LA Angels Have Right Not to Pay Mike Trout Now, but It Could Cost Them Later

Much is being made of the Los Angeles Angels renewing phenom Mike Trout’s contract for $510,000 for this season. A sum that is $20,000 over the second-year minimum, a scant four percent difference between the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up and the mere mortal second-year players.

Is Trout being disrespected?

Are the Angels being shrewd?

Do we have to pick one?

While someone’s pay has generally been a private matter, in sports a player’s salary has become another statistic. A measure of worth. If player A is better than player B then he ...

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