Mike Trout News Archive
News -- November 2018 (67)
- 11/16 Halo Hangout: The Angels Should Make Shohei Ohtani their Closer in 2020: Despite his early success, it is worth examining whether the Angels could be doing more with the talent of Ohtani by moving him...
- 11/16 The Baseball Kid: Mookie Betts, Christian Yelich win MVP awards: Christian YelichThe MVPs this season are both first-time winners, and neither of them is a surprise: outfielder Mookie Betts...
- 11/16 HotStoveMLB.com: Matt Damon Congratulates Mookie Betts, MVP Well Deserved!: Courtesy of TMZ Sports Sorry, Mike Trout … Matt Damon says voters got it right — Mookie Betts WAS the AL MVP!!! “That’s...
- 11/16 Baseball Essential: Angels: Justifying Shohei Ohtani Winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award: The American League Rookie of the Year Award came down to Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Babe Ruth (or at least that’s...
- 11/16 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros: Alex Bregman finishes fifth in AL MVP voting: The American League MVP voting is in, and it might not be quite what Astros fans had hoped for. The AL MVP voting was released,...
- 11/16 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Javy Second in MVP, Cubs Fans Dropped Most F-Bombs, Theo Being Reactionary?: Christian Yelich and Mookie Betts are your National and American League MVPs. Javy Báez finished a very strong second in NL voting,...
- 11/16 Box-Toppers: Yelich wins NL MVP & led NL batters in Box-Toppers points; Betts wins AL MVP, was 2nd among AL batters in B-T points: Christian Yelich of the Brewers, who led National League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2018 with 11.5, was voted NL Most...
- 11/16 Red Sox Unfiltered: Mookie Betts: Red Sox 2018 Recap: Red Sox 2018 Recap - Mookie Betts was the best player in baseball during the 2018 season, leading the league in multiple categories...
- 11/16 Last Word on Sports: Mookie Betts, Christian Yelich Capture 2018 MVP Awards: To conclude the 2018 MLB award announcements, MLB announced the 2018 MVP Awards on Thursday evening. After having the best campaign...
- 11/16 Mets Merized: Morning Briefing: Dr. K Turns Another Year Older Today: Good morning Mets fans! While the past few days have been spent celebrating a Mets legend in-the-making in Jacob deGrom, today...
- 11/15 Red Sox Unfiltered: BREAKING: Mookie Betts Wins MVP: Mookie Betts Wins MVP: It's officially official, the voters got this one right as the best player in baseball throughout 2018...
- 11/15 BoSox Injection: Boston Red Sox superstar Mookie Betts named 2018 AL MVP: Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts has won the American League Most Valuable Player Award for the first time in his career. We're...
- 11/15 Mets Merized: Yelich Wins NL MVP, DeGrom Receives First Place Vote: Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player. The 26-year-old received...
- 11/15 Baseball Musings: Internet MVPs: The IBWAA voted Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich MVPs of the American and National Leagues: Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball...
- 11/15 Baseball Musings: Writers MVPs: The BBWAA voted Mookie Betts MVP of the American League and Christian Yelich MVP of the National League. Betts received 28 of...
- 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Christian Yelich, Mookie Betts Win MVP Awards: The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced tonight that Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was voted the Most...
- 11/15 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros: Looking at MLBTR's predictions for top fifty free agents: There is a lot of talent sitting in the free agent market right now. Who does MLB Trade Rumors have signing with the Astros this...
- 11/15 Halo Hangout: LA Angels Top 25 Prospects: #1 Jo Adell: The LA Angels drafted phenom prospect Jo Adell in the first round of the 2017 draft with the intention of stashing away a replacement...
- 11/14 The AOSN: AL MVP Preview: The 2018 Major League Baseball season has come to an end. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series two weeks ago. It is now time...
- 11/14 BoSox Injection: Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts is on track to be historically great: He's barely old enough to rent a car, but Mookie Betts is already halfway to a Hall of Fame career. If history is any indication,...
- 11/14 Phillies Nation: Phillies expected by MLBTR to “spend and spend big this winter”: The baseball world is waiting. Waiting for all of the talk, rumor, and speculation that has characterized the start of the ‘Hot...
- 11/14 Last Word on Sports: Free Agent Sluggers Make Sense for Tampa Bay: The Tampa Bay Rays already addressed their biggest need this off-season when they acquired catcher Mike Zunino from the Seattle...
- 11/14 Mets Merized: Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Garcia on the Trade Block: Good Morning Mets Fans!!! Tuesday was the first truly slow day of the off-season, but there was still some important nuggets that...
- 11/14 Mets Merized: Morning Briefing: DeGrom Set To Win Cy Young Award Today: Good morning Mets Fans! Last night, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America named its selected winners for the Managers of...
- 11/13 Redbird Rants: St. Louis Cardinals: What is the right price for Bryce?: Bryce Harper is arguably the most coveted free agent ever, and the St. Louis Cardinals will be a major player for his services....
- 11/13 Jays Journal: Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may not hit for power right away, and that's okay: While there's little doubt that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be able to handle big league pitching, fans should keep their...
- 11/13 Halo Hangout: Shohei Ohtani Rightfully Wins Rookie of the Year Award: When Shohei Ohtani chose Anaheim as his next destination, expectations were sky high. Obviously, his rookie campaign did not go...
- 11/12 Angels Avenue: Shohei Ohtani wins American League Rookie of the Year AwardJustice is served....
- 11/12 Halo Hangout: LA Angels (Troutless) Season Awards: If the LA Angels were to give out season awards, Mike Trout would likely win every single one he was eligible for. So now, we...
- 11/11 Halo Hangout: Three Value Deals for the LA Angels to Make: The LA Angels are not going to be big spenders this offseason. However, there are still deals to be dealt, and trades to be made....
- 11/11 Phillies Nation: In a sea of free agent stars, Michael Brantley could provide real value: Read - In a sea of superstars, Michael Brantley could still provide value - and more Philadelphia Phillies news and rumors on...
- 11/11 The Birdfeed: 2018 Blue Jays Preview in Hindsight: Looking back at my Blue Jays preseason predictions and thoughts Let's have a look at how my words from before the 2018 season...
- 11/10 Halo Hangout: Should the LA Angels Roll with Zack Cozart?: After a breakout year in 2017, the LA Angels signed Zack Cozart to a three-year, $38 million contract. Last year, he suffered...
- 11/9 Box-Toppers: How 2018 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings: About half of the top batters by position as measured by Box-Toppers points are among Silver Slugger Award winners announced...
- 11/9 Sports Kibble: MLB: My Picks for the Major Awards: My rankings for the finalists in the Major League Award voting. I am cheating a bit as I usually like to pick the awards before...
- 11/9 Mets360.com: Friday open thread: 11/8/18: The Mets have made many costly free agent mistakes over the years. At the time, signing Jason Bay, Bobby Bonilla and others seemed...
- 11/9 wahoocardboard.com: From the Collection: Mike Trout, of, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Back in 2012, I sent some cards out on consignment to get signed at the All-Star game. The guy I was working with was not able...
- 11/9 Southside Showdown: White Sox Jose Abreu wins well-deserved Silver Slugger Award: The 2018 season was not very good to the Chicago White Sox and the team's 100 losses proved it. But, White Sox first baseman...
- 11/8 BoSox Injection: Scott Boras angry that Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez is not an MVP finalist: Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez had arguably the best offensive season in the MLB. So when he was not named an MVP finalist, his agent...
- 11/8 Phillies Nation: How Phillies could sign Harper and pitching, do Hoskins and Nola deals, and still pursue Trout: There is an old saying when discussing finances – you can’t have it all. Nearly everyone, even most wealthy folks,...
- 11/8 Halo Hangout: Five Pitchers the LA Angels Should Sign this Winter: The LA Angels and their pitching was not their only problem last year. However, given the players in Anaheim, Billy Eppler is...
- 11/7 Box-Toppers: A look at 2018 baseball awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings: Baseball’s postseason award finalists named this week are also among Box-Toppers’ top-ranked players for 2018. The lone exception:...
- 11/7 Mets Merized: Mets Matters: Realmuto Should Be A No-Brainer For Mets: As we sail full steam ahead into the Brodie Van Wagenen era, there’s a few things I’m hoping to see as he navigates...
- 11/7 Call to the Pen: Seattle Mariners: Five trade assets they have to move if they go into a full rebuild: The Seattle Mariners may be going through a total rebuild. Who should they deal if they decide to do so? The Seattle Mariners...
- 11/7 Mets Merized: MMO Trade Target: Mitch Haniger, RF: Mitch Haniger Position: RF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: December 23, 1990 (28) Traditional Stats: .285/.366/.493, 38 2B, 4 3B, 26 HR,...
- 11/7 Call to the Pen: Boston Red Sox: Who snubbed J.D. Martinez?: Considered a likely American League MVP candidate, Boston Red Sox star J.D. Martinez was conspicuous by his absence from the finalists...
- 11/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros should not trade Kyle Tucker or Forrest Whitley this offseason: As the Astros look to make offseason moves, top prospects Kyle Tucker and Forrest Whitley should be off limits. The rumor mill...
- 11/6 Halo Hangout: Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani Finalists for Awards: On Monday, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani were announced as finalists for two of the American League's most prestigious awards....
- 11/5 Halo Hangout: LA Angels Top 25 Prospects: #5 Jordyn Adams: Jordyn Adams came into the 2018 Draft with red hot draft value which saw him taken 17th overall by the LA Angels. Even though...
- 11/5 Phillies Nation: Aaron Nola named as a finalist for National League Cy Young Award: Major League Baseball announced the finalists for its 2018 major awards today, and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola was...
- 11/5 Baseball Essential: Manny Machado’s Free Agency will Challenge the Norms of a Franchise Player: Let’s be clear about this: Manny Machado is going to become an extremely rich individual this offseason. But his free agency...
- 11/5 Halo Hangout: A Mike Trout Extension is All That Matters this Offseason: Seven years into his career, Mike Trout is still getting better. He just put together his best season so far, and was robbed of...
- 11/5 The Baseball Kid: Gold Glove winners announced: White Sox CF Adam Engel didn't win: Adam EngelMajor League Baseball announced its Gold Glove winners for the 2018 season Sunday night, and White Sox center fielder...
- 11/5 Red Sox Unfiltered: What do the defensive metrics say about the 2018 Red Sox Gold Glovers?: Featured image courtesy of Zimbio.com: (Oct. 25, 2018 – Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America) The Boston...
- 11/5 Angels Avenue: Andrelton Simmons wins fourth career Gold Glove AwardKole Calhoun and Mike Trout fell just short....
- 11/5 Halo Hangout: LA Angels Well Represented at Gold Glove Awards: The LA Angels had three official Gold Glove Award finalists, and Sunday night the winners were announced. Ever since the...
- 11/4 Boston Sports Extra: Which Sox Players are Going to Win Awards?: The biggest trophy of them all was already captured by the 2018 Red Sox. However, there is still some hardware yet to be determined...
- 11/4 Sox On 35th: “Engel in the OF” – Give Him the Gold GloveAdam Engel's had the type of defensive year that deserves the recognition of the Gold Glove Award....
- 11/4 Press Box Sports: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Trout, Arenado, Marwin, Realmuto: The Press Box Sports Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Trout, Arenado, Marwin, Realmuto This week in baseball blogs… The 3rd Man In argues...
- 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Trout, Arenado, Marwin, Realmuto: This week in baseball blogs… The 3rd Man In argues that the Angels must trade Mike Trout this offseason. Rox Pile comes...
- 11/4 Call to the Pen: MLB Awards: My IBWAA ballot (part 1): With the top three players in each MLB awards category being announced by the BBWAA on Monday, here are my picks for Rookie of...
- 11/4 District on Deck: Washington Nationals: Running out of superlatives for Juan Soto: Our next 2018 Report Card is out and it's for Juan Soto, who wasn't supposed to be this good, this fast for the Washington...
- 11/2 Last Word on Sports: Los Angeles Angels 2018 Season Recap: Even after a hot start for the Los Angeles Angels, the team ended in the same place they did last year, finishing fourth in the...
- 11/2 Halo Hangout: LA Angels Offense Will Receive Boost with Jeremy Reed: News broke Friday morning that the LA Angels hired minor league hitting coordinator Jeremy Reed to be the big league team's...
- 11/2 Southside Showdown: White Sox have no good reason not to make run at Machado, Harper: White Sox should target two premium free agents this offseason to compliment a young roster as the team continues its rebuilding...
- 11/2 Call to the Pen: Trevor Bauer opens discussion on cheating in MLB: With the widespread use of sticky substances by pitchers to get a better grip on the ball, should baseball just make it legal?...
- 11/2 Mets Merized: MMO Free Agent Profile: Josh Donaldson, 3B: Josh Donaldson Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 12/8/1985 (32) Traditional Stats: .246/.352/.449, 14 2B, 8 HR, 23 RBI Advanced...
News -- October 2018 (108)