Mike Trout Promoted; Futures Game Implications

by John Sickels on Jul 8, 2025 10:16 AM EDT

As you are probably aware by now, Los Angeles Angels prospect Mike Trout was promoted to the majors this morning and should be in the starting lineup tonight. Alas, this was too late for him to be named Prospect of the Day, but I'll write him up on Monday. I think they might be rushing him a bit, but he's met or exceeded all expectations so far, so I can understand the temptation to do this.

I was thinking about the implications this has for the 2011 MLB All-Star Futures Game. I assume that, unless he gets sent back down to the minors in time, he is no longer eligible to play in the talent showcase. They'll have to come up with a replacement. Who should it be?

Let's assume they need to stick with another outfielder for roster purposes. Who would you select? Let's come up with some names and we can work up a poll this weekend.

Two that come to mind for me are Trayvon Robinson and Desmond Jennings. Make some other suggestions.

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other possibilities:

Anthony Gose
Tim Wheeler
Aaron Hicks
Jake Marisnek

by John Sickels on Jul 8, 2025 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

Jennings ???

Jennings - I know the Rays are patient with their callups but is there any reason whatsoever that Jennings should still be in the minors. Are they waiting to trade Upton? The Super-2 passed on June 28th I believe and here we are 2 weeks later and no callup. It is no wonder the Rays cannot put fans in the seats even though they have the 3rd best record in the AL. I have watched Jennings in person and when healthy he is ridiculous. Many people are saying he is over-rated. Well you can blame the Rays for that.

Other comments:
Gose - Tons of speed. Maybe Rajai Davis comparable, but may suffer from poor contact rates.
Wheeler - I feel the kid has finally put it together. They should send him to AAA or give him a look this Sept. Blackmon going down helps that.
Hicks - How long has this guy been a top prospect? Will he ever reach his potential? He has all the tools but still in High A with 3 Hrs to date.
Marisnek - I have not seen him play but have read good reports on his all around game.

by SPYDER21 on Jul 9, 2025 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Wouldn't it have to be an Angels system player

as Trout was the lone LAA rep. at the game.

by TtD on Jul 8, 2025 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

angels

Yeah I thought about that, although if they want an OF I can’t think of any Angels candidates that aren’t a REAL stretch. Do they HAVE to pick an Angel?

If they do pick an Angel, who should it be? I don’t think they need another pitcher so that leaves out Richards.

by John Sickels on Jul 8, 2025 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

The Angel I’d want to see in it would be Segura, but it’d be just about impossible since he’d have to go on the World team. It seems like any other Angels hitter is going to be a stretch.

by rlwhite on Jul 8, 2025 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah

Yeah I don’t see any way to get an Angel hitter on this team.

by John Sickels on Jul 8, 2025 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

By the way, I don’t think OF is a big criteria in this case because there are 4 others already on the team, and Brown and Szczur can probably handle center.

by rlwhite on Jul 8, 2025 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Going down the list of OFers on the BA midseason top 50:

Jennings
Hicks
Brett Jackson
Gose

by rlwhite on Jul 8, 2025 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Best Angels possibilities

There are no good ones, but there are some decent ones:

AAA: Jeremy Moore (.289/.326/.491)
AA: Luis Jimenez (.297/.345/.517), Darwin Perez (.314/.412/.419)
A+: Kole Calhoun (.313/.397/.539)

Unfortunately all of the better Angels hitting prospects, aside from Trout, are either injured (Segura, Grichuk), or in the low minors, mainly Orem (Cron, Cowart, Lindsey).

But Jimenez has really come along of late and Perez seems like a sleeper to me - a 21-year old in AA with a .412 OBP is nothing to sneer at.

by Angelsjunky7 on Jul 8, 2025 11:55 AM EDT reply actions

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Where are Jimenez and Perez from? I’m not in a place where I can look this up right now, but if they aren’t from the US they won’t fit here.

Maybe Calhoun or Moore.

by John Sickels on Jul 8, 2025 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

didn't think of that

Perez is from Venezuela and Jimenez from the Dominican Republic.

by Angelsjunky7 on Jul 8, 2025 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

Kalhoun is kind of intriguing

here’s some video http://bit.ly/bpbcolekalhoun

kind of a Brian Giles starter kit, solid build, strong arm. . . numbers are inflated for the Cal League, he was pretty well eaten up by lefty pitchers in this look.

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by SoCalSoxFan on Jul 8, 2025 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

Probably a cup of coffee for Trout.....

….Peter Bourjos pulled up with a hammy last night, definitely out for the weekend…..with the All Star break coming up, Scioscia probably saw this as a good chance to give Trout a little taste of the bigs…plus, not subject Angel fans to any prolonged painful exposure to Reggie Willits in the starting lineup. ….

by jkaflagg on Jul 8, 2025 5:41 PM EDT reply actions