6:07pm: Trout isn’t likely to be sidelined for more than a few days, but may require further offseason medical care to address the foot issue, per skipper Brad Ausmus (via Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group, on Twitter). There’s no concern that playing out the year will cause greater harm.
5:52pm: Angels superstar Mike Trout has undergone a cryoablation procedure on his right foot to “address a neuroma,” per a club announcement. He’s considered day-to-day.
In plain English, the procedure froze some nerve tissue that had been causing pain in or around Trout’s right toe. It is not entirely clear at this point how long the center fielder will be sidelined, but it seems that his own pain tolerance will largely dictate the recovery schedule.
All indications are that this non-invasive approach will not be much of a short or long-term limitation on the game’s greatest player. Medical literature suggests it can take a full month for such a procedure to be fully effective, but that full resumption of activity is possible within a few days.
The Halos will surely exercise caution, lest their franchise icon somehow come down with a more significant malady. Barring a surprise development, the procedure shouldn’t even ding Trout’s chances at securing an American League MVP award. (It’s no surprise that he’s easily pacing all of baseball with 8.7 fWAR to this point.)
At least he doesn’t have to worry about gutting it out during the playoffs
I could care less about the angels but as a fan of baseball in general this actually hurts. Angels need to figure it out and quit wasting the greatest player
Ditto!!
Obviously your just an ignorant troll, they have been mired with bad luck for years….like any of that is there fault lol. Stop dreaming on him actually join your squad or anyone elses. Angels for life.
Dude chill he’s just saying that they need to put together a team to put around the greatest player of the last decade. I doubt anyone actually has delusions that Trout will be on their team.
Actually they do.
No they don’t.
I see it in every Trout thread.
Couldn’t* care less. Sorry for calling it out. I just don’t want you to embarrass yourself out there.
Like to see him get the home run title along with the MVP. Come back soon.
I thought he injured his back after all these years
From carrying the team?
Texeira for Trout? I know flags fly forever but what if?
of course, the angels scouts will tell you trout would have been picked the spot above (i.e. the pick they got for k-rod), if they didn’t get the yanks pic (because according to them, trout was TOTALLY on their radar, they just wanted to save a few grand since he had supposedly agreed to sign for slot)
No rush. Give him all the time he needs. We just need him back and 100% for next season anyway. Everything this month is just adding to the MVP award. Let’s hope he gets better pitching and help next season…
It’s not like we’re playing in the playoffs, just rest the man give him a head start on being ready for next year when we finally sign some pitchers.
The Angels are going to end up being 30 games out….. and they put Trout in like they have something to play for. Only this organization would be so dizzy.
If you had seen his interview, he was the one who wanted to be in the game.
Trout is a guy who is great because he is obsessed with the game. He has to be very hurt to stay out.
The Angels may end up 30 games out….. and they let Trout play if he wants to win as many games as possible for the fans. Only trolls are so dizzy.
Once I saw this guy post I was hoping to see you
Sounds like someone’s part of Generation Cupcake.
Shhh…he’s posting from his safe space..
If Trout sits a lot and he doesn’t lead the AL in anything other than BB, then does that open the door for Verlander to get some MVP votes?
Verlander could lead the MLB in every major pitching stat; wins, ERA, SO, innings, WHIP, BAA. Plus, Verlander is on a contender. Plus, those stat counts will put his season on par with some of the best seasons ever.
Just giving the award to Trout because he is a god of WAR does not make sense.
I don’t know what you’re talking about Mike Trout’s the best player in baseball you can only dream of Mike Trout being an astro
verlander will get some mvp votes, regardless.
i’m guessing you meant him getting some 1st place votes over trout (i could see him getting 1-2 of those, trout being out and/or verlander having a monster final few weeks could make that so)..
I mean flat out, Verlander or even Bregman challenging Trout the MVP.
Barry Bonds was the best player in the game for nearly two decades; however, he only won the MVP in the years he had the best season.
Trout is in the same stratosphere as Barry Bonds but if Trout sits and doesn’t lead the league in the counting stats AND plays for a poop team, then a lot of first place MVP votes should be redirected to people who had better overall seasons.
Trout has it unanimous sitting out or not. But he isn’t going to sit out anyways.
MVP = Most VALUABLE Player
WAR = Total Value
Therefore…
God of WAR = Most VALUABLE Player
WAR is a highly flawed stat. For one thing, WAR gives too much credit to center field and not enough credit to SS and catcher.
Every stat is highly flawed. That’s why they’re always working on it. You have it backwards, btw. WAR takes positional averages into account, so if you have a position like SS that is not particularly full of really high value talent, that factors into Andrelton Simmons having as high as a 7 WAR in 2017. It also shows us how valuable Mike Trout is, simply because it’s harder to get the WAR he gets with more really talented centerfielders than at SS.
Shut him down for the year. The Angels have nothing to play for and nothing to gain by bringing him back for a few meaningless at bats at the risk of further injury.
dude Mike Trout is having an MVP season it’s a little toe injury calm down Mike Trout has an agent
Trout is signed to essentially a career contract with the Angels. All sides have a lot at stake if there is any risk of the toe injury leading to something more serious.
Angels might be the worst run team in all of MLB. Can’t develop or sign any decent starting pitchers. Spend way too much cheese signing over the hill hitters. Been mired in mediocrity for how long, a dozen or more years? Frankly, the Angels are so boring and blah, they make watching paint dry seem live a slam jam rock concert..
Angels ought to do Trout a favor and trade him to an east coast team (Phillies?). If not, he’s gonna end up being one of the greatest players no one ever gets to see.
Angel games start too late for most of the country to watch on TV. Angels suck, so they are rarely the game of choice for the TV networks, and finally, no exposure in the post season because the post season rarely includes the Angels.
You obviously don’t know the Angels organization and sorry you have to go to bed at 10 and can’t catch an at bat or 2.
burn lol
If Trout wanted to be on an east coast team he could have played out this season and be a FA. Obviously, that is not what he wanted. He signed the 12 years because he wanted to be an Angel for the remainder of the year.
I agree that the Angels aren’t a well run franchise but they never expose their players to injury. As far as developing starting pitching, there are a majority of teams that have the same problem. There is a paucity of TOR starters and the majority of those were acquired by trade.
As forTrout, he loves the game, he is incredibly competitive and would not sit out if he is able to play. You don’t become the best by sitting out.
*Remainder of his career
You went all the way to this thread just to say that? FYI, the Angels have been rebuilding their farm system for the past 4 years and the additions they make are either for the future or just fluff to at least have a somewhat competitive team. Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox all did the same thing. Every organization has their ups and downs. Angels still have a better track record than a lot of organizations over the last 40 years since their first playoff appearance in 1979, and especially over the last 25 years.
PS: It’s been 20 years now since their last 90 loss season.