Potential AL East Mike Trout trade fit is bad projection for Yankees
Trout could waive his no-trade clause with the Angels.
Potential AL East Mike Trout trade fit is bad projection for Yankees originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout can waive the no-trade clause in his contract whenever he desires.
What's stopping Trout is his unwavering loyalty to the organization. The 34-year-old has been with the Angels since making his Major League debut in 2011. Bleacher Report's Zachary D.
Rymer listed five clubs that could make suitable trade fits and help Trout return to the postseason for just the second time in his career. The New York Yankees were one of them , but so were the Yankees' AL East rivals. "The Blue Jays do have Daulton Varsho in center field, but moving him to left or right would be an easy call if it meant having Trout in the everyday lineup," Rymer wrote.
"Because frankly, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto need help. " The Yankees lost to the Blue Jays in last year's ALDS, and adding Trout to Toronto's lineup would make their lineup even tougher to navigate.