http://metsmerizedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sports-illustrated-253x300.png
he is now at 9.4 rwar for the season. his closest competitor is robinson cano, who has played 21 more games, at 6.2. fwar is a bit more circumspect, but still gives him significant lead.
he leads the majors in stolen bases, runs scored and ops+
randal grichuk, whom the angels took one pick ahead of trout, is having a nice season in high-a ball.
this fucking guy.
― mookieproof, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:09 (six years ago) Permalink
he's probably not gonna top A-Rods ridiculous age 20 season but yeah this is getting stupid
― frogbs, Monday, 3 September 2012 04:58 (six years ago) Permalink
He's only not going to top it cuz he missed a month (although to be fair to A-Rod he only played 146 games it looks like.)
Totally proves the draft is a complete crapshoot.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 September 2012 14:41 (six years ago) Permalink
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/10/mike-trout-is-first-player-to-reach-10-war-since-barry-bonds
― Andy K, Monday, 10 September 2012 16:00 (six years ago) Permalink
TROUT
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 September 2012 00:11 (six years ago) Permalink
...and a triple to go with his homer after two AB. Geez, if he hits for the cycle, you'll have to disown him.
― clemenza, Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:11 (six years ago) Permalink
:p
prefer 2 more HRs
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:12 (six years ago) Permalink
he really is pretty goodi mean, he is definitely probably one of the nice surprises this season, roy material
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:23 (six years ago) Permalink
he's in the running for rookie of the year for sure
― la goonies (k3vin k.), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:25 (six years ago) Permalink
Ruth of the Year
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:27 (six years ago) Permalink
does he have a nickname yet? we need to get on this. his last name is Trout for crissake, this should be low hanging fruit
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:34 (six years ago) Permalink
Rainbow and Dizzy are taken
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:38 (six years ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutthroat_trout
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 September 2012 01:41 (six years ago) Permalink
too bad he couldn't have played in the same outfield as tim salmon.
― omar little, Saturday, 29 September 2012 02:24 (six years ago) Permalink
or rogers smallmouth-bass
― zachylon (zachlyon), Saturday, 29 September 2012 04:17 (six years ago) Permalink
30th dinger
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 30 September 2012 19:12 (six years ago) Permalink
first 30/30 rookie
― kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 30 September 2012 19:13 (six years ago) Permalink
Top of the 6th, he's 4-4 with a double, triple, and 3 RBI--off Felix. Unbelievable.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 03:57 (six years ago) Permalink
MIKE TROUT Month AL WAR RankMay 1June 1July 1August 1September 2
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Tuesday, 2 October 2012 22:41 (six years ago) Permalink
he's really fallen off
― la goonies (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 October 2012 22:42 (six years ago) Permalink
The Los Angeles Angels renewed the contract of AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout for $510,000. The salary is $20,000 above the major league minimum.
seems a bit like leaving a $1 tip on a $100 check. there must be ways of saving money that don't involve insulting your best player
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 March 2013 22:35 (six years ago) Permalink
every player goes through this and they already gave him 1+ mil just to sign. he'll buy a few yachts once he hits arb.
― This is called money bags. (zachlyon), Saturday, 2 March 2013 22:40 (six years ago) Permalink
but don't mind me i have trouble treating baseball contracts with the appropriate relativity
― This is called money bags. (zachlyon), Saturday, 2 March 2013 22:41 (six years ago) Permalink
If B-R numbers are right, it doesn't look like recent Rookies of the Year have gotten massive bumps in their next season.
I don't know that throwing him an extra $500k this season buys any more loyalty when the time comes for his $200mn contract in a few seasons.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 4 March 2013 17:31 (six years ago) Permalink
scratch that - http://mlb.sbnation.com/2013/3/4/4062060/mike-trout-salary-los-angeles-angels
increases were quite a bit larger, just not in raw $$$
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 4 March 2013 17:35 (six years ago) Permalink
i'm sure he'll do v. well in arbitration and that he'll go wherever the money is when he's a free agent. if the angels had a policy of paying ppl the absolute minimum they had to, then fine. the extra $20k is weird tho.
it's obviously in trout's best interests to play hard and everything. it just seems like a bit more might be warranted in an effort to keep your best player happy and feeling valued.
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 March 2013 17:55 (six years ago) Permalink
http://www.billjamesonline.com/mike_trout_runs__games/
The record that Mike Trout could threaten is the post-WWII tally for runs scored: 152, collected by Jeff Bagwell in 2000. And Trout could be the first player to score more runs than games played since Rickey Henderson accomplished the feat in 1985. My first bold prediction for 2013? That he does one or the other. Mike Trout with either score 152+ runs in 2013, or he’ll score more runs than games played.
― clemenza, Sunday, 17 March 2013 20:03 (six years ago) Permalink
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20105
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 April 2013 12:59 (six years ago) Permalink
jeez, look at the way he rounds first in that second clip. amazing.
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Friday, 5 April 2013 13:29 (six years ago) Permalink
Bonifacio gif linked in the comments is actually an even crazier looking play.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 5 April 2013 14:37 (six years ago) Permalink
will return to LF when Bourjos is activated
http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/5/31/4383614/mike-trout-center-field-left-field-mike-scioscia
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 2 June 2013 14:39 (six years ago) Permalink
i posted that in the angels thread the other day :(
it is strange how the advanced metrics have him as a minus fielder so far this year after being a stellar LF last year
― k3vin k., Sunday, 2 June 2013 15:11 (six years ago) Permalink
B-R has him -9 runs in the field so far!
― k3vin k., Sunday, 2 June 2013 18:01 (six years ago) Permalink
i meant to say OF in the previous post btw, he played left and center iirc
― k3vin k., Sunday, 2 June 2013 18:38 (six years ago) Permalink
― k3vin k., Sunday, June 2, 2013 11:11 AM (6 days ago)
An attempt to break this down:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/36800/why-are-trouts-defensive-numbers-so-bad
Conclusion: don't expect it to last.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 June 2013 10:53 (six years ago) Permalink
thanks, i was just about to ask if anything's been written about that!
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:28 (six years ago) Permalink
75mph changeup = line-drive HR to left
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 June 2013 23:52 (five years ago) Permalink
four hits today
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 June 2013 20:14 (five years ago) Permalink
Noticed that he's almost exactly where he was last year in terms of basic slash stats:
2012 -- .326/.399/.5642013 -- .320/.399/.560
His HR and SB are down a little, 2B and 3B way up.
― clemenza, Friday, 12 July 2013 13:23 (five years ago) Permalink
why is there no youtube compilation of mike trout triples?
― k3vin k., Sunday, 28 July 2013 11:28 (five years ago) Permalink
4-4 with 2 walks last night, up to .331/.412/.568 and leads fWAR by 0.4 wins
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 August 2013 10:44 (five years ago) Permalink
18 walks in his last 10 games
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 6 August 2013 07:39 (five years ago) Permalink
David Cameron @DCameronFGThrough age-21 season, by wRC+, Mike Trout is the best hitter of all time, edging out Foxx and Williams.
David Cameron @DCameronFGThat's just hitting. No baserunning, no fielding, just hitting. Trout has been better than Ted Williams at hitting.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 August 2013 18:29 (five years ago) Permalink
seeing him play next week
― k3vin k., Thursday, 8 August 2013 00:59 (five years ago) Permalink
I saw him before his rookie year! Batting ninth!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA201107090.shtml
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 August 2013 01:45 (five years ago) Permalink
...
― mookieproof, Thursday, 8 August 2013 02:30 (five years ago) Permalink
Two-run homer first time up tonight. If it weren't for that (still weird) -1.4 defensive number, he'd probably be on his way to about a 12.0 WAR for the year.
― clemenza, Thursday, 8 August 2013 02:35 (five years ago) Permalink
Angels have to be trying to lock him up for like decade.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 8 August 2013 02:55 (five years ago) Permalink
― clemenza, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:35 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
fangraphs is much kinder, but even they have him as a neutral defender rather than a huge minus.
anyway OPS above 1.000 now - .333/.424/.580
― k3vin k., Thursday, 8 August 2013 08:25 (five years ago) Permalink
just turned 22 yesterday btw
― k3vin k., Thursday, 8 August 2013 08:34 (five years ago) Permalink
Here's the contract valuation for Mike Trout's 12-year, $430 million extension with the Angels. If he's worth more than 44.5 WAR from 2021 to 2032, this contract is a win for Los Angeles. You have to believe that he will easily reach that total. pic.twitter.com/wM1QDVI44R— Devan Fink (@DevanFink) March 19, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 15:53 (two months ago) Permalink
Smart guy, I'd say--happy where's he playing, big payday but not obsessed with the market. Compared to the three big recent signings, he could have held out for a lot more, I'm sure, either in fewer years or more money.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 17:13 (two months ago) Permalink
all that's true, but i'm sure the angels are very happy that he's a smart guy
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 17:43 (two months ago) Permalink
Definitely. And if they ever get out from under the Pujols contract, they can go get him some help.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 18:01 (two months ago) Permalink
that WAR above seems very conservative...am I missing something? A decline in age 30 season to 4.1? His avg seasonal WAR (discounting 40 gm rookie season) is 9.1
GIven this projection (and assuming he maintains current avg in 2019/20) he would end the contract 12th in WAR btw Musial and Hornsby
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 19:49 (two months ago) Permalink
Or I guess this is just what he would minimally need to do in order to justify the $?
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 19:50 (two months ago) Permalink
I’m more interested in what his surplus value is w that contract
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 20:13 (two months ago) Permalink
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, March 19, 2019 3:50 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
correct
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 March 2019 21:04 (two months ago) Permalink
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mike-trout-is-a-430-million-bargain/
The title is, if things go as expected, absolutely true, but it made me laugh anyway because every 538 title is constructed the same way, sports and politics both. They had that title ready to go no matter what he signed for.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 22:56 (two months ago) Permalink
trout's contract compared to others, with everything converted to 2019 dollars:
https://i.imgur.com/mbm4u8M.png"I’ve included two Trout contracts below. The first is the $426.5 million figure representing the total value of the money owed to Trout; the second is Trout’s extension, assuming 5% inflation in the following two seasons."
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mike-trout-leaves-money-on-the-table-again/
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 01:31 (two months ago) Permalink
Those who call Mke Trout “boring” think the Karkrasians are celebrities. Trout cares about being the best, 3.9 or 4.0 to first, winning, being a great teammate, person, without need for celebrity or entourage.— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) March 20, 2019
― Andy K, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 13:42 (two months ago) Permalink
lolll
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 14:05 (two months ago) Permalink
How exactly is the $10M/WAR number calculated? I always see these kinds of numbers but am never completely sure where they come from. Two win players are definitely not getting $20M/yr on the open market now. I'm assuming they look at every current player who signed via free agency and are calculating the average WAR they've put up over the length of their contract.
For example, take Albert Pujols' contract, he's making $24M/yr and he's averaged about 1.5 WAR/yr (I'm estimating) over the seven years of his contract, so that's $16M per win per year. Factor in all free agents in the same way, and you get to $10M/WAR.
If this is how it's done, I'm not sure I buy it. Is inflation taken into account? What about players who sign extensions that buy out their free agent years? Fewer big stars even reach free agency, and you could argue that the lesser players that do are increasingly overpaid, which makes WAR more expensive on the open market. etc.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 14:40 (two months ago) Permalink
leg cramp!
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26383539/trout-suffers-leg-cramp-escapes-serious-injury
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 March 2019 11:43 (two months ago) Permalink
holy cow I missed that massive contract he signed, goof on him
― frogbs, Friday, 29 March 2019 13:43 (two months ago) Permalink
"I got a good raspberry," he said with a laugh
michael
"But it's all good now. I'm fine. Other than that, I got a strawberry. That's it."
MICHAEL
WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING IT DIFFERENT BERRIES
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Friday, 29 March 2019 17:05 (two months ago) Permalink
a raspberry is a Bronx cheer, he should know that
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 March 2019 17:53 (two months ago) Permalink
Trout just had one of the best series by anyone, ever. He was 6-for-11 with five HRs and six walks -- contributing to a 2.631 OPS, the third-highest by anyone in a four-game series in MLB history (min. 15 PA).The highest ever was 3.111 by Babe Ruth in June of 1921 against the Tigers. He was 8-for-12 with six HRs and six walks in that series at the Polo Grounds. He also started and won a game on the mound in that series, striking out Ty Cobb.The second-highest OPS ever was 2.850 by Mickey Mantle in July of 1962 against the A's, as he launched five HRs and walked six times.
The highest ever was 3.111 by Babe Ruth in June of 1921 against the Tigers. He was 8-for-12 with six HRs and six walks in that series at the Polo Grounds. He also started and won a game on the mound in that series, striking out Ty Cobb.
The second-highest OPS ever was 2.850 by Mickey Mantle in July of 1962 against the A's, as he launched five HRs and walked six times.
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 April 2019 13:06 (two months ago) Permalink
christ
― k3vin k., Monday, 8 April 2019 13:32 (two months ago) Permalink
i watched most of the 2-HR game the other night, and like mookieproof i have no idea why anyone pitches to him given that lineup
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 8 April 2019 13:53 (two months ago) Permalink
AL player of the week for the first time since july 2015 (?!?)
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 April 2019 18:49 (two months ago) Permalink
that does not seem possible
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:50 (two months ago) Permalink
TIE for #91, i repeat, TIE for #91
https://i.imgur.com/sA61B56.jpg(tie) 91. Captain Beefheart - Frownland (1:39)0.3672 points5 votes
https://i.imgur.com/YqsqlKS.jpg(tie) 91. Napalm Death - You Suffer (0:02)0.3672 points8 votes
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:56 (two months ago) Permalink
the beefheart song is the first song on the countdown that i officially do not like
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:57 (two months ago) Permalink
i have been getting into earlier beefheart recently, actually. but i do not understand what people are hearing in frownland
but beefheart wouldn't be beefheart if there weren't a bunch of people on the side going "i don't know what people are hearing in this", so i'm just playing the role
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 18:58 (two months ago) Permalink
um
i am sorry
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:00 (two months ago) Permalink
btw you all should check out this poll over here, it's great
Top 120 Songs Under 120 Seconds (ILM Poll #95)
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:01 (two months ago) Permalink
I thought it was maybe a “trout” mask replica thing
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:01 (two months ago) Permalink
Trout, Mike - replica jersey
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:10 (two months ago) Permalink
he's so hot right now that he literally opened a wormhole in this thread
― frogbs, Monday, 8 April 2019 19:11 (two months ago) Permalink
trout mask replica was my keeper league team name for a while, but nobody got it. i changed it to mike 'ehrman' trout.
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 April 2019 19:12 (two months ago) Permalink
this is my punishment for never getting around to voting
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 April 2019 19:13 (two months ago) Permalink
:-(
2019 injury roll/discussion
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 04:32 (two months ago) Permalink
seems like it’s minor, thankfully
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 10 April 2019 13:22 (two months ago) Permalink
WAR is live on our site and (no surprise) Mike Trout leads the majorsHis 1.8 WAR in 12 games would pro-rate to 24.3 WAR in the course of a full 162-game season pic.twitter.com/b2DrrKI6l4— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) April 10, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 16:43 (two months ago) Permalink
Trout Neck Replica
― Andy K, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:51 (two months ago) Permalink
Mike Trout Walk Rate by season since 2014:2019 - 26.5%2018 - 20.1%2017 - 18.5%2016 - 17.0%2015 - 13.5%2014 - 11.8%Teams are getting smarter apparently.— Daren Willman (@darenw) April 11, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 11 April 2019 16:08 (two months ago) Permalink
at this rate his 2030 season will feature four at-bats
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 11 April 2019 17:57 (two months ago) Permalink
As with Bonds, though, is there not a threshold where you're now walking the player too often?
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:55 (two months ago) Permalink
well he's slugging .938 so far, so it doesn't quite make sense to walk him . . . but it's pretty close
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:01 (two months ago) Permalink
if there's RISP i imagine a .938 looks very walkable!
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:06 (two months ago) Permalink
This is the setup Mike Trout gets on a 3-0 count in a tie game pic.twitter.com/xj91tTRCj1— David Adler (@_dadler) April 25, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 20:48 (one month ago) Permalink
Is Trout's drastically reduced strikeout rate--31 games, 16 K (against 31 BB)--an early-season fluke or a conscious change in his approach?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 12:23 (one month ago) Permalink
...or a conscious change in opposing pitchers' approach? He's on track to log 33 IBB's this season (previous high 25).
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 13:25 (one month ago) Permalink
― clemenza, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 8:23 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
honestly haven’t watched much of him this year but he struck out like twice in his first dozen or so games, so I’d bet he’s regressing back to near his normal mean
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:01 (one month ago) Permalink
https://cdn-blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Trout-2019-Contact.png
from https://blogs.fangraphs.com/pitchers-plan-and-mike-trout-laughs/
― na (NA), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 16:36 (two weeks ago) Permalink
attack trout on the outside outside outside corner, it’s the only way
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 16:44 (two weeks ago) Permalink
it’s cool that he makes contact with 100% of the pitches thrown at his face
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 17:21 (two weeks ago) Permalink
great article btw, don’t think I recognize the writer
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:39 (two weeks ago) Permalink