If you were the Red Sox what would you be willing to give up for Trout?

[Stangstag]

Red Sox dont need Trout. Bradley is nearly as good and it's not worth giving up Bogaerts and/or Betts + Moncada/Benintendi/Espinoza to make up the difference. People might not realize the season Bogaerts is having and is still just 23.

 

What the f***. Delete your account

[4thOFan]

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[Captain Adama]

Red Sox dont need Trout. Bradley is nearly as good and it's not worth giving up Bogaerts and/or Betts + Moncada/Benintendi/Espinoza to make up the difference. People might not realize the season Bogaerts is having and is still just 23.

 

Solid bait bro.

[GD]

Red Sox dont need Trout. Bradley is nearly as good and it's not worth giving up Bogaerts and/or Betts + Moncada/Benintendi/Espinoza to make up the difference. People might not realize the season Bogaerts is having and is still just 23.

 

Agreed. Trout walks too much.

[Stangstag]

Solid bait bro.

 

Yup I fell for it

[TheHurl]

MLB posted this earlier in the week. I think all of their packages are light.

 

Cubs

They've already built a super team, so why not a super-duper team? The Cubs have more than enough young talent to turn the Angels organization around quickly in a deal for Trout, without completely abandoning their own plan of sustained success through player development. And because they are in the National League, the Angels won't have to compete with them for playoff positioning down the road, which definitely helps.

We'll start with Kyle Schwarber, who can clearly rake, but is a poor fit for a team that has a star first baseman and no DH spot. (For the purposes of this exercise, we'll assume that Schwarber comes back healthy from his knee injury, and there is currently no reason to think he won't be an impact hitter when he returns.) The Cubs would have to add another impactful Major League-ready piece like Javier Baez, who has 30-homer power like Schwarber. Chicago could also throw in outfielder Jorge Soler or Willson Contreras, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the best backstop prospect in the game. That package of three young, big league-ready, controllable players would make the Cubs a front-runner in any potential deal

 

 

Red Sox

Boston president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has a had a long history of making bold trades, having been in charge of the Marlins when they traded for Piazza from the Dodgers and then flipping him to the Mets a week later. He was also in charge of the Tigers when they traded Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller -- then two of the best prospects in baseball -- to the Marlins in the Miguel Cabrera deal. There would be no better way for Dombrowski to put his stamp on this Red Sox team for the foreseeable future than by bringing in Trout to lead the team just as David Ortiz says goodbye.

For the Red Sox to be included in this type of trade, they would have to include top prospects like Yoan Moncada -- the No. 5 prospect in MLB, per Pipeline -- and Andrew Benintendi (No. 22), and then also throw in the likes of outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, who would help the big league club now. That package would get them in the conversation with the Angels while Sox fans could watch a dream lineup of Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, Trout and Xander Bogaerts for the next several seasons.

 

Mets

Trout is from New Jersey, so there would certainly be some "local kid comes home" appeal here. Of course, to swing the deal, the Mets would probably have to part with southpaw Steven Matz, another local boy who grew up on Long Island.

New York would also have to include Michael Conforto, which would give the Angels two potential stars with less than two years of service time, while the Mets could put Trout in center and move Yoenis Cespedes back to left field full time. It would certainly hurt the Mets' rotation depth in the short term, but they could piece things together until Zack Wheeler returns in July.

Alternatively, the Mets could trade Wheeler and Conforto and add first baseman Dominic Smith (No. 47 prospect in MLB) and shortstop Amed Rosario (No. 75) to round out a robust package.

 

Rangers

The Rangers' front office made a major trade at the Trade Deadline last July when they acquired Cole Hamels from the Phillies for four of Texas' top 15 prospects, including outfielder Nick Williams, catcher Jorge Alfaro, and right-handers Jake Thompson and Jerad Eickhoff. Trading for Trout would require more overall talent than that, but the Rangers certainly possess the system and aggressive mindset to pull off such a deal.

Jurickson Profar, who is fully healed from shoulder issues, and top prospect Nomar Mazara, who just won AL Rookie of the Month honors for April, would both need to be a part of any deal. Profar would fit perfectly in Anaheim, as the former shortstop's arm woes make him better suited for second base at this point, and he would pair nicely with Andrelton Simmons in the middle of the diamond.

To complete the deal, Texas would need to include a third piece, either Joey Gallo (Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect) or outfielder Lewis Brinson (No. 13). The Rangers certainly have the talent, and the biggest obstacle here might be the fact that these two clubs are division rivals.

 

Dodgers

The Dodgers have put a premium on acquiring top young players through the Draft and internationally, and they have the depth necessary to make a deal for Trout.

Now, a Trout trade between the two L.A. teams would take significant nerve and patience on both sides to pull off, but the Angels could certainly deepen their roster and reload with an eye toward the 2018 free-agent class, which could include the likes of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado.

The Dodgers would need to include outfielder Joc Pederson -- who Trout would replace in center -- and Julio Urias -- the top left-handed pitching prospect in the game -- and one other upper-level prospect like righty Jose De Leon (L.A.'s No. 2 prospect) or Frankie Montas (No. 4), who could be an impact closer down the line. There's also Austin Barnes, a catcher who could probably start for a number of teams right now but is sitting in Triple-A behind Yasmani Grandal and A.J. Ellis.

It would be a heavy price for the Dodgers, but acquiring a superstar like Trout would be the baseball equivalent of the Lakers signing Shaquille O'Neal in 1996.

[Spanky99]

I would trade Trout, but I would want Price, Betts, Bogaerts, JB and their first for 2018 and 2019. They don't like it? I will keep Trout then...

 

lol... stick to hockey, bruh!

[Dr Negative]

I'm not sure why a team like the Cubs who look like they are going to easily cruise past 100 wins would pay through the nose to acquire Mike Trout.

[Stangstag]

I'm not sure why a team like the Cubs who look like they are going to easily cruise past 100 wins would pay through the nose to acquire Mike Trout.

 

Exactly

[crazy47larry]

I'm not sure why a team like the Cubs who look like they are going to easily cruise past 100 wins would pay through the nose to acquire Mike Trout.

 

theyve already got lots of surplus prospect value since they are so deep. they can easily trade a guy like baez and soler and not look back. its truly remarkable.

[gbill2004]

Would you trade Donaldson for Trout?

[Cyborg]

Would you trade Donaldson for Trout?

 

Who wouldnt?

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

f*** Boston... What would we give

What could the Jays give?

 

Let's get the Party Started ...

 

To Angels:

Batz

EE

Tulo

Martin

Dickey

Thole

Pillar

Chavez

Cecil

Alford

Greene

Hollon

 

Plus 20-25 mill this year and 4-10 mill next 4 years.

Plus if they Qualify Batz, EE and Dickey they could receive 2-3 draft picks as well !!!

 

From the Angels:

Trout

Calhoun

Soto

Street

Alverez

 

Cyborg crunch EM numbers and give us the plus minus results!

 

Money war etc etc etc!!! Who wins

Seems fair!

[Deadpool]

f*** Boston... What would we give

What could the Jays give?

 

Let's get the Party Started ...

 

To Angels:

Batz

EE

Tulo

Martin

Dickey

Thole

Pillar

Chavez

Cecil

Alford

Greene

Hollon

 

Plus 20-25 mill this year and 4-10 mill next 4 years.

Plus if they Qualify Batz, EE and Dickey they could receive 2-3 draft picks as well !!!

 

From the Angels:

Trout

Calhoun

Soto

Street

Alverez

 

Cyborg crunch EM numbers and give us the plus minus results!

 

Money war etc etc etc!!! Who wins

Seems fair!

 

It is way too early on a Saturday for this...

[Boxcar]

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I expect better from you tbh

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

It is way too early on a Saturday for this...

 

Go back to bed then your lookin kinda dead! Have a Snickers cause your not quite yourself !!! Lol

[gbill2004]

Fapp, fapp, fapp!!

[Governator]

Fapp, fapp, fapp!!

 

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