If Mike Trout enjoys just average health over the remainder of his career, this new contract will generate more surplus value for the Angels than any contract has generated for any team in MLB history.
In short they’re paying for a 4-5 win player, and getting someone twice that good. This is an astonishingly fantastic bargain for the Angels, almost impossible to overstate. Like Brian, I’m glad that the Millville Meteor will spend his entire career with one team. But I think I just heard Marvin Miller flipping over in his grave.