**The Perennial MIKE TROUT Thread**

[amg2002]

Reds get:
Mike Trout

Angels get:
Elly De La Cruz
Cam Collier
Blake Dunn

Who says no?

[caflisch78]

What else is he going to say publicly? I'm planning to fight with Arte and Perry in the offseason to ensure we are forming a contender?

[anusinha]

The Reds

[amg2002]

Originally Posted by anusinha

The Reds

The are set at every position for MANY years to come. Elly is not necessary and they have future stars at 2B, SS and 3B (McLain, Marte and Steer).

[tconte]

Phillies Get:

Trout
Angels Pay 15 million of contract

Angels Get:

Abel
Stott


Trout Gets:

Eagles season tickets for life
Gets to meet the Eagles after all home games
Carson Wentz signed jersey

[dantheman514]

Originally Posted by amg2002

Reds get:
Mike Trout

Angels get:
Elly De La Cruz
Cam Collier
Blake Dunn

Who says no?

The Reds would hang up on any trade offer as soon as Elly's name is mentioned. There is no scenario where they would trade him.

To take it even further, there is no way the Reds would take on that contract.

[49ersSF]

I'd bet on the Texas Rangers snapping him up. They seem to like grabbing Angels hitters who are past their prime.

[cardsin47]

Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

That's disappointing. Hopefully he's just giving a QB answer right now. Fans want to see this guy play in at least one meaningful game in his career.

…. and I want to see him want the same thing; not just kick back, collect his check, and not really care ( not that he doesn’t, but it sure seems that way at times )

[baseballbunez]

Maybe it's just me, but I think the Orioles are a perfect fit in a trade scenario. CF is one of their positions of need (with the corners being relatively open to switch to if need be), tons of payroll flexibility, all the prospects to get a deal done without affecting their core/future, and close proximity to Trout's hometown while not being the local favorite team. Gives him a chance to be on a contender in a top tier division spending over half the season in close proximity to his family and friends

Something like Cowser/Mayo/Ortiz/De Leon for Trout and a chunk of salary paid down.

[caflisch78]

No one leaves CA to go to Baltimore....

[theredmenace]

Would be neat to Trout in black and orange but I feel like the O's are content with Mullins in CF. The Angelos family would also be a pretty big roadblock, they can't even commit to paying their homegrown talent.

[BBases31]

Originally Posted by baseballbunez

Maybe it's just me, but I think the Orioles are a perfect fit in a trade scenario. CF is one of their positions of need (with the corners being relatively open to switch to if need be), tons of payroll flexibility

There's zero chance their owner would take on this contract. He's one of the cheapest in baseball

[finfangfan]

Yeah… no way the Orioles trade for Trout and his humongous contract. It would be Chris Davis 2.0. No organization does that twice.

[SupermanBrandon]

Originally Posted by finfangfan

Yeah… no way the Orioles trade for Trout and his humongous contract. It would be Chris Davis 2.0. No organization does that twice.

Angels say...HOLD MY BEER, MAN!

[anusinha]

Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

Angels say...HOLD MY BEER, MAN!

He said no one does it twice, Angels have done it a dozen times. So technically he is right.

[cardsin47]

Originally Posted by caflisch78

No one leaves CA to go to Baltimore....

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[jhammerrx7]

Redemption mail day !!

[amg2002]

Originally Posted by dantheman514

The Reds would hang up on any trade offer as soon as Elly's name is mentioned. There is no scenario where they would trade him.

To take it even further, there is no way the Reds would take on that contract.

Elly is a good, not great, player that Ks at a SCARY rate. The Reds have (1) - ONE commitment next season, Hunter Green at 3million. The Reds have all positions filled with players that are better than Elly when McLain returns. The Reds would for sure listen on Elly if a top tier OF were involved - regardless of cost.

[BBases31]

Originally Posted by amg2002

Elly is a good, not great, player that Ks at a SCARY rate. The Reds have (1) - ONE commitment next season, Hunter Green at 3million. The Reds have all positions filled with players that are better than Elly when McLain returns. The Reds would for sure listen on Elly if a top tier OF were involved - regardless of cost.

Buddy, Trout has a no trade clause. There's no way he'd wave it for the Reds

[rcgdodge]

Originally Posted by tconte

Phillies Get:

Trout
Angels Pay 15 million of contract

Angels Get:

Abel
Stott


Trout Gets:

Eagles season tickets for life
Gets to meet the Eagles after all home games
Carson Wentz signed jersey

I'm not giving up Stott.

[dantheman514]

I think the better question is, why would any team trade for Trout? I have a ton of respect for him, and I hope he comes back and has a few healthy seasons. However, I don't think any team would give up legitimate assets for a guy that has missed half of his team's games over the last three seasons, even if the Angels ate a huge chunk of money owed to Trout.

[dantheman514]

Originally Posted by amg2002

Elly is a good, not great, player that Ks at a SCARY rate. The Reds have (1) - ONE commitment next season, Hunter Green at 3million. The Reds have all positions filled with players that are better than Elly when McLain returns. The Reds would for sure listen on Elly if a top tier OF were involved - regardless of cost.

You must be a real Elly hater if you think this is true. Small market teams (like the Reds) do not trade away young, talented players on pre-arbitration deals. They either lock them up long term on team friendly contracts, trade them during their arbitration years, or let them walk as a free agent. Elly may not have the best numbers this year, but he is the kind of player that puts butts into seats.

[BBases31]

Originally Posted by dantheman514

I think the better question is, why would any team trade for Trout? I have a ton of respect for him, and I hope he comes back and has a few healthy seasons. However, I don't think any team would give up legitimate assets for a guy that has missed half of his team's games over the last three seasons, even if the Angels ate a huge chunk of money owed to Trout.

Becaues it's Mike Trout, the best player of the last half century. The Angels won't have to eat a dime and will still get an entire farm system in return. Only on a card forum would people be wondering why a team would trade for Mike Trout

[SupermanBrandon]

History repeats itself a lot. Do we know what typically happens to aging stars with big contracts with past injury issues?

[theredmenace]

Originally Posted by dantheman514

I think the better question is, why would any team trade for Trout? I have a ton of respect for him, and I hope he comes back and has a few healthy seasons. However, I don't think any team would give up legitimate assets for a guy that has missed half of his team's games over the last three seasons, even if the Angels ate a huge chunk of money owed to Trout.

The team that gets him would offset a chunk of his contract just on merch and ticket sales so I don't think the financials would bother his biggest suiters (luxury tax liabilities would affect it though) . His injury history is definitely the deciding factor. I think if he stays healthy in 2024 and 1st half of 2025, the Angels might be able to deal him at the 2025 deadline for a pretty nice package or dispose of the last 18 months of the Rendon contract in the deal.