I continue to be amazed by Mike Trout.

 

Trout is in the middle of his age 24 season.

 

He's already won 2 All-Star Game MVPs, won a Rookie of the Year Award, won 3 (soon to be 4) Silver Slugger Awards, made 4 All-Star Games, won an MVP (will be 2 after this season), has an RBI crown, a SB crown, and finished in the top 3 in batting average twice. He's got a career OBP of ~.400, and is well on his way to adding a HR title to his resume this season.

 

So fill in the blank: Mike Trout is the Best Baseball Player Since....?

Edited July 28, 201511 yr by UKMustangFan

Junior?

Since that early 2000 span of Barry Bonds. Steroids or not, that it is the most dominating of a player as I've ever seen. Maybe in any sport.

And he doesn't even turn 24 until August 7th. His speed/power combo remind me of an early Bonds. He's run a lot less the last couple of years so I don't know if that will be a big part of his game going forward.

Bonds/Jr. He is great.

Junior and Bonds. Trout is a guy who can make baseball must watch TV. It's a shame he has to be in the west coast.

I was thinking alex rodriguez also.

Bonds didn't have this much power early in his career.

I sometimes forget how good Bonds was. Yes it was chemically enhanced. But he batted .370 when he was 37. That's just ridiculous.

The obvious answer to the question is a young Albert Pujols, Trout's teammate.

I sometimes forget how good Bonds was. Yes it was chemically enhanced. But he batted .370 when he was 37. That's just ridiculous.

 

The numbers he put up from '01-'04 are absolutely insane. Due to the chemical enhancements they are glossed over. The most impressive stat was the amount of BB he accumulated. Dude would get maybe 2 pitches a game. I remember SportsCenter breaking in to their games when he would come up to bat. I liken it to Neo in The Matrix when he tapped in to his powers and everything slowed for him.

The numbers he put up from '01-'04 are absolutely insane. Due to the chemical enhancements they are glossed over. The most impressive stat was the amount of BB he accumulated. Dude would get maybe 2 pitches a game. I remember SportsCenter breaking in to their games when he would come up to bat. I liken it to Neo in The Matrix when he tapped in to his powers and everything slowed for him.

 

If voters took those years out of consideration, he still would be a first ballot HOF.

If voters took those years out of consideration, he still would be a first ballot HOF.

 

Easily.

The obvious answer to the question is a young Albert Pujols, Trout's teammate.

 

He's better than Pujols ever was IMO.

The numbers he put up from '01-'04 are absolutely insane. Due to the chemical enhancements they are glossed over. The most impressive stat was the amount of BB he accumulated. Dude would get maybe 2 pitches a game. I remember SportsCenter breaking in to their games when he would come up to bat. I liken it to Neo in The Matrix when he tapped in to his powers and everything slowed for him.

 

I still remember the time he was facing the Diamondbacks and Buck Showalter intentionally walked him with the bases loaded in the 8th or 9th inning of a game. He was absurd.