In recent years, Mike Trout has not been the player he once was.
We'd all like to believe he still has a chance to be an MVP finalist in 2026, but everyone knows that in his case, it's unfortunately very… unlikely.
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Greg and @YonderalonsoU exchange some ideas for 2026 with each other. pic.twitter.com/yFjnQrb9ge
– MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 3, 2025
From 2012 to 2020, Trout was Major League Baseball's best player. He dominated every year and we knew the Angels, even if they were pocket, could count on him.
He suffered an injury in 2021. In 2022, he found a way to benefit himself.
At the same time, in 2023 and 2024 he was injured a lot. It was then that it became clear that Trout was no longer among the elite of Major League Baseball and that he The prime minister was behind him.
He was no longer ranked at the top of the best player rankings, and it was no longer controversial. #Indifference
But 2025 was his worst year. Why was this? Because Trout, playing in his 33rd season, had no injury excuses to justify his…very mediocre performance.
His 1.5 WAR in 130 games isn't great.
He was sent in as a right fielder and DH to try to keep him healthy in 2025, and it worked. But when he showed up to bat, he was of little use.
Hoping for a 2026 season like George Springer's in 2025 is relatively unrealistic, as Anaheim doesn't always have the fountains of youth.
His fall is quite sad. Why is this? Because the future Hall of Famer is simply entering territory where he is made to look like a fool.
He plays for an ugly club that is on the verge of collapse and his performances mean we can no longer cry wolf and beg to be traded to a good team. No one is going to take him (even for a fraction of his salary) when he's making over $35 million a year for another five years.
Even the USA decided to deprive Trout of it Captain America title for the upcoming World Baseball Classic and give it to Yankees captain Aaron Judge.
Unfortunately, Trout is not worthy of playing in the Classic.
It doesn't work out for Trout, and that's sad. He deserves more for what he has done in the past, but the player he is now is simply not capable of that.
It must be eating him up inside.
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