Mike Trout needs his own thread

Yeah. Amazingly enough (amaysingly...rimshot), Mays peaked between 31 and 35: bWARS of 10.5, 10.6, 11.0, 11.2, and 9.0. Very atypical; Trout's curve would seem to be more normal--like Mantle's, who slows down around 31.

DiMaggio now in the rear-view mirror.

Genuinely a great guy.

Trout said players deal with mental issues more than people realize, but now some players have become more comfortable talking about it. That includes A’s reliever Trevor May, who was placed on the injured list with anxiety earlier this season and candidly spoke about his struggles with mental health. Trout’s former teammates Andrelton Simmons and Andrew Heaney have also opened up about mental health struggles in the past.

“You really don't see it when the guys are out there just playing, especially on a baseball field playing the game we love,” Trout said. “You don't know what's happening at home. You don't know what other guys are going through. It’s just about being able to just reach out and talk to people. I think it makes you feel comfortable. And to be able to get help is a big thing.”

https://theathletic.com/4592076/2023/06/08/angels-mike-trout-streaky/?source=user_shared_article

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/pondering-mike-trouts-sluggish-start/

jaffe looks at a lot of the same stuff I mentioned

Angels announce that Mike Trout is going on the IL with a left hamate fracture.

That’s a massive blow for the Angels, who are already dealing with many injuries.

Jo Adell has been called up.

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) July 4, 2023

:(

Not much of a bright spot, but that would at least explain the year he's having (as opposed to the start of a sharp decline).

If you type too fast and Google "make trout," here's what you get:

https://www.google.com/search?q=make+trout&rlz=1C1SQJL_enCA905CA905&oq=make+trout&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l5j46i340i512l2j46i512j0i512.1599j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

happy 32nd

here we go

Report: Angels open to trading Mike Trout if he wants out

Like a guy who's wrongly convicted and gets released on DNA evidence 30 years later. (Absurd hyperbole, obviously--he's been well compensated.)

I mean, I don’t know if I’d want to trade for his contract at this point

I’d take him

Steve Cohen has entered the chat

The Angels' incompetence is truly breathtaking.

this is great

Over several years I spent ~40 hours at Angels games watching Mike Trout and nothing else. Here's what I learned: https://t.co/Rx2hwsBnbE

— Sam Miller (@SamMillerBB) January 31, 2024

thx for that

hit two HRs yesterday, the second of which went 473 feet

Mike Trout swiping this sweeper about an inch above the plate for a triple - unreal!

https://www.mlb.com/app/atbat/video/justin-slaten-in-play-no-out-to-mike-trout

The sweeper is not an easy one to hit
https://i.postimg.cc/vZMpMHxb/IMG-9183.jpg

currently on pace for 68 HR and 94 rbi

lmao

lfg