Mike Trout has agreed to terms on a contract extension... reportedly for 6 years, $144.5M http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1971101-mike-trout-and-la-angels-agree-to-6-year-contract-extension?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national
Kershaw has an "Opt Out" clause for 2018, if he desires, while he will be bringing down $33 million in that year, and for a couple years thereafter. A quote from the link you provided, gotta love it: "And the scariest part? When this new contract comes to an end, Trout will likely still be in his prime". To early to see his contract details, I am curious if Mike has a Opt Out clause, if he continues on his torrid pace, he will be worth quit a bit more than his new deal. Even tho' he is going to be making an average of $24 Million a year. In a few years, I got a feeling $24 million will be the new norm, for MVP-Cy Young, caliber players. What about Silver Slugger-Gold Glovers combined, the $24 mil, may be their new norm, and the MVP-Cy Young players, may be looking at $30 million, greed? Greed????-Not really, its the owners who are to blame, they are the greedy bastards, the players are just taking advantage of the other game of getting all you can get, from those owners, who have money growing on trees. If they want to line ballplayer pockets with gold, screw it let them. Take those rich bastard owners, like Guggenheim for all the filty rich son of a bitch is worth....screw guggy, he's screwed over Fan-atics, from TV, with his cable deal, and his 140% increase in seat prices. I'm not even going to mention concessions, parking, or the price of souvenirs, let alone the price of a new fitted hat, approaching 50 bucks for one hat. WTF? (glue the damn thing on, before they arrest you for wearing your lid, without a license, other than the one already paid to make the hat, soon they will be charging another to wear it, so glue it on).
In other breaking news, it is still a bit to early to now the actual scale readings, A 5.3-5.4 Earthquake Shook Los Angeles, tonight at apaproximately 9:15 tonight, epicenter La Habra, in Orange County. Noted by the broadcasters, (Mike Gubicza) as they felt it, during the Doy-Yer/Angels Freeway Series...
Got a good jolt here north of LandScatter, south of EAFB. 3 quick strong jolts, but was over in seconds. Nothing like Big Bear, Landers or Fillmore tho' Tom, I bet you got a better feel of it down there, your alot closer. Was it indeed in La Habra....I'm watching the Bums and Halos, on FSW...still no SNLAD channel on DTV. I'm amazed the game is NOT blacked out like every friggin ST game has been. We wait and see, supposed to be a deal struck between DTV and TWB-C by Opening Day, and I won't be surprised if NO deal is struck b/t the two Giants.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em! It's great hilarious to see these idiot owners thrown cash around like clowns, Trout, Miggy, Kershaw, who's next,for a big payday? If those ass clown owners want to throw their money into their players, then let the flood gates to hell open. It won't be the players who are to blame. Those greedy bastard owners have done just that opened the flood gates. that being said, I hope we have a dozen 30 million dollar players by years end. In 10 more years. I wouldn't be surprised to see players pulling down 50 mil a year. this is spinning out of control and we can't blame the players, just the owners. I'm so curious what Max is thinking now that the Tigers locked up Miggy for the rest of his life. Max has got to be thinking, "oh, shit, did I ever fuckup, and will never see a better offer from any team near the amount the Tigers offered me" I hope Max tears his rotator cuff, in the freezing cold Detroit April weather, which is the worst winter on record since 1880. Hell the Bengals may see April snow. Cleveland, Cincy, NY, Boston, Pittsburg, Philly, even Baltimore, Chicago, Denver could easily play in a snow storm, or snow out.....the cold freezing wet weather this year, is freakishly not letting up. when it does let up, within days its below freezing, and either pelting hail, or snow.
...smart move by the Angels, and I'm happy for Trout, but would this be considered somewhat of a "hometown discount"?
I think so. Kid has what, 3 more years before having a shot at FA? Nice to be able to be the only bidder in the negotiations. But the Halos could have given him league minimum plus whatever incentives....instead they got a discount on the back end for front loading cash. Let's say this is DiMaggio/Mantle reincarnated, if he tests FA at the end of this deal, he'll be what, 28 and in his prime?
And it was an absolute brilliant move by Trout & his agent. From all reports the Angels wanted to lock him up for more years but it was Trout who said 6 years. I mean my God, he'll be a FA again at the still young age of 28 when if he stays healthy he will sign a new contract for a huge amount of money. Just a real smart move by Trout & his people.
the consensus around the statistical community is that 1 WAR is worth around $6 MM on the open market. now i know trout wasnt on the market, but his contributions have been worth roughly $100 MM in the age 21 and 22 years of his career. by a rough estimate, in the next 7 years (the extension kicks in NEXT year, this year he is signed for $1 MM), and adjusted for inflation, he is projected to be worth over $400 MM for the duration of the contract. had he played this year out, he would have been arbitration eligible next offseason, and likely been in line for salaries of $14MM/ $18MM/ $24MM give or take, lets say $50MM lowest case. in that sense he gave up 3 years of free agency for around $90MM. the angels got a BIG TIME steal here
im not gonna say $150MM is anything to sneeze at, but he left some money on the table IMO he is set for life at this point though, so you have to weigh the opportunity cost i guess, but i dont see how the angels could have refused an offer to only go 5 years
he will have just turned 29, and likely in line for a gigantic deal at that point. baseball is a fickle sport, and he could lose his mojo at any time, or get injured, but at this point, he is on pace to be the best player in the history of baseball not named babe ruth
The 2nd best player in baseball IMO, was Willie Mays....Trout has another 17+ years to prove he's on the same level with Say Hey, and I doubt he will be as productive over time. Don't get me wrong, I love to watch phenoms perform, and challenge old historical records, and the players who set them.
I only wish I did.... I do have Clemente, Koufax, R.Maris, Brooks Robinson, B.Gibson, Lou Brock,C. Flood, Carlton, Yaz, Munson, Seaver, Carew, rookie cards and a ton of others, to lengthy to mention, rookie cards. But no, Say hey...!!! (Shucks-Druthers, as I never will, I'm guessing) I don't have many player cards of rookies, prior to 55, I do have a rookie Alvin Dark's rookie red back Bowman. A 38 Red Rolfe is my oldest card, but he's not a rookie in that decade. Say Hey, Say What, Say When, Say anything, just don't call me late for dinner.
