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The Philadelphia Phillies tried to address their outfield problems this season by landing Adolis Garcia, and calling up their top prospect in Justin Crawford. However, none of these guys bring the star power the outfield needs.
FanSided’s Christopher Kline believes he has a solution, though. He proposes that if Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout’s explosive start to the 2026 season is permanent, that Philly will need to make a call to inquire about him.
“You can't write about potential Mike Trout destinations without mentioning the Philadelphia Phillies, who always seem to have a need in the outfield. The early returns on the Adolis García experiment aren't all negative, but it's hard to trust an aging veteran with strikeout problems, especially when he's coming off a sub-.700 OPS season. It's not like Brandon Marsh is a lock to spend the next decade in Philly's outfield either. Trout is a hometown kid. He loves the Eagles and the Sixers. He grew up pulling for the Phillies. This would just feel natural. I am not sure fans who are used to rooting for Joel Embiid need the inherent instability of Mike Trout fandom in their lives, too, but he's hopefully fix a need and add the sort of middle-order power Philadelphia current lacks. Trea Turner, Mike Trout, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper is one hell of a four-man gauntlet. It helps Philly defensively, it addresses their poor production in the four-hole, and it proves how serious ownership and the front office are about building a winner,” Kline wrote.
So far this season, Trout has slashed .556/.733/1.222/1.956 with five hits, two of which were home runs, three RBI and a stolen base in three games. And for his career, which has been legendary, he’s hit .294/.407/.571/.978 with 325 doubles, 406 home runs, 1021 RBI, and 215 stolen bases in 1651 games.
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As for his contract, he’s currently in year eight of a 12-year, $426.5 million deal. This means the money left on his contract is a little less than what the Phillies offered Bo Bichette over seven years.
If he continues this streak, there’s no reason the Phillies shouldn’t at least call to ask about him. Playing the remainder of his career for his hometown team, competing for a World Series is probably the most storybook way to finish his time in the MLB.
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