JustATroutFan

Projected Lineup:
3B Escobar
RF Calhoun
CF Trout
DH Pujols
1B Cron
LF Maybin
2B Espinosa
SS Simmons
C Maldonado
P Nolasco
 
Go Angels!! 

Where's Guerra? Just kidding, yeah, he should be on the Angels Opening Day roster. He was one of the few arms in the bullpen that pitched well last year. Great control.

Of everybody on the team, it's Trout that grounds into the team's first double play of the year. Expect the unexpected guys!

Didn't Mathis have 3 hits today? Dude sure looks like he's going to win the batting title this year

Expect the unexpected. Kennedy was a gamer. Played hard and gave it his all.

Didn't Mathis have 3 hits today? Dude sure looks like he's going to win the batting title this year

Expect the unexpected. Kennedy was a gamer. Played hard and gave it his all.

One of these years, man, I see Trout putting up a .340/.450/600 slash line with 30+ stolen bases. One hot streak away from doing that. Never Doubt, Trout!

All I have to say is the Angels bullpen has the potential to be good this year. Bedrosian was great last year and Street has a good track record in his career with many terrific seasons as closer and JC Ramirez looked good after coming over from the Reds last year. But should never have left out Guerra out of the Opening Day roster.

All I have to say is the Angels bullpen has the potential to be good this year. Bedrosian was great last year and Street has a good track record in his career with many terrific seasons as closer and JC Ramirez looked good after coming over from the Reds last year. But should never have left out Guerra out of the Opening Day roster.

Could make a case that Trout should have 4-5 MVP's right now and not just 2. Either way, Cabrera and Donaldson were great during their MVP seasons.

2 things so far that's notable: Pujols has a home run in this game and it looks like he's ready for Opening Day. On top of that, I just watched Scioscia get ejected by the home plate umpire. Looks like the Angels are ready to start the season.

Until Trout arrived Wally Joyner probably had the most memorable rookie season but Trout's rookie year was just unbelievable in every way imaginable. It was almost impossible to take your eyes off the guy whether he was hitting, running, or making a crazy circus catch. His speed alone made him fun to watch like when he would score from first or disrupt the other team.
We are very lucky to have a player like Trout in an Angel uniform.

It's just unfathomable that he has done nothing but 1sts or 2nds in AL MVP balloting for 5 years running.
Has that ever happened before in either league?

Bought so much energy to the team when he got called up that year. Great bat but what people don't talk about is that when he got on base, his speed distracted a lot of pitchers and guys like Torii, Pujols, Morales, and many others benefited from it by seeing a lot more fastballs.

Yeah and I should have prefaced my post to say that I wasn't saying who had the best rookie season statistically, but which of the players mentioned were more memorable during their rookie season.
For me it would be Wally Joyner or Jim Abbott. Trout obviously had the best season by far as a rookie.  

Agreed, the other 5 players that Chuck mentioned had memorable seasons for one reason or another.   But Trout's rookie season was in the stratosphere, and helped to keep the Halos in contention despite the 6-14 start. 

Look on the bright side, Trout struggled early on last year during the regular season and he turned out to be fine and winning another MVP Award.

Best rookie season from anyone that I've ever witnessed. He was so great that year that I felt like Trout was going to have a great game at the plate each time out. I know its not possible but it felt like it. Became a Trout fan that year and still am today.

Probably not but he was really good when he pitched for the Angels. In over 40 innings, had an ERA under  3.00 and a really good WHIP as well. I think he might be the Angels unsung hero in their bullpen this season. With better defense, I think he'll have a really good 2017.

Potential bust for an Angels hitter might be Maybin. Last year was his first good season with the bat but he had a BABIP of .383. Before that, his career high was a .331 BABIP in 2011 with the Padres. When you combine a really high BABIP with his first good year in 5 seasons with a lot of plate appearances, he might regress big time.

Pujols has become underrated to me. All of Pujols' 5 seasons with the Angels up to this point has been solid. He might not be living up to the expectations that a lot of fans had when the Angels signed him but he's still a good hitter. Does not hit for high average anymore but gets on base at an okay clip and can still for tremendous pop.

So much potential if he stays healthy. We saw his ceiling in 2014. 13-4 with a 2.61 ERA.

50/50. Either you trade for him or you don't trade for him. But his whole career has been inconsistent. He's put up 2 great seasons (2009 and 2015), a bunch of really good seasons (2004, 2008, 2012,  2013, and 2014) and a bunch of mediocre/bad seasons (2005, 2010, 2011, and 2016), so it is tough to tell with this guy. I don't think he would do well being back in the AL , even though he has had some success in the American League. Dude's over 30, about a time when most pitchers are in decline.

The Troutster is back in the lineup!
The dude who the Angels are facing ain't a nobody either. Guerra was really good last season with the Brew Crew. Yup, the man who makes shoes and good starts on the mound is back.