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Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout’s Future in Question Following Ohtani Injury

By Phil Akre

HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 31: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim high fives Shohei Ohtani #17 after a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 31, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 31: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim high fives Shohei Ohtani #17 after a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 31, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – AUGUST 27: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looks on after his solo homerun during the sixth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium on August 27, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Option 2: Trade Him

Could you imagine if Trout were traded? Twitter would collapse and the sports world would be set ablaze. Okay, maybe not that extreme, but it would be huge.

By trading Trout, the Angels would be very clearly giving up. That is why it’d be so hard to understand this move.

If Trout is lost, that takes away the teams biggest star and leaves Ohtani as the new face of the franchise.

While Ohtani is supremely talented, he couldn’t make up for Trout’s impact on the fanbase and on the field. Trading Trout would also mean the team never sees him with Jo Adell.

Teams would have to give up, well, a lot. I mean, they would be trading for the best player in the sport.

It’d be like LeBron James getting traded, just woah. But, if the Angels’ really wanted to beef up their major league roster and minor league system, a Trout trade would be the right move to make.

In his piece for the Athletic, Ken Rosenthal mentioned a potential package for Trout from the Atlanta Braves.

"“The exec proposed the following package from the Braves: Outfielder Ender Inciarte and left-hander Sean Newcomb plus the Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 7 prospects, according to MLBPipeline.com, from a talent-rich system: right-handers Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson, third baseman Austin Riley and righty Touki Toussaint. Sounds like a lot? Of course it’s a lot — the Braves would be getting Mike Trout.”"

Enough said.

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