MLB: Mike Trout Gettin' Paaiiidddddd

[Bret44]

That is a lot of Cash

 

[mramseyISU]

Well how about that Bryce Harper.

 

[DeereClone]

These guys should only sign week to week contracts because it seems like the bar gets upped every week or so.

 

[cyclone101]

The argument of whether it's good for the MLB brand or not aside, I like seeing a superstar not jump to New York or LA the first chance they get.

 

[CycloneErik]

Congrats to him, but wow. Anything over 5 years seems like a giant, unnecessary risk to me.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Good deal. The most underrated athlete of his era by a mile and seemingly a really good person as well.

 

[CyJeans]

As a cubs fan I fear for what KB is going to want

 

[NWICY]

Just under $36 million a yr. That's a lot of money.

 

[Rural]

For that kind of money is he now expected to strike out 200 times a year?

Subtle dig, don't hurt me.

 

[cyclone101]

Good deal. The most underrated athlete of his era by a mile and seemingly a really good person as well.

Outside of baseball for sure. I think most baseball fans will tell you we are probably watching the greatest player ever and certainly the best we will see in our lifetimes.

But yes, Mike is a top notch guy.

 

[RoseClone]

Well how about that Bryce Harper.

Well, how about that Scott Boras?

 

[Fitzy]

Scary thing is you could make a very real argument that he's worth more than that, based on what other players have gotten for much less production.

 

[throwittoblythe]

Nice. He gets his big payday and then gets to stay home in the fall. Albert knows a little something about big paydays without any playoff success.

 

[Bret44]

The argument of whether it's good for the MLB brand or not aside, I like seeing a superstar not jump to New York or LA the first chance they get.

I mean, He is in (the) LA (area).

 

[cyclone101]

Scary thing is you could make a very real argument that he's worth more than that, based on what other players have gotten for much less production.

For sure. He would've got waaaaay more as a FA. Angels just plucked him out of the bargain bin for 36/year.

 

[cyclone101]

I mean, He is in (the) LA (area).

Yeah, but I mean in regards to big market teams. Everyone is always signing with the Yankees and the Dodgers. Max exposure, max $$$.

Edit: I should say your stereotypical big market teams like Yanks, Dodgers, and Red Sox. I don't think anyone thinks of the Angels as a big market team despite their location.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Outside of baseball for sure. I think most baseball fans will tell you we are probably watching the greatest player ever and certainly the best we will see in our lifetimes.

But yes, Mike is a top notch guy.

I meant in the grand scope. He's at least as good in the scope of his sport as Lebron and Lebron gets 100 times the discussion. I'm not a huge baseball guy but I heard some people talking about him one time last summer so I dug into it and it's incredible.

Of course, most of this is on baseball and how they market themselves. It's unacceptable that they have someone like Trout who no one knows about.

 

[wxman1]

I remember watching him with the Kernels and thinking that at 18 he was one of the highest paid people in CR. I think he can now buy CR.

 

[CTTB78]

For that kind of money is he now expected to strike out 200 times a year?

Subtle dig, don't hurt me.

Hate to see this kind on money thrown around. That's about $70,000 per at bat. And that's playing all the time w/o injuries. Sorry, but these guys are just not worth that kind of money.

 

[Tre4ISU]

For sure. He would've got waaaaay more as a FA. Angels just plucked him out of the bargain bin for 36/year.

I don't know how these things work. What are we talking for waaay more? Like 50 million?