after i saw the supporting cast of Harper, especially who bats behind him(murphy, zimmerman, turner, etc) and the pitching of the nationals, i am even more amazed by trout's stats
the salary of star MLB players until this season has been much more than star NBA players because of the salary cap
you can argue that the deals by Kershaw and trout looks like steals at this point. Trout would command 50 mil per year if he hits the market this off season
no disrespect to Mantle, but there is no way he can put up those numbers against today's pitchers with all the scouting report, advance stats analysis, shifts, etc
which makes me appreciate Trout even more.
I agree with everything you said, but I can think of another athlete who is loved and praised by everyone like trout, and you don't even need to look far.
clayton kershaw
I think Pujols will not waive his no trade clause for a NL team since he cants play defense now
even if he does, I can see him waiving it for the Dodgers only
i wouldn't mind taking Urias, Seager etc