I am completely happy if they keep the Yankees out of the post season.
I would be fine with that too but I wouldnt bet against the Yankees in a one game play off with Severino on the mound. That guy is a beast.
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I am completely happy if they keep the Yankees out of the post season.
You make a list of the best position players in MLB right now and Trout is at the very top, Betts not far behind and it's not like Judge will be low on that list. Some crazy good stuff happening in baseball these days.Did Bryce Harper and his dad cheat to win the 2018 Home Run Derby?
2018 we have Home Run Derby "truthers"... Lol. Enjoyed the Derby, hopefully Bryce has a good game tonight and actually plays to the level he is capable the rest of the year. Dude might be a douche, but the game is better off when it's biggest stars are playing accordingly.
A little note:
1957 NL Outfield - Willie Mays, Frank Aaron, and Frank Robinson. That squad ended up finishing the year with a fWAR of 22.6.
2018 AL Outfield - Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, and Aaron Judge are on pace for an fWAR of 28.3.
Crazy shit. A potentially, and probable historically great outfield combo.
In a sport that generally fails to hunt down it's past, this might be a "tell your grandkids" moment.
Manfred: Can't market Trout without his helpWas listening to the Morning Men last week talk about how Trout is on pace to be the greatest player of all time and no one is talking about him. They said he stays out of the limelight so no one pays him any attention.
Found this super interesting. I had read in the past that MLB had reached out about really pushing Trout as their mega-star, essentially launching a full-blown PR campaign to have Trout be the "face of baseball". Honestly think it's a good idea for MLB to do so, to almost "artificially" inflate the status of some of these guys. I was surprised Manfred just outright came out and said this. I don't blame Trout one bit for enjoying his life, but I also don't blame baseball for really wanting to use Trout. Baseball is fine, it's still making tons of money, and it's a "team" spot, as opposed to the NBA that's completely "superstar" based.... But even baseball could be better off if they start just mass-marketing the shit out of Trout, Judge etc.
The issue with making Trout as 'the face of baseball' is that for as great as he is, he happens to play on a team that's not in the playoffs very often and it's hard to market that when you never see him in October (when there is more eyeballs on the sport).
Angels will never ever get even value in trading him away......
If their farm system has been taken care of, looks like they that have 5 prospects in the top 100 (according to mlb.com), then they should be ok with holding on to the GREATEST player of all time for his career.