The Los Angeles Angels are not ready to lose two superstar players in one offseason. According to Angels’ general manager Perry Minasian, the team has no intention of trading 3-time AL MVP Mike Trout.
The Angels are bracing for the departure of two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, who is a free agent and is predicted to sign a deal with big-market teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Ohtani’s expected departure fueled the rumors that the Angels will head toward rebuilding and move Trout as well.
When asked about the possibility of trading Trout on Tuesday, Minasian said that there is no chance of that happening.
“Mike Trout will not be getting traded,” Minasian told reporters. “100%.”
Trout himself also doesn’t seem like he is thinking about playing elsewhere. Earlier in the offseason, the 32-year-old player said that he plans to wear an Angels’ jersey once the 2024 MLB season starts.
“Going into the offseason, clearing my mind, getting ready for spring, and wearing an Angels uniform in spring,” Trout said at the time.
Mike Trout was limited to 82 games in 2023 while dealing with a hand fracture. He batted .263, his worst since 2011, while finishing the campaign with 18 home runs and 44 RBIs. Trout has seven years left on a 12-year, $426 million contract he signed in 2019.
