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I "wonder" if Stephen A. Smith was inferring to any nefarious cause with his rant against Trout...hmmm... https://www.si.com/mlb/2024/05/02/mike-trout-injury-stephen-a-smith-rant-blasted-baseball-fans The guy I've always compared to Trout is Mickey Mantle. Trout even physically resembles the Mick, who also blasted so many homers, was a speed demon in the OF, won tons of awards and unfortunately, had an injury-riddled career. A big difference was that Mantle was a 7x World Series champion. The Yankees ownership surrounded Mantle with an all-star lineup. Arte surrounded Trout with maybe a handpicked star or two, who never worked out as a long-term Angel. The shame of it all, Trout's Angels have never won a post-season series. It's all on Moreno who has got to sell one of these years. He's the worst owner in MLB.

First overall pick here we come. Thanks Arte!

Pitching fixes many things and we aint got it. Haven't had a good pitching staff for many years, Arte. For starters, Arte, get off your high horse and get Bauer, you idiot.

PLEASE RETIRE.

Please retire,

Steeling myself for another sub .500 season.

Thank you Arte!

I was watching the 11 strikeouts. Looks like the Angels are still swinging for the fences. They never learn.

Thanks for posting this superb link.

I wonder when Arte will order the Angels to tank to get the overall #1 in the draft. Seems like just a matter of time.

Please retire.

Maybe he has Long Covid and doesn't want to come back to work. He has enough money.

Here's the latest garbage from Rendon: https://www.espn.co.uk/mlb/story/_/id/39558347/anthony-rendon-baseball-never-top-priority-me SELL THE TEAM!

My favorite Angels pitcher of all time. A real bulldog.

No, he's our worst enemy.

Dodgers spending $1 billion on two players, one of whom is unproven on MLB level. Good luck with that one!

I love Trout. But he's had too many injuries the last few years and he's on the wrong side of 30. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34313085/what-mike-trout-latest-injury-concern-does-mean-return All the different injuries (ribs, back, hand, calf etc.) limits the patented recklessness he shows in his fielding and hitting, not to mention throwing and baserunning. If I were the Angels, ideally I'd package Trout up with Rendon, and be finished with the injury worries and the totally unbalanced salary structure on the team. Don't hang on unless forced. But I assume these two mega contracts were all of Moreno's doing...

Thanks for the payroll link. I know it's obvious but the numbers jump out at me that the Angels' fundamental structure is extremely top-heavy. Trout (12yr x 426m) and Rendon (7yr x 245m) are now top dogs and the third highest paid Halo so far is Tyler Anderson (3yr x 39m) and the fourth is Brandon Drury (2yr x 17m). See the extreme disparity? And to add insult to injury, Trout and Rendon have hardly played the last three years and who knows going forward? It's been this way almost the entire Moreno regime and it's not a successful model obviously. Moreno just doesn't get it.

I salute Ohtani for the great years he gave the Angels. Ohtani gave us the best he had and I have nothing but love and respect for him. Unfortunately the rest of the organization is run like amateur hour and he couldn't take it anymore. I don't blame him for leaving this tire fire, even to the Dodgers. I do think when we look back, Ohtani's best years will be with the Angels. I might be wrong but I think his pitching days might be over or they should be. He will hit many more HRs but he may not hit as many HRs as he did with the Angels.I don't know what he will do in the field if the Dodgers sensibly end his pitching career...1B? He may not be as individually great as he was with us but he will win more. A lot more. More power to him.

The day Arte sells the team.

IMO he's going to Toronto.

This post didn't age well.

I called it on 8/15.

This thread isn't aging well. I said it 2 months ago, I'll say it now. Rangers all the way.