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Just for fun...trade Trout
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I love Trout and he is without a doubt a monster talent with a team-friendly contract, but he AIN'T so damn super that teams need to give up 3 or more very good to excellent players."I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostI love Trout and he is without a doubt a monster talent with a team-friendly contract, but he AIN'T so damn super that teams need to give up 3 or more very good to excellent players.
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Im sure eldiablo will love this one:
What about Puig, Urias, Montas and Alex Guerrero for Trout?
That give Angels immediate high-profile player return, a major-league ready (albeit injured) player along with a A+++ pitching prospect and a potential future closer or mid-level starter. You could float Joc Pederson instead of Puig but that might be getting too greedy.
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Eyeballing Trout as an 8 WAR player and figuring $8mil/WAR... he's roughly 200mil in surplus value. Plus a premium for his marketability and the fact that 1 8 WAR guy is better than 4 2 WAR guys.
Maybe TEX and BOS have the pieces to get this done.
BOS would have to deal Betts and LAA would have to be happy accepting a bunch of really good prospects (Moncada, Espinosa, Devers, Benintendi). BOS probably has to throw in a good young pitcher or two (Owens or someone like that).
TEX could start with a Mazara/Brinson/Profar combo, but they probably have to throw in Martin Perez or someone else that really hurts their current team.
LAD probably doesn't have the horses without Seager. I don't think Urias/Pederson gets close. Maybe throw in a bunch of their other prospects (Deleon, the Cubans).
I jokingly proposed ATL because what do they care if they give up 9 guys. LAA might like Freeman but he doesn't add much value above his contract. They've got 2 shortstops (Ozzie and Swanson) and 345 pitching prospects. Maybe add in Mallex AND Inciarte. And it's probably still not enough.
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Originally posted by eldiablo505The Dodgers would accept the hell out of that offer. I don't think it's even close to enough for Mike Trout, personally.I'm just here for the baseball.
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Originally posted by joncarlos View PostTEX could start with a Mazara/Brinson/Profar combo, but they probably have to throw in Martin Perez or someone else that really hurts their current team.
I think the Rangers would have to include Odor before the Angels even started listening.
And either way, I don't see the Angels trading Trout in their own division. Having to play against the best player in baseball, who you traded away, 19 games a year would be too much.
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Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman for Trout and Pujols
Angels get out from Pujols contract, open up enough money to offer Harper obscene dollars. Trout only signed for two years more than Harper.
Nationals no longer have to deal with signing Harper, get same level of star under contract. Pujols only signed two years longer than Zimmerman, has been more valuable the last two seasons.people called me an idiot for burning popcorn in the microwave, but i know the real truth. - nullnor
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