Mike"freakin" Trout

[onejayhawk]

Doesn't Trout have plus speed? Shouldn't he be good for 50 bags a year for the next few seasons?

50 is a lot. 35 yes.

It depends on how the team uses him. If I were the manager he would not get an open pass to run. Just as Madducks says, he is a big guy and an injury will really hurt the team. I also like him more for the 2 or 3 spot than lead off. Better RBI, but less running.

J

[Todd Zola]

isn't Shandler big on 3 year averages?

also, is Trout the next Vlad? how many years did Vlad go number 1 in fantasy? i would think he holds the record.

Most projection engines use a 3-year history base as a foundation, I don't want to speak for Ron, but it is my understanding he uses more than 3 years.

if you don't have MLB data, you use MLE's.

ARod and Pujols both had runs at #1, not sure how they compare to Vlad.

[joncarlos]

Is Trout finally hitting the wall? 6-for-27 (.222) in his last 7 days, 0 HRs, 1 RBI, but he did steal 3 bases. Everyone else on my mixed team is rolling but I'm hesitant to sit Trout in case he has another 2 HR, 3 steal game.

[Hornsby]

Is Trout finally hitting the wall? 6-for-27 (.222) in his last 7 days, 0 HRs, 1 RBI, but he did steal 3 bases. Everyone else on my mixed team is rolling but I'm hesitant to sit Trout in case he has another 2 HR, 3 steal game.

I'd say it's more likely that he simply has hit a slump, something that happens to every player sooner or later. I wouldn't sit him at all....

[Judge Jude]

Down to .272 AVG last 31 days, and .256 xBA in that span.

But how shallow a league would it be if you could have a 'better' alternative?
The guy is an excellent player...

[joncarlos]

Down to .272 AVG last 31 days, and .256 xBA in that span.

But how shallow a league would it be if you could have a 'better' alternative?
The guy is an excellent player...

I'm in a "shallow" 10 team mixed (no CI/MI, only start 3 OF and 2 UT), that's about as shallow as it gets. Last 30 days he's still been better than just about anyone, considering the steals.

Trout .275-5-15-21r-8sb
David Murphy .356-4-13-19r-0sb
Todd Frazier .350-5-20-19r-2sb
Markakis .317-2-18-14r-0sb
Chris Carter .301-5-15-16r-0sb

[Don Quixote]

Is Trout finally hitting the wall? 6-for-27 (.222) in his last 7 days, 0 HRs, 1 RBI, but he did steal 3 bases. Everyone else on my mixed team is rolling but I'm hesitant to sit Trout in case he has another 2 HR, 3 steal game.

Not that I'd ever consider sitting Trout (I don't own him in any league, sigh), but Markakis' injury yesterday may have made the call for you.

[Roto Rooter]

No thoughts on Trout hitting 10 WAR?

[Mithrandir]

No thoughts on Trout hitting 10 WAR?

What is it good for?

[onejayhawk]

What is it good for?

Brownie points, excuse me Angel runs.

In retrospect, I wrote better than I knew when I disparaged the (rest of the) Angels OF last spring. But who would have put them 2 games behind Oakland at this point?

J