GM: Angels will not trade 3-time AL MVP Trout
NASHVILLE, TENN. » The Los Angeles Angels will not trade three-time AL MVP Mike Trout, general manager Perry Minasian confirmed at MLB’s winter meetings on Tuesday.
Minasian responded to the annual questions about Trout’s future with the underachieving Angels by providing the same answer he has given in past years — and the same answer given by owner Arte Moreno’s previous general managers.
“Mike Trout will not be getting traded, 100%,” Minasian told MLB. com and other outlets.
Trout is under contract through 2030, and he makes $35.45 million annually with a full no-trade clause. But even after he missed significant portions of the past three seasons due to injuries, his future in Anaheim remains an annual topic of debate due to his formidable talent and the Angels’ annual failures to achieve any team success.
He is coming off the least impressive season of his career, during which he was limited to 82 games — just one after July 3 — due to a broken bone in his left hand.
He batted .263 with 18 homers and 44 RBIs while playing in just 82 games.
“Let me put it this way: I would have bet my house he would have had a better second half than his first half,” Minasian said. “But he just didn’t get that opportunity. I think it was just a freak injury that took a long time to heal.”
Astros GM says team has no interest in trading Bregman
Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown says the team isn’t exploring trades for Alex Bregman, even though the All-Star third baseman’s contract is set to expire after the 2024 season.
“Alex Bregman, he’s had a great career here. We’re not interested in trading him,” Brown told reporters Monday at baseball’s winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee.
“I think Alex knows that and understands that based on our conversations.”
Brown addressed Bregman’s status amid speculation the Astros were looking to move him before he reaches free agency.
Wis. gov signs off on $500M plan
MILWAUKEE » After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Brewers repair their stadium.
The governor signed the bipartisan package at American Family Field, calling the legislation a compromise agreement.
The Brewers’ principal owner, Mark Attanasio and former commissioner and former Brewers owner Bud Selig appeared alongside Evers. Attanasio called the signing “a special day” as he thanked legislators, Brewers employees and the public for helping him deliver what he called the best fan experience possible at the stadium.