Mad5577

his 144 mil contract is a steal for the Angels, i think Arte might need to do like 10 for 500mil just to keep trout here. 

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

2 minutes ago, Richard said:

someone put him 7th? lol

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

9 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

So your saying you don't think an all time great as Mantle was wouldn't be able to adjust and train like baseball players today. That is such a today style of thinking. Great players in a previous time period would be great today. It is still in his genetic make up. 

 

the Oline for the great 1956 okoholma sooners football team averages 210 pounds, do you think they can adjust to today's Dline? 

7 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

So your saying you don't think an all time great as Mantle was wouldn't be able to adjust and train like baseball players today. That is such a today style of thinking. Great players in a previous time period would be great today. It is still in his genetic make up. 

 

yes, that is exactly what i am saying, i am not saying he won't be producing, but just not at his level in his era

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. 

18 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Here's another great Trout stat: Of 76 AL qualifiers, he is last in GDP with 4.

23 times Albert grounds into double play...

24 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Betts will probably lose some votes to Ortiz, so that hurts him. Altuve has slowed down and has seen his formerly astronomical .360ish BA turn into a still-great-but-terrestrial .330ish. Donaldson has also dropped his production. Machado is back in the mix. Trout is not only hampered by playing on the Angels, but he is unlikely to reach 100 RBI and the voters won't like that. If he reaches 30 HR and 100 RBI, his chances are boosted.

Anyhow, it really is up for grabs. While Trout should win, and I think he has a good chance of it, it really isn't clear who will take it home (unlike the NL).

i agree, if he reaches 30-100, he will have a much better chance. he will need a monster game somewhere down the line.

he reached 10 WAR already

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

 I already have my money on Trout ... fingers crossed.

Betts and Altuve passed the 200 hit mark.

Betts has 635 AB compare to 515 for Trout... 

On July 16, 2015 at 1:54 AM, failos said:

...Because I've never seen an athlete as unanimously loved and praised like Mike Trout. Nobody has anything bad to say about, because there simply isn't anything to dislike. Trout is the least arrogant athlete I've ever seen, and he genuinely loves his fans. I guess I just find his attitude refreshing because anyone with his skills would be an arrogant asshole. Just go on his Facebook page and see how nice and humble this guy is...makes me proud to be a Halos fan.

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

Most of trouts HR these last two seasons have been solos, too bad

"Bryce Harper is better than trout now" --ESPN

lol

No shame in losing to 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

Seriously, I miss pujols defense at 1B.

Any trade would involve the other team taking on pujols and hamliton a contract, and it has to start with that

What would trout do in Colorado? I am just curious

I would ask the Dodgers for urias, Seager, Peterson, puig, plus them taking on the contracts of pujols and hamliton, 

11 minutes ago, failos said:

Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

you are very welcome, 

3 minutes ago, Grit said:

This thread remembers me of taking acid prior to English class.

thank you, i will make sure to take those as well

2 minutes ago, Angels N Skins said:

Didn't Kobe get a couple of rings? How is this even a comparison?

not in those years, the lakers suck

at least Weaver has a very low risk of needing a TJS

Both teams had the best player in the world, and both team sucks, the Lakers were wasting Kobe's prime as the Angels are wasting trout's

however, with basketball, all you need a a couple of pieces (bynum and Gasol), but in baseball, i just don't see anyway the Angels can become great in the near future. 

Can't start weaver against the Toronto lineup for sure, all good fast ball hitters, and they are catching fire