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    Mike Trout is winning at everything

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    https://snjtoday.com/video-mike-trout-lifts-south-jersey-familys-spirits-house-fire/

     

    Millville native and Major League Baseball star of the Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout heard of the DeSimone’s situation and stopped by for a Christmas Eve visit.

    “Your house burns down,” said Barbara Desimone. “You don’t have anything for Christmas and all these people are giving, giving, giving. Then bam! Mike Trout comes. It’s like Santa Claus arrived.”

    Trout came bearing gifts for the children and Barbara says he provided comfort in their time of need.

    “Especially, you know, you see how a lot of stars are in this day and age; they don’t remember where they came from,” said Tony Desimone. “But Mike, he’s a true ambassador of Major League Baseball. He remembers where he came from and he really helps the people in this area.”

    Cheap versus scared... not sure which is worse

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted · Edited by LightTheHalo

    I think the Heyward contract with the opt out was probably the ideal situation considering that his offensive numbers have been rather pedestrian to this point so it's a pretty good gamble that in three years he should be well in line for a bigger contract.

     

    If you don't want to be on the hook for the rest of that money, you just let him walk.

     

    (This is all contingent, of course, on whether or not he was even interested in playing for the Angels, of course.)

    2016 Opening Day Lineup

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    How many sure things on this roster? Guys where you can write down numbers and come pretty darn close to predicting what they'll do.

     

    1. Mike Trout

    2. Cole Calhoun (and that's based on two seasons; hardly a given)

    3. Yunel Escobar (and almost certainly significantly below what he did last season)

    4. Joe Smith

    5. Huston Street

     

    I think that's about it. Pujols is a huge question mark, as is every one of the starting pitchers.

     

    When only five of the 30 or so guys who are going to cycle through are bankable, there are far too many variables to believe the team can compete — even if they do bring in one more bat.

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