Angels extend Mike Trout

[Price]

6 year extension.

[EmpireWF]

Trout deal for $144.5M. Average annual value is nearly $24.1M. Makes Trout third #Angels player with AAV of at least $24M (Pujols, Trout).

@Alden_gonzalez

Free agent at 29.

[Youk]

I don't math well, how many years does that make it? Slacking on the info.

[Primetime]

I don't math well, how many years does that make it? Slacking on the info.

6 year extension.

[dave]

Who is Trout's agent ... and why did he sign off on that deal?

[Youk]

cant quote your horseshit

He added that later after my friendly reminder.

[EmpireWF]

Who is Trout's agent ... and why did he sign off on that deal?

Why wouldn't he?

[MVPete]

Who is Trout's agent ... and why did he sign off on that deal?

Not Scott Boras would be my guess.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Trout should have been the first half billion dollar deal.

[dave]

Why wouldn't he?

I get that it's a lot of money, but on market value, Trout's deal sucks. If Cabrera is worth $29M a year, what is Trout worth? Giving up six years of free agency for that deal is insane. The agent that told Trout he should sign that deal should be fired.

[Price]

He's only giving up 3 years of free agency.

[dave]

He's only giving up 3 years of free agency.

Three years from now that could be $16 million a year lost because he settled for $24M a year, maybe more. He never should have signed for more than three years. If he told the Angels he was good for 3-years and $72M, they do the deal in a second. Instead, he gives them three years of his free agency too. Insane. I get that this is great money for you or I, but in market terms Trout just lost at least $50 million, maybe more.

[Palooza]

Three years from now that could be $16 million a year lost because he settled for $24M a year, maybe more. He never should have signed for more than three years. If he told the Angels he was good for 3-years and $72M, they do the deal in a second. Instead, he gives them three years of his free agency too. Insane. I get that this is great money for you or I, but in market terms Trout just lost at least $50 million, maybe more.

Pretty sure it says in the contract that he is getting $50 million worth of diamond encrusted Beats, so he can sell them and donate the money to charity.

[Primetime]

Three years from now that could be $16 million a year lost because he settled for $24M a year, maybe more. He never should have signed for more than three years. If he told the Angels he was good for 3-years and $72M, they do the deal in a second. Instead, he gives them three years of his free agency too. Insane. I get that this is great money for you or I, but in market terms Trout just lost at least $50 million, maybe more.

So the Angels would pay Trout $72M for nothing? He would have been on the team until 2017 regardless of pay. The Angels are paying him for those 3 extra years as there is no other point to the deal.

[SethMode]

Three years from now that could be $16 million a year lost because he settled for $24M a year, maybe more. He never should have signed for more than three years. If he told the Angels he was good for 3-years and $72M, they do the deal in a second. Instead, he gives them three years of his free agency too. Insane. I get that this is great money for you or I, but in market terms Trout just lost at least $50 million, maybe more.