout in 2012-13, as he had clearly declined in 2014 and while he improved in 2015, wasn't quite back up to his earlier level. But 2016 saw further improvement, and a hitting line very similar to 2012-13. I suspect he can make incremental improvements and have one or two seasons in which he surpasses even those numbers, at least with the bat.

Didn't love 2014 Trout but still loved 2015 Trout as a player. I guess it's because he got on base at a great clip, over 40% of the time. Big fan of OBP.  But love 2013 Trout the most of all his first five full seasons up to date. If he had gotten one more hit that year though, he would have batted over .300 at .301. So I guess, that near miss at .300 still lingers in my head. And somewhat the stolen base numbers were low by Trout's standards.

[arch stanton]

I think for the next few years you can pencil in 120 walks and 130 K's. It's the other 430 or so PA's that determine whether his season's are very good or great

[Chuck]

 http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-trout-documentary-20170331-story.html

[disarcina]

he's truly a remarkable player -- and nothing seems to phase the guy,

the stats he has accumulated during his still relatively short career places him among the best to every play this game.

I still think if he would have gotten that 50th stolen base that second year it would have been real tough to deny him the MVP award.

[Blarg]

He needs a better arm.