Originally posted on 03/20/2019:

Quote Originally Posted by KiDBaZkiT View Post
People trip me out. Bryce Harper gets 330 and makes an already loaded team an immediate contender and nearly everybody on here had a negative comment about Bryce and the deal itself. Trout gets significantly more from a team that has NOTHING around him and it's "Good for Mike." That team has no depth and no other stars and they spend that kind of money when they still got Pujols on the books for 2 more years? Can't imagine why they have missed the post season 8 of the last 9 seasons.
It is because Trout is the best MLB player in the game, a rare 5-tool player, and therefore he deserves to be the highest paid player. As for the contract itself, it is all relative so if the owners are willing to dish out that kind of money, the blame lays entirely on them and it is not the player's fault, of course the players will always seek maximum contract offered, just like anyone would in all walks of life.

And no, Trout is not overrated, he is legit the best player in the game right now.