Mike Trout contract extension

[Ryno84MVP]

Standard 12-team, AL-only, 5x5, 14/9 rosters, league inflation is usually around 20%

I have Mike Trout for $15 entering his option year and I'm obviously going to extend him. I'm thinking a two year extension which would bump his salary up to $25 through 2016.

Should I be considering a three year extension ($30 through 2017) for the league's best fantasy player?

[TyWebb004]

Yes please

[joncarlos]

I think 3 years at 25 is plenty.

[Don Quixote]

I agree with JC. A two-year extension at $25 sounds good. On the other hand, keep in mind that I'm phobic about extensions.

[wannabegriffey]

I'd take him to 20.

[Mithrandir]

What are the odds that Trout continues to be one of the top fantasy players for the next five years? If you think he will be i would go up to $35 through 2018.

[Sour Masher]

I don't think you'd regret going 3 for $30, but if you are confident you have a contender now, it would be wiser to stick with 2 for 25. I think going down to one for 20 leaves way too much value on the table, even if you are focused on winning now.

[chancellor]

I don't think you'd regret going 3 for $30, but if you are confident you have a contender now, it would be wiser to stick with 2 for 25. I think going down to one for 20 leaves way too much value on the table, even if you are focused on winning now.

What he said.

[Hornsby]

I'd go to 30 without blinking...he's the best player in the game at the age of 21...you think he's going to backslide up to the age of 25? I think your crazy if you DON'T extend him for 3 full seasons...

[KnuckleBalls]

25 and 30 are both fine but I would rather have him for 3 yrs at $25 and pocket the extra $5 a yr. Of course, I'd probably waste the $5 chasing saves anyway.

[axman]

Trout might be the only player I would say should earn beyond $30 for the next four years.

[madducks]

What are the odds that Trout continues to be one of the top fantasy players for the next five years? If you think he will be i would go up to $35 through 2018.

Yeah, i would also lock him up for 5 years (2014 + 4) at $35. Hard to believe that Trout is still only 23 years old. He looks likely to at least maintain his production over the next five years.

[roadtrip68]

What axeman, Hornsby, and madducks said...

[Grinch]

I always try to look when my best chance to win is, and if at some point you have to trade him (you should get a boatload) in order to lock first, you don't want him haunting you for more than a year afterward.

[joncarlos]

He weighs like 240 right? What are the odds he's only stealing 10-15 bases in 2017? Then maybe he's .320-30-100-110r-12sb which is still great but not spectacularly profitable at 30 or 35.