Trading prospects is okay if you have a lot of depth in the farm and/or young talent already on the team. (Ie the Astros for verlander or the dodgers for darvish) imagine the state of the franchise if we traded trout for someone like Braun in 2011 though. The farm would be gutted and the team now would still be recovering from that. Ultimately I don’t think it’s the best move to make right now unless you can come away with a solid contributor for a prospect in a position that we may not necessarily need. But it’s hard to say what what the angels should do at the moment, definitely between a rock and a hard place with a lackluster farm and an mlb roster that has potential to make the playoffs yet still has some question marks, all while trying to make the most out of prime trouts years.