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RaychelSnr · 05-06-2016, 03:38 PM

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.

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	"In other words: A team projected as mediocre is now 13-15 and looking worse, and that's with Mike Trout tearing things up with a .317/.400/.596 line. Did we mention the Angels have what is universally regarded as the worst farm system in the game? Which is why Dave Cameron of FanGraphs wrote this: And that reality prompts the obvious question: is it time to think about trading Mike Trout?

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!

tonybologna · 05-06-2016, 03:41 PM

Absolutely not!

Kelvarr · 05-06-2016, 03:44 PM

Personally, yes I think they should. Not many teams will be able to afford his 2018 salary though.

myghty · 05-06-2016, 04:11 PM

If they do trade him the game is broken & needs a patch immediately....

jkra0512 · 05-06-2016, 04:14 PM

At first, I thought, "Yes" because of the return you would get. However, the more I think about it, I don't think it's a good idea.

1 - The return you get for him won't nearly be what you'll get in return. You lose both short-term and long-term value.

2 - Prospects are lottery tickets, that's it, nothing more. I believe only the Dodgers would come close to giving the Angels any sort of value. (Think, Puig, Seager/Pedersen, Urias and maybe more)

3 - The Angels have TOOOOO many holes to fill that a trade of Trout couldn't fill in one trade. Not to mention one of the worst farm system in baseball.

4 - Bad contracts of Pujols (signed through 2021, has $189M left) which they backloaded, but do have CJ Wilson and Jered Weaver's contracts coming off the books this year. However, they are still paying Hamilton more than $50M to be on the DL for another team...

The Angels are just not in a good spot, and don't have much going for them in the near future. Trading Trout, in my opinion, isn't the answer.

Tweeg · 05-06-2016, 04:48 PM

Probably..

If they didn't have Albert on that tremendously bad deal, it would definitely be time to trade Trout for a huge haul. With Albert the Albatross, even a boat load of budding players might not help.

misterkrabz · 05-06-2016, 04:57 PM

No. Makes no sense to trade the best player in baseball, specially if you have him locked up until 2020..you would never get the same value in return. ..if it was 2019 and you thought you couldn't resign him, then yes...consider it.

Scrapps · 05-06-2016, 05:02 PM

Well, they aren't winning with him. And they have nothing in their farm system. Seems kinda obvious to me.

05-06-2016, 03:41 PM	#2
tonybologna MVP OVR: 27 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 9,101 Blog Entries: 4	Re: Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout? Absolutely not! __________________ NCAA- GO VOLS NBA- GO CELTICS MLB- GO BRAVES NFL- GO COWBOYS NHL- GO PREDATORS NASCAR- Chase Elliott MLS- LA Galaxy RIP Pat Summitt: We will all miss you! Jeremiah 29:11

05-06-2016, 03:44 PM	#3
Kelvarr Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Novi, MI	Re: Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout? Personally, yes I think they should. Not many teams will be able to afford his 2018 salary though. __________________ Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a ttoal jmulbe and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. amzanig huh?

05-06-2016, 04:11 PM	#4
myghty MVP OVR: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oxnard beach front	Re: Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout? If they do trade him the game is broken & needs a patch immediately.... steagles, csura999, acts238shaun and 9 others like this. __________________ "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." - Vin Scully PS5/PSN: myghty

05-06-2016, 04:48 PM	#6
Tweeg MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout? Probably.. If they didn't have Albert on that tremendously bad deal, it would definitely be time to trade Trout for a huge haul. With Albert the Albatross, even a boat load of budding players might not help. __________________ Prototype Supreme

05-06-2016, 04:57 PM	#7
misterkrabz Banned OVR: 2 Join Date: Feb 2011	No. Makes no sense to trade the best player in baseball, specially if you have him locked up until 2020..you would never get the same value in return. ..if it was 2019 and you thought you couldn't resign him, then yes...consider it. Steven78 and tonybologna like this.

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05-06-2016, 04:14 PM	#5
jkra0512 MVP OVR: 31 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 2,261 Blog Entries: 28	At first, I thought, "Yes" because of the return you would get. However, the more I think about it, I don't think it's a good idea. 1 - The return you get for him won't nearly be what you'll get in return. You lose both short-term and long-term value. 2 - Prospects are lottery tickets, that's it, nothing more. I believe only the Dodgers would come close to giving the Angels any sort of value. (Think, Puig, Seager/Pedersen, Urias and maybe more) 3 - The Angels have TOOOOO many holes to fill that a trade of Trout couldn't fill in one trade. Not to mention one of the worst farm system in baseball. 4 - Bad contracts of Pujols (signed through 2021, has $189M left) which they backloaded, but do have CJ Wilson and Jered Weaver's contracts coming off the books this year. However, they are still paying Hamilton more than $50M to be on the DL for another team... The Angels are just not in a good spot, and don't have much going for them in the near future. Trading Trout, in my opinion, isn't the answer.

05-06-2016, 05:02 PM	#8
Scrapps Pro OVR: 14 Join Date: Jan 2006	Re: Is It Time For The Angels to Trade Mike Trout? Well, they aren't winning with him. And they have nothing in their farm system. Seems kinda obvious to me. MoneyOvaHuds, jripper09 and ShowTyme15 like this.

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