Trout Extension Idea

[Hubs]

I've looked over the Angels 2014 Salary commitments and the next few years as well.

 

Knowing the Trout will likely set records in the arbitration process, as well as the fact that they have over $100 committed the next three years as well as many arbitration cases….

 

While the team may not want to give Trout $100 plus million at this stage, they could look into getting him under contract for 2014 and 2015 or even a three year deal so they don't have to go into arbitration with him. Because they'll lose. Unless his Agent asks for double what Ryan Howard and Pujols asked for (10 and 10.5) in their first years. 

 

Seeing as they can pay him 500-600k for 2014 and probably are going to be looking at 10-14 in 2015, 15-18 in 2016, and 18-22 in 2017 which would all set records...Perhaps it is better to say sign a three year, 29 M deal now. Or a 2 year 13 M deal. They can pay him say a $5M signing bonus, and a low salary in 2014, perhaps a $1M figure, then save in 2015 with say a $7 M deal. Or if they get him to go three, give him a $9M signing bonus now, and $1 M for 2014, $7M in 2015 and $12M in 2016.

 

This helps the Angels luxury tax wise, it helps Trout get some cash a year early and he'll still get a similar amount of money. They'll also have one final arbitration year in 2017, where they could set arbitration records.

 

Alternately they could make him the first $300M player now, but that's a little excessive. 

 

 

 

 

 

[stormngt]

I've looked over the Angels 2014 Salary commitments and the next few years as well.

 

Knowing the Trout will likely set records in the arbitration process, as well as the fact that they have over $100 committed the next three years as well as many arbitration cases….

 

While the team may not want to give Trout $100 plus million at this stage, they could look into getting him under contract for 2014 and 2015 or even a three year deal so they don't have to go into arbitration with him. Because they'll lose. Unless his Agent asks for double what Ryan Howard and Pujols asked for (10 and 10.5) in their first years. 

 

Seeing as they can pay him 500-600k for 2014 and probably are going to be looking at 10-14 in 2015, 15-18 in 2016, and 18-22 in 2017 which would all set records...Perhaps it is better to say sign a three year, 29 M deal now. Or a 2 year 13 M deal. They can pay him say a $5M signing bonus, and a low salary in 2014, perhaps a $1M figure, then save in 2015 with say a $7 M deal. Or if they get him to go three, give him a $9M signing bonus now, and $1 M for 2014, $7M in 2015 and $12M in 2016.

 

This helps the Angels luxury tax wise, it helps Trout get some cash a year early and he'll still get a similar amount of money. They'll also have one final arbitration year in 2017, where they could set arbitration records.

 

Alternately they could make him the first $300M player now, but that's a little excessive. 

 

NO F'N EXTENSION WITHOUT BUYING SOME FREE AGENT YEARS!  WTF ARE PEOPLE THINKING!

[fan_since79]

7 years/$120 million, ASAP.

 

We can always try to extend him for the really big bucks during the latter part of the contract.

 

He'd be foolish not to jump on this, considering the chances of injury, etc.

 

[NrM]

wtf yea no way the angels sign him without getting his free agent years.

[Hubs]

What's the difference if they give him 500k on a renewal for 2014 and then $13.5M in 2015 or giving him 7M a year for two?

 

It benefits both parties, giving Trout some money early, and keeping the Angels Salary Cap Number (Luxury Tax Number) in better shape for the next two years.

 

No one sees this logic?

[halobob]

it hurts the luxury tax number for this season for which we are dangerously close.  next season vernon is off the books so we can afford to pay trout more.

[Troll Daddy]

I still believe that Arte will wait until his final year of arbitration to offer him a extension ... like he did with Weaver. Hopefully I'm wrong in my belief.

[YouthofToday]

The belief Mike Trout might walk from the Angels is a false belief...

[Ohtaniland]

Hopefully Sneaky_Flute doesn't see the thread title.

[AngelsLakersFan]

What's the difference if they give him 500k on a renewal for 2014 and then $13.5M in 2015 or giving him 7M a year for two?

 

It benefits both parties, giving Trout some money early, and keeping the Angels Salary Cap Number (Luxury Tax Number) in better shape for the next two years.

 

No one sees this logic?

 

There really is no benefit to the Angels, and they'd be giving away their only real bargaining chip. Buying out his arbitration years now increases our luxury tax figure this year and next year, which are really the only years we are hurting. Wells contract comes off after next year, as does Blanton, and then the collective bargaining agreement will be updated and will likely include a hefty hiking in the luxury tax threshold. 

Edited October 4, 2013 by AngelsLakersFan