Trout Question

[felada]

Jeter is a good comparison to a modern player. He has been signing for 20+ years and his signature values seems to be holding steady and I'm sure Steiner will jack up the prices when he makes the hof.

[Kco]

I think he will hold, assuming he plays at this level for another 6-8 years. He is this currrnt young generations Pujols/Arod type player. Taking PEDs, hopefully, out of the mix. As an all around player he is the best positional player in the game and has been for the past 5 years. If he maintains that or very close to that level of play for the next 5+ years, he will already be talked about in the convo for top 25 player all time. Face of the game. He's like Pujols/Ichiro/Jeter/Miguel Cabrera. None have lost any value and all have signed quite extensively for the better part of 2 decades.

[packs]

His playing on the Angels is a huge benefit to the collecting community because it keeps his prices way lower than they would be if Steiner ever sunk their teeth into him. I think he will end up being one of the top 5 players of all time. I could see him being a 500 homer / 500 stolen base guy with 3,000 hits and he has the potential to end up in the top 5 in runs scored. His current OPS plus of 172 is 6th all time with only the heaviest of hitters ahead of him. And he's only 25.

[chaddurbin]

i'm a big trout fan, and even i won't say he'll be top 5 all time...just too many variables, but at the trajectory he's on that's certainly not out of the question. imo harper is more offensively talented with his god-given natural abilities, but i'll take the steady efficiency of trout going forward.

as for the graphs trout's have at least doubled the last year. i was buying raw trout sigs for $30-$50 nowadays even the fakes go for $80+ and real ones are all over $100. unlike harper he still signs a ton for being a superduper star and does mlb signings for around $200-$225 so not sure his prices will ever be jeter level. kinda like how hank aaron is the living GOAT but his price is $275 while koufax and mays is $400+.

edit: my top 5: ruth, cobb, walter, teddy, bonds

[packs]

I mean, if Trout can manage to win one more MVP he will be one of only 11 players with 3 MVPs and he could theoretically already have 5 of them. The list of 3 time winners is a who's who of players:

Bonds
Arod
Jimmie Foxx
Mike Schmidt
Yogi
Campy
Joe D
Mantle
Musial
Pujols