caulfield12 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_...-year-extension The Angels and outfielder Mike Trout agreed Friday to a six-year contract extension that guarantees him $144.5 million. The Angels will formally announce the deal Saturday at Angel Stadium, before the Freeway Series finale against the Dodgers. The new deal covers Trout's three arbitration years and buys out his first three years of free-agent eligibility. The deal includes a no-trade clause but does not allow Trout to opt out of the deal at any point, according to people familiar with its structure. The Angels had hoped for a longer deal. When the extension concludes, after the 2020 season, Trout can become a free agent, at 29. Trout will make $1 million this season, under a contract signed last month. The extension takes effect next season, so the Angels will be able to avoid paying a luxury tax this season. Trout, 22, is widely considered to be the best player in baseball. He was the runner-up to Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers as American League most valuable player in each of his first two major league seasons. http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la...y#ixzz2xK819KWI Edited March 29, 2014 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Interesting to see the level of hoops the Halos are jumping through in this deal to stay under the luxury tax level this year. You can tell where those deals for Hamilton and Pujols are really squeezing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Does Trout have any other endorsements besides subway? We should see him in as many commercials/ads that would rival LeBron. Kid is that good. Edited March 29, 2014 by Jordan4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:19 PM) Does Trout have any other endorsements besides subway? We should see him in as many commercials/ads that would rival LeBron. Kid is that good. Nike has him, along with a sports drink called bodyarmor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I wanted to see him hit the open market at 25 or 26 or whatever just to see what he would have made. Would have been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:41 PM) I wanted to see him hit the open market at 25 or 26 or whatever just to see what he would have made. Would have been fun. He'll be there at 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:06 PM) He'll be there at 28. I know, the extra 3 years could have made it even more outrageous though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) I know, the extra 3 years could have made it even more outrageous though. The other way to think about it...he'll still be prime age and that's 3 more years of "rising contracts". 12/$500 could still sound plausible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Or he could pull a Griffey and be worthless by the time he hits his prime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 01:24 PM) Or he could pull a Griffey and be worthless by the time he hits his prime Shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 2015: $5.25 million 2016: $15.25 million 2017: $19.25 million 2018: $33.25 million 2019: $33.25 million 2020: $33.25 million Taken after Jared Mitchell. (Sorry. Couldn't resist.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 02:32 PM) 2015: $5.25 million 2016: $15.25 million 2017: $19.25 million 2018: $33.25 million 2019: $33.25 million 2020: $33.25 million Taken after Jared Mitchell. (Sorry. Couldn't resist.) $99.75 million for three years on a deal 3 years from free agency. That is just insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 09:37 AM) Interesting to see the level of hoops the Halos are jumping through in this deal to stay under the luxury tax level this year. You can tell where those deals for Hamilton and Pujols are really squeezing them. The Halos were still complete idiots for spending that kind of money on Pujols personally...and I honestly think Pujols was an idiot for leaving St. Louis. He's kind of drifted off into obscurity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Wanne @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 06:20 PM) The Halos were still complete idiots for spending that kind of money on Pujols personally...and I honestly think Pujols was an idiot for leaving St. Louis. He's kind of drifted off into obscurity... I don't think that "Staying in St. Louis" would have somehow helped him stay healthy, do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) Taken after Jared Mitchell. (Sorry. Couldn't resist.) And 23 other guys but only the Sox are idiots of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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