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Mike Trout, is he done for?

Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:14 pm
Posted by Skenes
Member since Mar 2025
89 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:14 pm
33 years old, 34 in August

- He hasn't played more than 125 games since 2019, hasn't played 140 games since 2018.

- He hasn't hit .300 in a full season since 2018

- Over the past 5 years he has 469 hits

- career .299/.410/.581 hitter

- counting stats 1648 hits, 378 home runs, 954 RBI, 212 SB


He needs some healthy productive seasons as he was the greatest player in baseball from 2012-2019 but he hasn't played much since. Still at 86 career WAR so a HOF lock but if he continues to play like he has and doesn't hit some important counting stats does it hurt him?
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:16 pm to
hes a lock to be a 98%+ vote getting first balloter no matter what happens from here onward
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
39260 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:20 pm to
Should’ve never re upped in L.A.
Posted by Skenes
Member since Mar 2025
89 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:24 pm to
Say he never gets 2000 hits as he never plays a full season again, how likely is it he becomes first ballot? His numbers have gone down the last 4 years as his average is under .300 now, say his OBP drops below .400 as well because of him continuing his career. Does it hurt him overall? This isn't a Mays situation who struggles near the end of career, Mays was in his 40's not early 30's.
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
6601 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:26 pm to
Is he still greater than Griffey jr?
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
137756 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:27 pm to
Great career.

Got a lot of good pitches because of how rarely he played in any games of importance.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:28 pm to
i mean last year was really the fist meh year of his career and even then we were still talking about a 4+ win player over a full season

maybe all the injuries have finally caught up to him. but im willing to give him more than the slower than normal 30 games he had last year when he has still largely been a GREAT player when he plays
Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
20943 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

hes a lock to be a 98%+ vote getting first balloter no matter what happens from here onward

I was a lock to be the best defensive catcher in MLB history before my shoulder injury. I guess I'm in the HOF too. I love Cooperstown.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:40 pm to
interesting. did you prove that over a decade of terrific play in major league baseball? what team did you play for? what years? can i look you up on fangraphs?
Posted by StroKat
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2018
555 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:43 pm to
Yes
Posted by StroKat
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2018
555 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:44 pm to
He can retire now and still be 1st ballot. You don’t know ball.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
62080 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 4:46 pm to
I think it’s pretty unlikely he ever plays a full year again. They should really DH him full time but Angels gonna Angel
Posted by wahoocs
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2004
23418 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

Should’ve never re upped in L.A.


Says everything about him IMO

He and Votto should live next foor and bring their kids to soccer practice
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:16 pm to
quote:

Says everything about him IMO
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
213179 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:30 pm to
He is not a HOF lock with those stats.
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
18836 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:33 pm to
As an Astros fan I hate to see him go. We got him out all of the time, when he did get big hits the games were already over. Never scared me like Pujols did.
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
20613 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:34 pm to
He is easily getting 400 homers and 2k hits
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:40 pm to
98% of the vote on his first ballet, old man
This post was edited on 3/16/25 at 5:41 pm
Posted by TheGasMan
Member since Oct 2014
3389 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:43 pm to
Lock for the HOF but honestly he’s a ton overrated these days. Injury prone, never able to prove his worth in games that matter because he never wanted to play for a team worth a damn, and no one can pick him out of a lineup.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148023 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 5:43 pm to
quote:

As an Astros fan I hate to see him go. We got him out all of the time
career OPS of 880 against the Astros
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