With the loss of Shohei Ohtani in Anaheim, current MLB player Chris Bassitt is calling on the Angels to trade Mike Trout to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Current Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt would like to see the Los Angeles Angels trade superstar Mike Trout to the Philadelphia Phillies. This comes in the wake of the Angels losing Shohei Ohtani in free agency.

He made the comments to longtime MLB Network host and current Jomboy Media podcaster Chris Rose:

“I would love to see him in Philly. I know that’s kind of his hometown. I just think Trout in Philly would be apex. Him and Harper – the fans standpoint of it – I wouldn’t want to face them… But Trout arguably is one of the top five best players in my opinion ever, position-wise. I got to see him on a team that’s playing deep into October. He deserves that, the baseball world deserves that. Everyone deserves to see him go deep into a playoff run.”

Chris Bassitt wants the Angels to trade Mike Trout to the Phillies pic.twitter.com/NDmyk1nktz

— Chris Rose Sports (@ChrisRoseSports) December 18, 2023

Trout certainly does love Philadelphia and is often seen at Philadelphia Eagles games in the offseason. If he did end up in Philly, the Phillies would be one of the true favorites in baseball to win the World Series.

However, the Angels have said they are not trading him – and there’s no way of knowing if the Phillies could actually afford him. He’s got a $426.5 million deal that runs through 2030.

Trout is one of the best players in the history of baseball. He’s still just 32 years old and is already an 11-time All-Star, a nine-time Silver Slugger and a three-time MVP.

He’s a lifetime .301 hitter with 368 home runs.

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