Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout?

[Steven78]

Pujols has had one of the most dramatic declines in MLB history the last few years.

I'd almost bet he was on something back in St Louis.

[TBennz]

Trading Trout won't solve anything for the Angels.

First off, his return wouldn't bring the Angels back into contention.

Secondly, the Angels season tickets would plummet, and the revenue they make from Trout is irreplacable.

Third, this is on management throwing money around on players that they shouldn't have invested in and now they're paying the price. Not to mention their farm is gutted at this point.

Realistically, their best option right now is to ride on with Trout leading the way and just see if a miracle happens.

[RLB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven78

Pujols has had one of the most dramatic declines in MLB history the last few years. I'd almost bet he was on something back in St Louis.

I don't think so, what everyone is missing is the fact he has been nursing injuries and age but, with that being said during his tenor with the Angels thru 2015 he hit 115 home runs. Not bad at all, that averages out to 28.75 HR per season. Those are still pretty strong numbers for a guy his age. Was the contract they gave him a good one? Probably not, but if I remember correctly the Angels signed a huge $300 million TV deal right about the time they picked up Albert, might have had a lot to do with that. CJ Wilson signing wasn't terrible, he just didn't perform. Josh Hamilton's last year with the Rangers he hit around 43 HR, he never got close to that with his combined time with the Angels.

It's just baseball, they are not the first team to go all in and come up with nothing and they won't be the last. Teams are constantly under performing, the Dodgers in the past few years, the Astros this year and the Red Sox a few years ago went all in and crashed too. It happens. The season is still young, you never know who will step up when it counts.

[deadlocked]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

The Angels aren't off to a great start -- now thanks to news that Garrett Richards needs Tommy John surgery -- the news has just gotten worse. The Angels rotation really isn't anything near what it could have been, should have been, or might have been. And to top that off, the lineup which looked so formidable for years to come just a couple of short years ago looks downright average now. It may be unthinkable, but David Schoenfield at ESPN.com is suggesting the Angels should indeed think about trading Mike Trout. Thanks to a horribly lackluster farm system, a bunch of heavy contracts for players not producing, and simply because the team just isn't that good: it may just be time for the whole experiment in Anaheim to be thrown to the wind. But what do you think? Should the Angels look to trade Mike Trout and begin rebuilding the whole project? Sound off in the comments!

Yes trade him to the Nationals. Strausburg, Harper, AND Trout?!?!

Or trade him to my D-Backs. We need OF help.

[Ghost Of The Year]

This should have been a poll for Angels franchise mode: Will You Trade Trout To Rebuild?
If the majority had answered yes, we'd have the definitive answer to which team is hardest to rebuild, & it wouldn't be San Diego lol

[jcas007]

They would need mlb players and some prospects in return gonna have to add something else to sweeten the pot to get some players that can play now

[xCULLO]

It would only be a win for them if they could somehow include Pujols and get back at least 4 Blue Chip Prospects Plus an already budding star.. and still wouldnt be that big of a win

[tonybologna]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost Of The Year

This should have been a poll for Angels franchise mode: Will You Trade Trout To Rebuild? If the majority had answered yes, we'd have the definitive answer to which team is hardest to rebuild, & it wouldn't be San Diego lol

What about my Braves? Aren't they considered the worst team right now in MLB even though they have a loaded minor league farm system right now?