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That's what it sounds like. To make room for more payroll is there any chance this team can trade Cozart and have some other team eat his salary?

You may be buffering more because your modem or router need to be updated. I haven't had any lag or buffering. Even at my office which has awful internet speeds. If it's not either of that I would call your provider there could be something they can do on their end.

Ya I pay about 105 bucks for 1TB and 300 plus speeds

Your logic is wrong. These cable companies that have internet allocations like Cox, which mine is at 1 TB started doing this at the beginning of the year before Net Neutrality happened. It will be interesting though. Cable companies and internet companies have gotten there's for so long similar to telephone companies. Market will shape what the market will shape. AT&T had unlimited data then they didn't now they do again similar to Verizon. But unlike the wireless companies Cox and other home internet companies have a monopoly on service. I know in my area the only choice is Cox because it is the only company that offers over 100 speed. But I digress.

Ya I don't pay for cable and wouldn't. I have Sling for about 10 bucks a month. The Angels say they have 3 million fans, and that's great 3 million times someone bought a ticket. But the stadium is an absolute ghost town. I have been to 4 games this year, the latest one was Friday night and they claimed 27k fans were there, there was maybe ....maybe 10k if that. This will eventually catch up with baseball and the other sports leagues where attendance is down.

Shocking 1st base is a giant dumpster fire. All this team needs to do to be competitive next year is Fix SP, 1st, 3rd, and who the heck knows with Calhoun in right. Oh and get a closer.

Could you move him to 1st base and then get Arenado/Machado for 3rd? If they add a catcher that team would be awesome. Trout would finally have players to play with.

Math is hard. I am not asking how splits work you numb nuts. I am asking how are his splits that crazy. What is it about Petco versus the other ball parks that he either blows or is good.

Again I don't understand how that is a thing.

I don't understand how this guys splits can be that crazy. Seeing him in person I am just not that impressed.

You are a fan of baseball and forgot about Bumgarners crazy postseason? David Eckstein killed it as well. If we are talking about forgetful MVP honors, all of them really are forgetful. We as a society are all about what have you done for me today. With out google can people really name MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL MVP people and their correct years?

Where are you getting his OBP numbers? The guy has a 310 OBP this year and a career 328 OBP.

I saw him play in San Diego. He was a highly regarded prospect, but the guy is meh...Guy doesn't walk and barely hits. Maybe he is a good fielder but I am not a fan of him. He plays in the weaker NL as well. No thanks.

Well ya. It is the WS MVP the most the games could go would be 7 games. I don't know this answer so I guess I am asking. But I would imagine getting a WS MVP would help someone get into the Hall of Fame? I remember for Smoltz or Schilling when their names were brought up in the media about getting into the HoF, the first thing they would talk about was their post season records. But that might be me remembering it wrong, so who knows.

Wow. That is interesting. So would you have given the World Series MVP to Bonds instead of Glaus?

I guess the question is then how much should record matter? If the Sox were the worst team in baseball and Trout was on a 120 win team but Betts had a 10 WAR and Trout had a 9 WAR would you choose Betts over Trout?

I understand that concept. I disagree but understand it. If ESPN and baseball references have Betts ahead of Trout in WAR and Fangraphs have them tied. Wouldn't Betts be the better player on the better team this year? Do you not take into consideration how the team did in terms of winning at all?

I think it is different this year being as Betts and Trout are closer in WAR and Boston is going to have 110 plus wins and the Angels might get to 80? I wouldn't have voted for Trout in 2016 either if it is any consolation. Edit: Fangraphs has Trout and Betts at 9.1 each

He is a viable candidate. I never said he wasn't. But in my opinion he won't finish top 3 and I don't think he deserves it this year. Being valuable to your team is key, Trout is the best player in baseball. But he isn't the most valuable this year. To me winning matters and other players are putting up similar numbers to Trout this year on ball clubs that are winning a ton of games.

How valuable is Trout if when he is on the team we are a 4th place team 20 plus games out and if he wasn't on the team we'd be 5th and 20 plus games out. This year he isn't the MVP. He is the best player on the planet. But this year it isn't by a lot. Betts Martinez and Bregman all deserve a nod over Trout. Sorry.

Trout is on a team that is finishing 20 plus games out of 1st. The term valuable doesn't apply. So if he was off the team we'd be in last place, with him on the team we are in 4th. Meh... Trout doesn't deserve it this year and that's fine. Maybe if the Angels put together a better team this next year than this year he will deserve it.

Either answer the question or don't.

My numbers are incorrect? I guessed that the cap is 190 its just a little bit over that now. So you are not answering the question. Would you be willing to pay Trout 100 mil a year?

The cap is what now $190 million? So next year it goes up I imagine. Would you be willing to give 50% of your payroll to one player which is 100 million dollars.

Ok let's play the game then. Would you pay Mike Trout 100 million dollars a year?