{"id":1518402,"date":"2022-07-06T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1518402"},"modified":"2022-07-06T11:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:06:06","slug":"mike-trout-and-shohei-ohtani-prove-the-angels-cant-have-nice-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/mike-trout-and-shohei-ohtani-prove-the-angels-cant-have-nice-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani Prove The Angels Can\u2019t Have Nice Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/Mike-trout\/\"> Trout <\/a>is a generational MLB talent. Although he hasn\u2019t even<br>turned 31 years old yet (he\u2019ll be doing that in August), his performance is among inner-circle<br>Hall of Famers. He\u2019s a tremendous player, but he can\u2019t do it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/shohei-ohtani-changed-game-mlb-changed-rules\/\">Shohei Ohtani can, though<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last eight seasons, the two-way Japanese star and Trout have combined to win four American League MVP Awards (three for Trout, one for Ohtani). However, the team success still isn\u2019t there \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/los-angeles-angels\/\">the<br>Angels<\/a> have played in just three postseason games since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Ohtani\u2019s free agency looming in 2024, time might be starting to run out for the Angels to<br>put a successful team around these two. We\u2019ve quickly gone from having sky-high expectations<br>to them becoming part of possibly MLB\u2019s most viral joke on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-early-comparisons-for-trout-and-ohtani-were-bold\">Early comparisons for Trout and Ohtani were bold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Shohei Ohtani&#039;s season stacks up against Babe Ruth and other great individual seasons | Get Up\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqb3KP89ig4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Ohtani is the first big leaguer to pitch and hit successfully in more than 100 years, comparing him to Babe Ruth is pretty much the only thing that makes sense. But what happens when you pair the modern-day Bambino with someone who has been the game\u2019s best player, such as Trout?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can imagine, the expectations got a little out of hand. You know, like an old <a href=\"https:\/\/lasportshub.com\/2018\/02\/09\/mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-21st-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FanSided<\/a> post calling the pair the 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century version of Ruth and Lou Gehrig. It must\u2019ve been hard not to feel pressure when hearing those kinds of comparisons. The two stars have risen to the occasion from the standpoint of individual performance since becoming teammates, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trout has racked up three Silver Sluggers and three top-five finishes in AL MVP Award voting (including a win in 2018). Ohtani has collected the 2021 AL MVP Award, one Silver Slugger, and AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as we\u2019ve seen, the Angels haven\u2019t capitalized. Not only have they failed to reach the postseason in nearly 10 years, but they also haven't posted a winning record since Trout and Ohtani joined forces. The closest they came was in 2018, finishing 80-82.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani can\u2019t stop the social media jokes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1tVfxo1taRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s this saying that the internet is undefeated. Social media can be quite ruthless, depending on the situation, too. That\u2019s certainly the case when it comes to MLB Twitter. There\u2019s a running joke that no matter how much Ohtani and\/or Trout accomplish in a single game, the sentence always seems to end with \u201cand the Angels lose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just consider this example from June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 21, Los Angeles and the Kansas City Royals engaged in a classic back-and-forth battle that lasted 11 innings. KC ended up winning 12-11 despite a career night as a hitter for Ohtani, as FOX Sports\u2019 Ben Verlander pointed out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Shohei Ohtani went 3-4 with 2 3run homers and 8rbi<br><br>Angels lose 12-11.<\/p>&mdash; Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenVerlander\/status\/1539487068828487680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A week later, on June 28, a similar observation hit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBRandomStats\/status\/1541999054871207938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1541999054871207938%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports7.us%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1518402action%3Dedit\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> while the Angels played the Chicago White Sox, noting that, despite some offensive heroics from Ohtani and Trout, LA sat in a 10-4 hole. You might be thinking, \u201cWell, the game wasn\u2019t over \u2026 maybe they came back and won?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn\u2019t. Los Angeles lost 11-4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a couple of recent examples. This joke has gone on for quite a while. There's even a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyKHLiu\/status\/1395056193060564996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1395056193060564996%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports7.us%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1518402action%3Dedit\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> from May 2021 expressing disbelief at the Angels\u2019 ability to fall short despite the talent on the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could fire off that same post today, and no one would bat an eye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Does the Future Hold for Trout, Ohtani, and the Angels?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should the LA Angels TRADE Shohei Ohtani?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dyv12ZfBAkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly how much longer can the travesty of not seeing these guys in the postseason last? It\u2019s already been way too long. Things got off to a solid start in 2022 &#8212; as recently as May 24, LA was near the top of the American League West with a 27-17 record. But then came a 14-game losing streak, which also cost manager Joe Maddon his job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it remains to be seen whether the Angels can turn things back around, this is an uphill battle to fight. What about beyond this year, though? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trout is as locked in with this franchise as one can be. He\u2019s amid <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/mike-trout-contract-los-angeles-angels\/\">a 12-year, $426.5 million contract<\/a> that\u2019s theoretically keeping him in Los Angeles through the 2030 season. He\u2019ll also be making north of $35 million per season for the remainder of his contract. There\u2019s always a chance he could waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a change of scenery, but that doesn\u2019t seem to be in the cards now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohtani, on the other hand, could be testing the market imminently. He\u2019s in the final season of a two-year, $8.5 million contract before hitting his final year of arbitration eligibility for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s projected to be a free agent after that, and his entrance into the open market would undoubtedly start the most intriguing free-agent pursuit we\u2019ve ever seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would he also end up sticking around in LA with Trout for the foreseeable future? That remains to be seen. It\u2019d be hard for the Angels to convince him to re-sign if he did reach free agency because of the number of contending teams who\u2019d likely have legitimate interest in signing him (with the money to back it up). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that were to happen, the 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century Babe Ruth would be leaving his lineup mate behind for greener pastures. Unfortunately for Trout, he wouldn\u2019t have the benefit of being on the 1930s Yankees like Gehrig did. And we\u2019d all be left wondering how the Angels would then try to put a winning club around their outfielder and get him to October before it\u2019s too late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019ll be hard to envision if Los Angeles is indeed unable to reach the postseason without two of the game\u2019s generational talents in its lineup card each night.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with many jokes, there's a nugget of truth behind the &#8220;and the Angels lose&#8221; tweets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All stats and award information courtesy of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/\"><em>Baseball Reference<\/em><\/a><em>. All contract figures courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotrac<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/10-highest-paid-mlb-players-2022\/\">The 10 Highest-Paid MLB Players in 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><br><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are two of baseball's best players, but they're being wasted on a struggling Los Angeles Angels team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":1518418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5020,5032,87773],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani Prove The Angels Can\u2019t Have Nice Things - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How does a team with both Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani become the butt of social media jokes. 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