"Why Yankees have a better shot at adding Mike Trout..."

[Taylor]

12 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

I also doubt that Trout worries about All Star votes. I just wonder how popular he really is. You don’t have to be an Angels fan to recognize that he’s the best player in the world. 

Based on the comments sections of articles about Trout, a lot of East Coast fans are butthurt and think Trout is overrated. Of course, that will completely change if he ends up on an East Coast team someday.

[hangin n wangin]

Losing Trout would be pretty bad for the franchise, no sugar coating that, but at least we wouldn't have to shell out 200+ million or whatever he's going to make and we still would have an abundance of outfield prospects that look like they can do some serious damage in the future. If this was a Dipoto farm, losing Trout would be catastrophic. With the Eppler built farm, losing him is just like a giant kick in the nut sack. It hurts, but you can move on and still bang away.

[Ohtaniland]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Based on the comments sections of articles about Trout, a lot of East Coast fans are butthurt and think Trout is overrated. Of course, that will completely change if he ends up on an East Coast team someday.

Well they’re wrong. Trout is the best baseball player and has the best character in the game. 

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

Well they’re wrong. Trout is the best baseball player and has the best character in the game. 

Agreed. Yankees and BloSox fans aren't known for being objective. Just look at the slobberfest for Derek Jeter, the most overrated player in the history of baseball.

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

Well they’re wrong. Trout is the best baseball player and has the best character in the game. 

Surprisingly Trout is unanimously adored on r/baseball. Everyone, including the Red Sox fans think the Mookie Betts > Trout thing is hilarious.

It's just ESPN. And ESPN baseball fans are the lowest common denominator. Oh and Yahoo sports but yeah.

[Blarg]

48 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Eppler has flipped this organization around 360 degrees since he has gotten here. 

Uhhhhh, 360 degrees would be going back the direction you started.

[tdawg87]

Ohtani pls return

[maximus p]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Sign him through his age 40 season but give him an opt out after 3 years. 

I could definitely (meaning I would like to see) see something like this.  Say, after the season (with Trout making 30+ million for each of the remaining two years: sign an extension of x years for x dollars but front load it for the first 4 with an opt-out after 2022 (the remaining two years and then 2021 and 2022-something like 50 million a year) and then something like 25-30 for the remaining 6.  That makes it about 380 million for 10 years starting in 2019 with an opt out after the first 4 years and 200 million.

2019-2022 50 million each year

opt out

2023-2028 30 million each year.

IDK, this is kind off the top of me head.