The best player in baseball for the next 15 years is...

[lunchbawks]

aroldis chapman

he will be a yankee in no time

[samgurt]

Strasburg - Next and last 300 game winner

Sabathia will win 300 if he stays in NY the rest of his career

[Chi_archie]

I'm looking for Futures/Props on Luis Heredia in the Pirates organization to win 300.

gonna tie my money up for 23+ years... but I think i'd get +250000

someone tell Blackie to hang this

[King Mayan]

Easy..

Matt "the fukken bison" Kemp.

[King Mayan]

Dodgers mus think its yasiel puig... 7 years. 42 million cuban outfielder

hopefully.

[stevenash]

Easy..

Matt "the fukken bison" Kemp.

If he stops winding up on the DL.
Kemp got screwed last year.

[KingJD31]

Giancarlo Stanton

agree

[stevenash]

^
Doesn't hit for average, he could get on base more, know this though, he's good for 30 dingers plus a year, and only Joey Bats has a more vicious, violent swing.

[KingJD31]

^
Doesn't hit for average, he could get on base more, know this though, he's good for 30 dingers plus a year, and only Joey Bats has a more vicious, violent swing.

Yeah but he wins games by his power alone and he's good for about 270.avg a year and only get better, havnt seen alot of trout been watching Stanton since the minors and he is the most dangerous hitter I can remember since pujols

[mrathburn]

Jurickson Profar

[LT Profits]

Had?

He's on pace for a 40-120 .330 Pujols season.

2008	22	OAK	AL	85	316	302	31	73	22	1	4	26	4	1	13	81	.242	.273	.361	.634	71	109	7	0	1	0	1	89
2009	23	COL	NL	89	317	278	53	79	14	7	13	29	16	4	28	70	.284	.353	.525	.878	118	146	3	3	5	3	3	78/9
2010	24	COL	NL	145	636	587	111	197	34	9	34	117	26	8	40	135	.336	.376	.598	.974	143	351	9	2	0	7	8	*789	MVP-3,GG,SS
2011	25	COL	NL	127	542	481	92	142	27	3	26	92	20	5	48	105	.295	.363	.526	.889	126	253	11	7	0	6	8	*798
2012	26	COL	NL	68	303	276	54	92	18	3	17	54	10	1	25	61	.333	.389	.605	.995	149	167	3	1	0	1	4	*7

I love CarGo but my biggest knock against him is his home/away disparity, suggesting he is aided by Coors.

[The Giant]

A lot of you guys just do not have my baseball knowledge.

I pity you all that don't see the greatness in Michael Nelson Trout.

[stevenash]

A lot of you guys just do not have my baseball knowledge.

I pity you all that don't see the greatness in Michael Nelson Trout.

Been saying this all along

[The Giant]

Been saying this all along

The kid is a young Mickey Mantle.

Where do you think your namesake will be playing basketball next season?

[LT Profits]

Oh I think Trout is the obvious answer here because he is 20 years old and he has all five tools.

[krk1030]

Strasburg - Next and last 300 game winner

lol wat

Nobody will ever win 300 games again.

[KingJD31]

I don't doubt trout could be the best in the gm he is 5 tool but stanton has mcgwire power

[LT Profits]

I don't doubt trout could be the best in the gm he is 5 tool but stanton has mcgwire power

But "best player" should be defined by someone that does everything well. Plus Trout's age means that barring injury, he should still be productive at age 35 in 15 years whereas others mentioned here will be past their prime.

[Chi_archie]

Trout could seriously be the greatest player to ever play in history when it is all said and done... he is THAT good and talented....

think Mickey Mantle, without the booze.....

might be fastest dude in the league and can hit bombs like Hamilton...and his body is still maturing.

if he takes care of himself and trains, he'll get the first 45 million dollar per year contract

[NYSportsGuy210]

A-Rod is Mickey Mantle.

[PickWinnerAllDay]

How do we know it won't be some random guy we haven't heard of yet?

I'd guess Harper though.

[Chi_archie]

How do we know it won't be some random guy we haven't heard of yet?

I'd guess Harper though.

I think someone mentioned it could be a teenager in a Dominican baseball academy or something. Or anther HS kid that is 15 now that we haven't heard of Luke we hadn't with Harper till SI revealed him. Can't think of anyone that has proved so much with so much skill and raw talent as Trout has so far. So there really is NO reason to think he'll get worse

[MonkeyF0cker]

Nyjer Morgan.

[JuniorAnalyst]

Brett Lawrie

[darrell74]

Nyjer Morgan.

I see that
Right after Chi Archie w/ a thread about shooting him in the head.
Hilarious

[The Giant]

Michael Nelson Trout has struck again...

[stevenash]

Michael Nelson Trout has struck again...

Laser beam line drive right over the wall

[hydrosmak]

Words can't describe this kid. Just keeps on keeping on day in day out. You expect the ride to end and for him to come back down to earth and it just doesn't seem to be happening.

[stevenash]

Words can't describe this kid. Just keeps on keeping on day in day out. You expect the ride to end and for him to come back down to earth and it just doesn't seem to be happening.

And never will happen.
Torji Hunter on Intentional Talk with Kevin Millar on MLBtv said Trout is unbelievable, the kid just wants to learn and learn, picks Pujols, Hunter, and the rest of the vets brains, is humble, and they all love him as a teammate.

[Chi_archie]

Could be a fifty-fifty or sixty-sixty player. Eric Davis+Mickey+Willie mays

[The Giant]

Do not ever compare my beloved Mike Trout to that underachieving, drug addict Eric Davis again.

[tatommack]

Yu darvish

[Chi_archie]

Only drugs I can think of, that anyone KNOWS Eric Davis used....were to recover from his Cancer.

guy had that RARE blend of unreal power and speed at extreme levels, and talk about being able to go up and rob HR's over the wall!!!!

had he played in the late 90's he'd have been hitting 50-60 HRs, and still stealing 50-100 sacks

raw talent like BO... and also bit by the injury bug

[The Giant]

Archie, I hate the thought of you losing your innocence over your favorite childhood player, but you're being naive.

You remind me of Katie Holmes when she married Tom Cruise, thinking she could convert a gay man. It just can't be done.

Let me break it down for you.

Eric Davis was best friends with whom....? Exactly. Darryl Strawberry. The biggest crack addict ever.

Now, when they were hanging out together, do you think they were doing crack and banging whores, or sitting around and reading the bible? Grow up, man. I expect better from you.

[Pauulzcappin]

I thought of Trout when I read the thread title.