Rosenthal: What the Halo? Leave Trout in CF!

[nate]

yes, mildly. He prefers it but as he said he's fine with moving and it will be fun to adjust to the new OF position. 

 

Since when is it never a good idea to make the best player on your team play a position that he doesn't prefer? Do you have some sort of corroborating evidence of this? 

 

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that making your best player happy is a smart thing to do.  Especially if you want to keep that player in a few years.

[seenoevil]

lifetime is getting owned in this thread

[HaloFan85]

True, but still surprising.  Bourjos has -2 runs saved and Trout has -7 runs saved and we're already a third of the way through the season.

[Lifetime]

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that making your best player happy is a smart thing to do.  Especially if you want to keep that player in a few years.

So you really don't have anything to support your assertion. 

[Lifetime]

lifetime is getting owned in this thread

Lol what?!? 

[nate]

So you really don't have anything to support your assertion. 

 

Hundreds of years of psychology.

[Lifetime]

So you've read studies on this? Are you a psychologist or a sports psychologist? What is the hundreds of years of psychology say about moving a star athlete from their "preferred" position? 

[Tyler]

A happy wife is a happy home. Trout is the main broad on this team.

[Jonathan Stone]

Playing Trout in Left Field saves his legs and means he's less likely to run into a wall at speed. I love Bourjos, but I know who's expendable and who isn't. Regarding keeping Trout-he'll play for the team that offers him the best total package; money, chance to win, Turf, etc. Left or Center isn't going to be a consideration when he's a free agent, only who treats him the best.

[YouthofToday]

There is no way you can predict Calhoun being a better hitter than Bourjos and there is certainly a good chance that Shuck will not be able to sustain his current track. Trumbo is a better hitter, he's not a very good outfielder however. Bourjos when getting regular playing time has been a a pretty good hitter and an exceptional defender. Getting a one very five days pitcher or a relief pitcher (or prospect) is not a break even value for trading Bourjos in light of the diminished defense.

This. I'm in near complete agreement with Lifetime in this thread.

[full circle]

If the Angels long term plan was really to keep Trout in LF and Bourjos in center for the next 4+ years I'd be really concerned about our ability to retain Trout.  LOL @ taking his public comments as if they are 100% honest.  The kid wants to play CF and deserves to play it. He wants to show everything he can do, and he can't do that in LF.  If the Angels F this thing up there's going to be a lot of pissed off Angels fans including me.  

[YouthofToday]

If we pay Trout more than anybody else he will stay when he Reaches FA. It's not rocket science.

[AZMike]

Playing Trout in Left Field saves his legs and means he's less likely to run into a wall at speed. I love Bourjos, but I know who's expendable and who isn't. Regarding keeping Trout-he'll play for the team that offers him the best total package; money, chance to win, Turf, etc. Left or Center isn't going to be a consideration when he's a free agent, only who treats him the best.

 

Considering Bourjos is coming back from a hamstring issue, probably best to put Bourjos in LF for this reason, at least to start. 

[Stradling]

LOL at thinking a player would put himself before the team.

[full circle]

If Trout gets all the way to Free Agency it means the Angels are effing stupid or Trout isn't all that happy here.  

[full circle]

LOL at liking your own double post. 

[Stradling]

Haha, I'm not trying to like it, I am on the mobile version and I am trying to delete it, haha.

[tdawg87]

Ohh I get it.

 

He's saying "What the Halo" which is a play on "What the hell?" but since it is Angels related he changed the word "hell" to "Halo". Wit. Rosenthal has it.

[Justabitoutside]

lifetime is getting owned in this thread

No hes not. 

[jshep]

Ohh I get it.

 

He's saying "What the Halo" which is a play on "What the hell?" but since it is Angels related he changed the word "hell" to "Halo". Wit. Rosenthal has it.

 

I feel like that's an underrated aspect of this article.

 

"What the Halo" is just so forced and weird.

[Stradling]

I agree with LT in this thread. 

[nate]

So you've read studies on this? Are you a psychologist or a sports psychologist? What is the hundreds of years of psychology say about moving a star athlete from their "preferred" position? 

 

There have been hundreds of studies that state that happy workers produce more... just because it is baseball doesn't change anything.

 

Also, I am speaking more toward making him happy so he stays on the team.

[Troll Daddy]

The bottom line is that the Angels are a better team with Trout in CF. Let's not confuse the issue with who's better in CF.

[Lifetime]

There's zero indication that Trout is not a happy worker - zero

[YouthofToday]

The bottom line is that the Angels are a better team with Trout in CF. Let's not confuse the issue with who's better in CF.

I dispute your assertion.