Here’s a look back at MLBTR’s original analysis and reporting over the past seven days:
- Charlie Wilmoth spoke at length with Randy Mobley, the president of the Triple-A International League. Mobley addressed the path he took to his current position, how he feels about September call-ups, the rising values of Triple-A franchises, and the impact of implementing pitch clocks, among other topics.
- Continuing MLBTR’s Draft Prospect Q&A Series, Chuck Wasserstrom interviewed University of Florida center fielder Buddy Reed, a potential first-round pick next month. Reed evaluated his baseball skills, touched on his past as a hockey player and explained why he chose to attend Florida instead of sign with the Rangers, who took him in the 35th round of the 2013 draft.
- Mark Polishuk polled readers on whether the Angels should consider trading superstar center fielder Mike Trout. The results are fairly close as of now, with over 52 percent of voters supporting the notion. Given that the Angels are highly unlikely to contend this year and might have baseball’s worst farm system, the idea of the team dealing Trout for a massive haul has gained steam lately. It’s unsurprisingly a polarizing issue, however.
Ok, how’s this? The Angels offer Trout around with the stipulation that if they want him to give them your best return and you must take on Pujols contract as well. That’ll make it interesting and will benefit the Angels down the road too.
Never going to happen
Trading trout is a non issue. The team owner and GM have already stated he isn’t on the trading block. Angels aren’t the A’s or Rays and actually have the money to build around him. What they should do is extend him past 2020.
No one who wants the Angels to succeed would consider trading Trout. I imagine the 52% who support trading him are hoping that he would land on their favorite team and therefore support the idea.
So the Angels fans make up 48% of the poll? For 30 teams, they must have the biggest fan base or at least biggest to frequent MLBtrarerumors.
Lol
The only people surveyed that would love to see Mike Trout traded are the Angels Heaters and not true Angel fans…
Angels fan here, if we trade trout we call the nats for
Lucas Giolito
Trea Turner
Anthony Rendon
Stephen Strasburg
Trouts never getting traded