03 Dec 2016 20:07:32
The worst farm system in baseball belongs to the Angels. While they won't admit it, the Angels would be better off trading Mike Trout. The team best in position to make such a deal is Trout's boyhood faves, the Yankees.

The Angels send Trout to New York. He re-energizes the fan base for America's most successful sports franchise, and all of MLB. Matt Shoemaker goes to to help fill out the rotation.

The Yankees send a load to LA, including OF Clint Frazier, SS Gleyber Torres, RHP Domingo Acevedo, OF Blake Rutherford, RHP James Kaprielian, and RHP Dillon Tate. That's six of the Yankees' top 11 prospects, many of whom were obtained for Chapman and Miller this year. But it leaves the Yanks' young base of Trout, Judge, Sanchez and Bird intact, and gives new hope to Angels fans.

1.) 03 Dec 2016
03 Dec 2016 21:19:14
The Angels will tell the Yankees to pound sand.

You aren't getting Trout without giving up young, controllable MLB talent. Honestly, this might not even land Chris Sale.

2.) 03 Dec 2016
03 Dec 2016 21:32:24
I think the A's will want a couple ready now prospects, a current young allstar +

it will be very hard for teams to give up most of their top prospects for Trout. It's just not that easy.

3.) 04 Dec 2016
04 Dec 2016 02:02:26
Stop with the trade Trout nonsense. Just STOP. There is NO amount of prospects worth Mike Trout. The Angels problem is #14. That would be the 1st step in the right direction. Your trade proposal is a joke.

4.) 04 Dec 2016
04 Dec 2016 03:22:53
Red Sox Guy. You are hilarious. This isn't going to be a remake of the Babe Ruth trade the idiot red soxs made decades ago. you don't trade franchise players. angels have money coming off the books and they are no longer signing bad contracts. Trout if you haven't noticed is a player that is a person that isn't about being selfish like most players. he is humble and respectful. The Angels would only trade him if they thought he would leave but the Angels will sign to another extension before he even gets close to free agency. He is a player that knows that baseball is a lot bigger than him and he would never put himself to come across as a guy that is bigger than the game. Trout will be on one team only the Angels where he will retire and go into the Hall of Fame as a Angel player. Yankee fans move on. The Angels will never trade Trout. You do not trade once in a lifetime players.

5.) 04 Dec 2016
04 Dec 2016 14:31:49
Guys, you are delusional if you think a team won't trade a star. Trout is the best player in baseball playing for one of the worst organizations. He will not finish his career there; I would bet an exorbitant sum of money on that.
If he is not traded, he will simply opt out. He will not sign another extension. The Mariners alone traded guys such as A Rod and Junior. It happens. If you think otherwise, you're either not too bright or about 10 years old.

6.) 04 Dec 2016
04 Dec 2016 14:34:19
That said, no, I do not think the Angels will trade Trout any time soon. They're too dumb. The Angels brass thinks they're contenders; they're not. Sad situation in LA. But the offer I put out there is probably fair and would be a start in rebuilding the Angels from the joke they've become.