MLB exec shares 'hot take' on potential Angels' Mike Trout trade
This is a wild "hot take" from an MLB executive on the Mike Trout.
MLB exec shares 'hot take' on potential Angels' Mike Trout trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The 2026 MLB season has featured plenty of interesting storylines already, but for the Los Angeles Angels , the biggest story has been the resurgence of Mike Trout.
Despite sharing the worst record in the American League with the Houston Astros , the Angels have seen their future Hall of Famer come roaring back to stardom. Amid such a strong season so far, one MLB executive shared a bold prediction with MLB. com's Mark Feinsand , as they predicted Trout could be dealt at the trade deadline, which is a "hot take" that will probably not come true.
MLB exec predicts Mike Trout trade with 'hot take' "Would the Angels actually try to trade Trout, who has never shown an inclination of wanting to play elsewhere? Probably not," Feinsand writes. "Even the executive who voted for Trout admitted it was simply a 'hot take.
'" The Angels trading away Trout is incredibly unlikely. As much as a team would love to acquire Trout, the odds of a trade are incredibly small, if not zero. This executive, one of 20 polled by Feinsand, predicted Trout would be the biggest name moved at the deadline this year.