Halos Heaven Nov 13, 2020
Three Angels players receive MVP votes
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon and David Fletcher received votes The MVP results for both leagues were released on Thursday, and unfortunately an Angels player didn’t win. However, they did have three players who received votes. Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon and David Fletcher were three of the 22 different players who received votes. We’ll start with Trout, who finished in fifth place.... which is the worst of his career. Imagine playing in your ninth season and fifth is the worst you’ve ever finished? Pretty good I’d say. In a season so short, every...
Halos Heaven Nov 9, 2020
2020 review: Tommy La Stella
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/ Another solid year at the plate for the second baseman, who was traded away in August After a breakout season cut short by injury in his first year with the Angels, Tommy La Stella just kept hitting in 2020, and then was traded away after the team fell out of contention. La Stella followed up his stellar 2019 with an even better year in some respects. He had a higher on-base percentage (.370), wOBA (.355) and wRC+ (129) than he did the season before, giving the Angels a very productive top of the lineup, with La Stella surrounded by Mike Trout,...
Los Angeles Times Nov 5, 2020
Mookie Betts and Mike Trout win Silver Slugger awards
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts and Angels' Mike Trout are both receipts of this season's Silver Slugger award.
Halos Heaven Nov 5, 2020
Mike Trout wins his 8th Silver Slugger Award
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/ Trout is the youngest to win 8 Silver Sluggers Years from now, we’re going to wonder what the heck happened in 2017. That’s the only time in the last nine years that Mike Trout has not won a Silver Slugger Award. The star Angels outfielder won his eighth such award on Thursday, recognized as the top offensive player at each position. Trout hit .281/.390/.603, a 168 OPS+, with 17 home runs, 46 RBI, and 41 runs scored in 53 games in this truncated 2020. He was third in the American League in homers, runs batted in, OPS+ and offensive WAR (2.5), and fourth in...
OC Register Nov 5, 2020
Angels’ Mike Trout wins another Silver Slugger award
Trout has won the Silver Slugger eight times, extending his Angels record. He is one of five players to win eight Silver Sluggers in the American League.
Call to the Pen Nov 3, 2020
Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout falls short of MVP finalist list
Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Mike Trout is no stranger to the MVP conversation. Unfortunately, Trout won’t be part of that conversation in 2020. As if 2020 could get any stranger, Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout is officially out of the MVP conversation. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced their award finalists on Monday, and […] Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout falls short of MVP finalist list - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
OC Register Nov 2, 2020
Angels’ Mike Trout misses top-three cut for AL MVP
Trout’s lowest previous finish in the MVP race was in 2017, when he finished fourth after missing nearly two months with an injury. Jose Abreu of the White Sox, the Yankees' DJ LeMahieu and the Indians' Jose Ramirez are this year's finalists.
DodgerBlue.com Nov 1, 2020
MLB Executives Deem Angels’ Mike Trout Best Player Over Dodgers’ Mookie Betts
When the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a trade to acquire Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox this past...
