Mike Trout has been the face of the Los Angeles Angels since 2012, when he put collectively an MVP-caliber season with out really profitable the award.
He finally gained not one or two, however three AL MVP awards and have become universally thought to be among the finest gamers of his era.
The issue is that the Angels have additionally been one of the vital dysfunctional franchises in baseball for years, even many years if you’ll.
They’ve didn’t construct round Trout (and Shohei Ohtani) once they had the prospect, and haven’t made the postseason since 2014.
LA is now referred to as an underachieving franchise, with out sufficient expertise to encompass Trout with a really aggressive roster.
That reality was on show as soon as once more on Monday.
For the fifth time within the season, Trout went yard.
And for the fifth time, his dwelling run was of the solo selection.
Nobody will get on base forward of him, and that could be a symptom of the shortage of expertise within the Angels lineup.
As soon as once more, if Trout desires to play within the postseason, he should do the heavy lifting and that’s an unfair ask for any participant.
The frequency with which he hits solo dwelling runs is astounding and by no means his fault.
“Mike Trout has now hit 10 consecutive solo HRs courting again to final season. He now has hit 235 of his 373 HRs with the bases empty (63.0%). The one participant in MLB historical past to have a minimum of 373 homers with 60% or extra being solo photographs is Alfonso Soriano (249 of 412, 60.4%),” MLB insider Bob Nightengale tweeted.
Mike Trout has now hit 10 consecutive solo HRs courting again to final season.
He now has hit 235 of his 373 HRs with the bases empty (63.0%).
The one participant in MLB historical past to have a minimum of 373 homers with 60% or extra being solo photographs is Alfonso Soriano (249 of 412, 60.4%).
Alfonso Soriano, a slugger within the 2000s and 2010s, is the one hitter who comes near Trout’s unhappy mark.
To suppose that Trout’s 946 RBI might have been many, many extra if he performed on a reliable staff.
He’s having an incredible begin to his 2024 marketing campaign, with a .297/.381/.757 line and a 1.138 OPS.
It’s too unhealthy that all of it appears destined to finish similar to it has all through the final decade.