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Originally Posted by 49ersSF
The one thing that created the mythical Trout is WAR. Every conversation about Trout over the years begins and ends with WAR. It is nearly his entire identity with exception to his MVPs which were obtained because of his WAR. Other than that, he has no other major accomplishments.
Now that he has finally been moved out of centerfield he will no longer receive the ridiculous WAR boost he has been accustomed to. In addition, he is 33 coming off four consecutive injury plagued seasons. Superstars such as Griffey, F. Thomas, Pujols, Cabrera, and many others saw a massive drop off in their statistics post age 32 which Trout should see as well.
With that all said, it would be very unwise to invest in Trout as he has not yet bottomed out. Any investment now is most likely going to lose especially if you are buying during the pre-season hype.
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This is pretty unfair. He led the league in OPS four times (OPS+ six times).
Trout's rankings among MLB hitters all-time through age-32 season (minimum 3,000 PA; 1,761 hitters):
OPS: 15
SLG: 16
OBP: 42
HR: 21
Runs: 50