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Originally Posted by MattRoc
That's just not true. His MVP year was before the pandemic boom, but Cody had just about everything you could want in a young player. Gorgeous swing, played in a major market, won an MVP, true 4/5 tool player, all of his important metrics supported his "baseball card" numbers, and had 111 home runs and 14-15 WAR after his age 23 season. He had the true indicators and makings of a perennial top 10 player, Hall of Famer, and someone who had a great shot at joining the 500 (if not more) home run club.
His is just a story of "what-ifs" that we might not see again in baseball for a really long time.
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Correction - I didn’t see investor potential in him / that doesn’t mean others were on the same boat as me. There was a moment in the Hobby when there was a search for the next Trout, and the focus ended up being on Bellinger and Yelich as likely heirs to the Throne. All that did ( for me ) was point out how great Trout was compared to all other players, so I doubled down on him instead - no regrets
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