Trout signs massive extension (12/$430)

[UMFan83]

 

Trout to Cubs bandwgn ends before it starts

[SouthSideRyan]

We’re saving the Trout money for Eloy Jimenez

[Old Style]

Honestly a good deal for the Angels.

[squally1313]

Any word on potential opt outs?

[Deeg]

Funnily enough, that’s a totally club-friendly deal. He’s worth more.

[Bertz]

Any word on potential opt outs?

 

Sounds like none.

 

Good deal for Trout. He probably could have hit $500m if he stayed MIKE TROUT for two more years, but the fact is that's a really long time and when you're as good as he is there's really only downside risk.

[squally1313]

Any word on potential opt outs?

 

Sounds like none.

 

Good deal for Trout. He probably could have hit $500m if he stayed MIKE TROUT for two more years, but the fact is that's a really long time and when you're as good as he is there's really only downside risk.

 

[jersey cubs fan]

Any word on potential opt outs?

 

Sounds like none.

 

Good deal for Trout. He probably could have hit $500m if he stayed MIKE TROUT for two more years, but the fact is that's a really long time and when you're as good as he is there's really only downside risk.

 

 

A record contract signed 2 years before free agency. 12 guaranteed years. It's not that weird that the team wouldn't want to give an opt out at those levels and there would be little pressure to do so with no other suitors for the next couple years.

[jersey cubs fan]

then again, at this point in the reporting, there's plenty of room for error

[Liam Neeson]

Did California change that 7 year contract opt out law?

[soccer10k]

It’s pretry hilarious that Harper held out for so long just so he could get the largest contract and Trout comes along and wipes it out 3 weeks later.

 

I do wish Trout would have never signed his first extension just so we could have seen the contract a 26 year old Trout got in free agency.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

In my mind Bryce only picked Philly because he misunderstood Trout somehow when they were talking about his free agency and now he's VERY pissed off this morning.

[squally1313]

 

Sounds like none.

 

Good deal for Trout. He probably could have hit $500m if he stayed MIKE TROUT for two more years, but the fact is that's a really long time and when you're as good as he is there's really only downside risk.

 

 

A record contract signed 2 years before free agency. 12 guaranteed years. It's not that weird that the team wouldn't want to give an opt out at those levels and there would be little pressure to do so with no other suitors for the next couple years.

 

It's just weird from Trout's side. He was obviously willing to give up a potential bigger pay day in free agency in a couple years by locking in this amount now. How much more money would he have had to give up to throw in a year 4 or 5 opt out? Wouldn't that be worth something to him to hedge against the risk of four more 75 win seasons?

[jersey cubs fan]

It's just weird from Trout's side. He was obviously willing to give up a potential bigger pay day in free agency in a couple years by locking in this amount now. How much more money would he have had to give up to throw in a year 4 or 5 opt out? Wouldn't that be worth something to him to hedge against the risk of four more 75 win seasons?

I said this with the Harper situation and it applies here, it's become clearer and clearer that a lot of these guys do not like the free agency process. They do not like the constant questions about where they will be going.

[sneakypower]

oh well, there are other fish in the sea

[jersey cubs fan]

oh well, there are other fish in the sea

there are no trouts in the sea

[squally1313]

It's just weird from Trout's side. He was obviously willing to give up a potential bigger pay day in free agency in a couple years by locking in this amount now. How much more money would he have had to give up to throw in a year 4 or 5 opt out? Wouldn't that be worth something to him to hedge against the risk of four more 75 win seasons?

I said this with the Harper situation and it applies here, it's become clearer and clearer that a lot of these guys do not like the free agency process. They do not like the constant questions about where they will be going.

I see where you're going, and obviously there are two very big data points that show that. I just don't see why it would be so hard to like...be in your opt out year and make a statement on April 1 saying you won't answer any questions about it the whole year, and then come the end of the year tell teams you are going to be signing the best offer (whatever that means for you) by 12/1.

 

I know Harper not wanting opt outs was seen as a sign he hated the free agency process, but he holds a lot of responsibility for the fact that it dragged into March.

[Clem Fandango]

Rizzo said recently that while, of course, he wishes he could sign a big contract, he still signed a deal early on that set him and his family up for life. That was a $41 million contract. $41 million set him up for life.

 

Mike Trout just signed a $430 million contract after having earned $73 million over the last 4 years. Mike Trout will have made $500 million on his salary alone before this extension is over and that's not counting all the endorsement deals he has/will continue to get.

 

I think Mike Trout is okay with forgoing a bit more money.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh yeah? PTR just co-signed a third mortgage with Mike Carp.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's just weird from Trout's side. He was obviously willing to give up a potential bigger pay day in free agency in a couple years by locking in this amount now. How much more money would he have had to give up to throw in a year 4 or 5 opt out? Wouldn't that be worth something to him to hedge against the risk of four more 75 win seasons?

I said this with the Harper situation and it applies here, it's become clearer and clearer that a lot of these guys do not like the free agency process. They do not like the constant questions about where they will be going.

I see where you're going, and obviously there are two very big data points that show that. I just don't see why it would be so hard to like...be in your opt out year and make a statement on April 1 saying you won't answer any questions about it the whole year, and then come the end of the year tell teams you are going to be signing the best offer (whatever that means for you) by 12/1.

 

A) That's free agency and I just said there's a lot of reason to believe these guys don't like it.

B) Making a statement that you won't talk about stuff does not put to bed questions and discussions about what you will do about your contract.

C) Putting an arbitrary end date to your free agency is bad tactics.

 

I know Harper not wanting opt outs was seen as a sign he hated the free agency process, but he holds a lot of responsibility for the fact that it dragged into March.

 

He was lowballed early by the Nationals and the biggest teams in the sport coincidentally decided not to make any legit offers.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He probably didn't demand an opt-out because he got $430m.

[Brian]

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[Hairyducked Idiot]

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I still think he made up his mind he wouldn't extend back during the service time gaming. He seems like the type to hold that grudge.

[Cubswin11]

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I still think he made up his mind he wouldn't extend back during the service time gaming. He seems like the type to hold that grudge.

We'll see. I bet they've only offered him roughly the Rizzo extension x~20%. Unless he's really holding a grudge and back to his normal self this year I'd be he's getting the 7-8 year ~$25 AAV extension offer over next offseason and that will be tough to turn down for him.

[SouthSideRyan]

If he’s only been offered the Rizzo extension +20% then he now has a much bigger grudge to hold