Through 30 games, the tanking Miami Marlins have 21 home runs as a team.
Through 30 games of his own, Mike Trout has 11 all by himself – including this 524-foot blast:
Mike Trout just hit a 524-foot home run. pic.twitter.com/TIuNJYrsOD
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) May 3, 2018
Considering the Angels outfielder’s crazy production (.292/.433/.651), ESPN thought it would be interesting to examine if Trout could, in theory, be more productive than an entire taking team by himself.
To do that, they pitted Trout’s league-leading 2.5 WAR (wins above replacement) against the WAR stats from a number of tanking teams.
As of now, Trout’s singular WAR is better than the figure of the Orioles (-0.6), Rockies (-0.5), Phillies (0.8), Royals (1.7), Marlins (1.8), Rangers (2.1) and Giants (2.1). While this isn’t unprecedented, it underscores how excellent Trout is and how putrid tanking teams are.
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