The Official TROUTstanding Thread

[fan_since79]

Mike Trout has just passed Rogers Hornsby for 5th place all time in adjusted OPS+, 176.

The four guys ahead of him are Ruth, Williams, Bonds (chemical assist) and Gehrig.

The nearest active player is Joey Votto at 152.

 

[tdawg87]

Bunk. Now.

[SoCalSportsFan]

Just Mike being Mike!

Link to Original Article: https://sports.yahoo.com/mike-trout-is-on-pace-to-reach-ty-cobb-mickey-mantle-territory-with-historic-season-161501421.html

[Lou]

OPS of Qualified AL Batters:

1. Trout  1.096

2.  Meadows  .961

[ScottT]

1st in.... WAR, wOBA,  WRC+, OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+, Runs, Walks, Runs Created, Adj Batting Runs, Adj Batting Wins, Extra Base Hits, Times On Base, Offensive Win %, Intentional Walks, RE24, WPA, WPA/LI, REW

2nd... HR, HBP, 

3rd... Total Bases

4th.... RBI

[fan_since79]

Trout has 546 extra-base hits now, passing Joe DiMaggio for 5th place in the AL all-time in most XBH before age 28.

He will pass Gehrig (553) and possibly Griffey Jr (579) before his birthday on August 7th. 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/angels-mike-trout-hits-20th-home-run-of-the-season-passes-joe-dimaggio-on-list-of-young-power-hitters/

[Chuck]

 

 

[Lou]

F'n slump 

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

 

[fan_since79]

Baseball Reference's Hall of Fame Monitor has Trout already in. He just needs the ten years of service to be eligible. The numbers are there already.

 

[Angelsjunky]

6 hours ago, ScottT said:

2nd... HR, HBP, 

3rd... Total Bases

4th.... RBI

Slacker.

[Angelsjunky]

OK, here's the scary thing. Trout has basically an identical OBP and SLG to last year's career bests:

2019: .461/.635

2018:. 460/.628

His batting average, however, is 16 points lower: .296 to .312. The difference seems to be a career low BABIP of .304, well below his career mark of .351 and last year's .346.

In other words, assuming his BABIP equalizes a bit and his power and plate discipline remain the  same, Trout's overall line should improve. My prediction for the year: .309/.471/.648, 42 HR, 10.7 fWAR, 193 wRC+.

[Lou]

6 hours ago, Taylor said:

One of the best episodes ever. 

[Chuck]

 

 

[Docwaukee]

58 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

 

Stroman is that guy who could put it all together and win a cy young.  

He'd be a fun guy to root for if he played for the halos.  love his passion.   

[ScottT]

Polanco's MVP chances have been flushed.

Yordan Alvarez the next comparison? Too soon?

We are so Facking fortunate to have Mike Trout on the team we root for

[ScottT]

Does Trout have the RBI lead now?

Probably pleases dinosaurs 

[Angelsjunky]

I was surprised to see that, yes, he now leads the AL with 56 RBI, and with 59 Runs.

And HR, OBP, SLG, wRC+, WAR, walks, etc.

[Angelsjunky]

As far as career fWAR, he's now at a nice even 70.0, which means on Fangraphs he's going to be at the bottom of the second page tomorrow (each page being 30 players) - tied with Rafael Palmeiro, and just ahead of Scott Rolen (69.8). That is significant considering that to start the year he was at the bottom of the third page, so has passed about 30 players just this year...meaning, he's passed one-third of the players ahead him in less than half a year.

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

As far as career fWAR, he's now at a nice even 70.0, which means on Fangraphs he's going to be at the bottom of the second page tomorrow (each page being 30 players) - tied with Rafael Palmeiro, and just ahead of Scott Rolen (69.8). That is significant considering that to start the year he was at the bottom of the third page, so has passed about 30 players just this year...meaning, he's passed one-third of the players ahead him in less than half a year.

only 100 WAR to go.  

looking at the list, the guy I was most surprised to see have more than 100 WAR?  Mike Schmidt.  

Also, I figured I'd have at least heard of the best players of all time regardless of generation.  And then the name Roger Connor popped up.  Played before the turn of the century for the Troy Trojans and New York Giants.  

[arch stanton]

Schmidt was a total package minus the batting average which during his era meant he didn't get nearly the love he should have. Most sluggers of his level didn't play a position that could garner so much DWAR love

[Angelsjunky]

Schmidt is generally considered to be the best third baseman of all time, with all due respect to Eddie Matthews, Wade Boggs, and George Brett. He was just so damn consistently great from 1974-87, 14 years in a row of 5+ fWAR.

As for Connor, he was a name that only lodged in my brain a year or two ago...I tend to think of Honus Wagner as the first all-time great, with everyone before being from a different era that is hard to consider the same game. 

[fan_since79]

Trout is #1 in OPS all-time among center fielders, at .997

#2-5 are Mantle, DiMaggio, Cobb, and Mays

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/jaws_CF.shtml

(click on OPS header)

[Taylor]

This may have been said already, but Trout now leads the AL in HR (22) and RBI (56).

[m0nkey]

18 minutes ago, Taylor said:

This may have been said already, but Trout now leads the AL in HR (22) and RBI (56).

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