{"id":782608,"date":"2026-07-05T22:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T22:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782608\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T22:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T22:13:09","slug":"mike-trouts-future-with-angels-updated-by-gm-amid-phillies-2026-mlb-trade-deadline-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782608\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Trout&#8217;s Future With Angels Updated by GM Amid Phillies, 2026 MLB Trade Deadline Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Los Angeles Angels are headed for yet another losing season, with a 36-54 record as the All-Star Break approaches. The Philadelphia Phillies, meanwhile, are 50-39 but in desperate need of a right-handed bat and outfielder as they seek to win their first title since 2008. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">So the two teams might be natural trade partners before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Well, not so fast, as MLB insider Jim Bowden found out:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">nted, one wouldn&#8217;t expect John Mozeliak to publicly confirm a willingness to trade Trout to the Phillies, or any trade talks that may have happened beyond closed doors. Not exactly the best way to maintain your leverage in potential discussions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">But such a deal would make sense if it came to fruition. Alongside the aforementioned reasons above, Trout is originally from New Jersey and remains a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan, often in attendance once the MLB season concludes (which for the Angels has been late September given an 11-year playoff drought). <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The 34-year-old has been fantastic in the 2025 season, hitting .234 with 17 homers, 36 RBI, 54 runs, a 2.8 WAR and .866 OPS. For a Phillies team needing a right-handed bat to protect Bryce Harper in the lineup and hit cleanup, he&#8217;d slide in nicely. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">A hamstring injury has sidelined him since June 17, however, and such injuries remain a major part of Trout&#8217;s story in the later stages of his career, though he is <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/mike-trout-nearing-return-for-angels-ahead-of-all-star-game\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">hopeful to return this week<\/a>. He also has four years left on his deal beyond 2026 ($37.1 million per season)\u2014a lot for an acquiring team to take on given that injury history\u2014alongside a full no-trade clause. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">In other words, any potential trade comes with complications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">For now, Mozeliak is maintaining that the team won&#8217;t be trading him to Philly. But that probably isn&#8217;t going to be the end of the rumors linking Trout to the Phillies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Angels are headed for yet another losing season, with a 36-54 record as the All-Star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-782608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}