**The Perennial MIKE TROUT Thread**

[daveyc1]

Originally Posted by tconte

I wonder if Harper finishes with more homers than Trout?

good point, he is a year younger, has been hitting more homers than trout the last 3 years and is currently 38 behind. it could happen

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by daveyc1

i wonder if Judge will pass trout in career home runs next season or the year after?

in the last 3 seasons trout has 49, judge has 141.

trout is currently 38 home runs ahead

Originally Posted by tconte

I wonder if Harper finishes with more homers than Trout?

how great would that be?

[NYBBFAN]

fo hunnit soon

[jhssketchcards]

Trout literally limping to 400 is like watching a high school track meet 1200m. There is always a kid last, very last, who has been lapped twice by the top 3 finishers and yet when he does cross the finish line he gets the “you did it” clap.
If a healthy, slugging Trout achieved 400 HR a few years back like we all thought, completely different.


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[ThoseBackPages]

#ThanksTopps

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by tconte

I didn't look at just the last couple seasons as my barometer on what he might
be able to achieve. I looked at the length on the years remaining on his contract
and figured even with more injuries he could muster up 100 home runs in
the five plus years remaining on his contract. He'll then get a chance with
another MLB squad for a year or so which could get him 20 or so home runs.

I figured he'd drop enough bombs to hit the mark. Not looking so good now.
I guess his lingering health issues will continue to erode his play.

To his credit, he's managed to accumulate 500 PA for the first time since 2019. I honestly didn't think he'd get there after his IL stint earlier in the season.

He still needs another 101 home runs to reach 500, which means he'd need multiple more seasons of at least 500 PA to do so.

[49ersSF]

I think it's time for a position player to come in and help him get #400.

[ThoseBackPages]

how great would that be?

[speedyjg13]

Originally Posted by 49ersSF

I think it's time for a position player to come in and help him get #400.

Maybe he gets it this weekend at Coors?

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by 49ersSF

I think it's time for a position player to come in and help him get #400.

The O's have a position player this year that has took to the mound 4 times so far often throwing 35 mph heat....but he hasn't given up a run yet. Lol

[jetershelmet]

Originally Posted by tconte

I wonder if Harper finishes with more homers than Trout?

Same can be asked about Machado who's at 368 and just turned 33 in July. I doubt he gets to 500 but IMO has a better chance than Trout. As many have said I think a change of scenery and becoming a full time DH will help Trout's psyche and numbers.

[daveyc1]

Originally Posted by jetershelmet

Same can be asked about Machado who's at 368 and just turned 33 in July. I doubt he gets to 500 but IMO has a better chance than Trout. As many have said I think a change of scenery and becoming a full time DH will help Trout's psyche and numbers.

will it? he has been a DH all year. it must be a decrease in bat speed. having to start the swing earlier to get through the zone resulting in more k's and less contact

[rfgilles]

Originally Posted by daveyc1

will it? he has been a DH all year. it must be a decrease in bat speed. having to start the swing earlier to get through the zone resulting in more k's and less contact

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...t_tracking-mlb

His bat speed was higher this year than it was 2 years ago.

[finfangfan]

Does he hit 400 tonight?

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by finfangfan

Does he hit 400 tonight?

he could!

[daveyc1]

Originally Posted by rfgilles

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...t_tracking-mlb

His bat speed was higher this year than it was 2 years ago.

that may be, but i wonder how controlled that bat speed is. let me explain.

some pitchers can still throw as hard, or very nearly as hard in their late 30s as they did in their late 20ś. the difference is the ¨ease¨ with which they can do it. in their late 30ś, they are giving max effort often to the point of losing some control and movement. 10 years younger, they can more easily reach those speeds with a more free motion.

i wonder, if Trout is swinging out of his shoes to try to maintain bat speed and because he is putting so much effort into it, he is losing some bat control.

[daveyc1]

double post

[jhssketchcards]

Personally I just don’t think Trout is motivated.
LA sucks, and has mo desire to win. I admire his loyalty all those years, and he had hope, but you can see on his face he’s done trying to carry that team. Once Ohtani left, it was the last straw.

As far as guys able to do more post age 30, I heard once gifted hitters like Bonds got better as he aged. Like some sort of fountain of youth he discovered. I even heard rumors of his helmet size increasing. It’s totally possible to be better post 30 than before… totally natural and normal.


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[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Soto still ballin at 32. Mike has aged like milk.

[base set]

Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

but you can see on his face he’s done trying to carry that team.

I’ve noticed this on his cards for several years now. Almost the only place I ever “see” Mike Trout.

Did notice the headline that the Angels have now managed 10 straight losing seasons.

But I did see his third At Bat against Milwaukee on Thursday night. Seemed still very professional Hitter…but were those foul balls from defending the strike zone, or from bat speed?

[daveyc1]

will trout slug .400 this year? currently at .408

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by daveyc1

will trout slug .400 this year? currently at .408

nope.

[rfgilles]

Originally Posted by daveyc1

that may be, but i wonder how controlled that bat speed is. let me explain.

some pitchers can still throw as hard, or very nearly as hard in their late 30s as they did in their late 20ś. the difference is the ¨ease¨ with which they can do it. in their late 30ś, they are giving max effort often to the point of losing some control and movement. 10 years younger, they can more easily reach those speeds with a more free motion.

i wonder, if Trout is swinging out of his shoes to try to maintain bat speed and because he is putting so much effort into it, he is losing some bat control.

that's not how averages work. If your pitching velocity or bat speed is decreasing that will be reflected in the numbers.

[daveyc1]

Originally Posted by rfgilles

that's not how averages work. If your pitching velocity or bat speed is decreasing that will be reflected in the numbers.

Disagree

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