The Red Sox trading for Mike Trout might actually make sense

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TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 8: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on against the Toronto Blue Jays in their MLB game at Rogers Centre on May 8, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images) On Tuesday, radio ratings connoisseur Mike Felger dropped this whopper as it pertains to Mike Trout and the Red Sox: . @mikefelger has a brown-checkmark source that says "don't be surprised" if the Red Sox trade for Mike Trout 🍿 @FelgerAndMazz @TonyMassarotti @bigjimmurray @IAmJamesStewart @MaggioreKevin @_JakeSeymour pic.

twitter. com/xln3NN2dai — 98. 5 The Sports Hub (@985TheSportsHub) May 12, 2026 The best part of the clip comes right in the middle, when Felger rattles off the reasons his slippery source believes a blockbuster trade of this magnitude is possible.

All are significant enough for a bullet point: The Red Sox think Trout’s a better leader than Bregman He’ll hit a bunch of home runs at Fenway Park The Angels like Jarren Duran and Brayan Bello That first point is a massive peek behind the curtain into the Civil War between Alex Cora’s people and Craig Breslow’s people . If you’re like me, and you believe that Alex Cora drove both Bregman pursuits, the comparison between Bregman and Trout as leaders should get your antenna up. When Felger mentions this nugget, he’s reading from his source, meaning somebody went out of their way to make that comparison.