Oppenheimer: I said we got a team in Jupiter, the Texas Yankees, let's get him on the team. So I'm headed through south Jersey. He was there the day I saw Trout that spring.] He made it a fluid schedule for me. It spit out a 75 [on the 20-80 scale, meaning a potential Hall of Famer]. I owe it to my guys to play with them in this event." Malinoff: We had those two picks at the top when we knew that we had a chance to get both of them [Trout and Randal Grichuk]. [The A's took USC shortstop Grant Green instead of Trout with the No. You can't do that when you're hitting BP with the team -- you're taking five swings and getting out of there. However, entering Trout's age-29 season, it's now fair to consider several others worthy of the No. Silvestri: Eddie sees him and called me, "I'm going to dinner, I'll call you after." So I nailed him! What am I gonna do? Alberts: I had a 55 on him, an above-average major league regular and frequent All-Star. The right-hander owns a 6.03 ERA and a 5.86 FIP over 30 career MLB appearances, and he hasn't played in the majors since 2012. Share. He told us, make sure you're paying attention. Rowell last played in 2011. It turned into an epic haul of talent: They took Randal Grichuk and Mike Trout at 24 and 25, Tyler Skaggs at 40, Garrett Richards at 42 and Patrick Corbin at 80. 1 overall pick come draft day. Grant Green, Athletics, minus-1.1 career WARThe shortstop made it to the majors in 2013 and memorably went hitless during his entire five-game career with the Athletics. He hit one home run, but had walked three times previous. Silvestri: Two days before the draft, we get called into Eddie's room, which is a mess. 1 overall after earning nationwide hype as a future ace. Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox, Rangers fill stands with fans who accept 'calculated risk', Cohen's bond with Lindor helped lead to deal. Trout was selected in the 2009 MLB Draft and was drafted straight out of Millville Senior High School. He is nicknamed "the Millville Meteor." I said, "No, I'm not letting anyone screw up Trout!". He’d likely have made the post-season three or four times already (depending on … Overall, Gibson has recorded a 4.47 ERA and a 4.30 FIP over 159 MLB starts. Silvestri is referring to Billy Rowell, the ninth overall pick in 2006, taken by the Baltimore Orioles out of Pennsauken, New Jersey, just one spot ahead of where the San Francisco Giants selected Tim Lincecum. When we got him to the East Coast Pro [a summer showcase run by scouts], we put him right in center. How did 24 teams miss on Mike Trout? Trout was the … He did it. He was hitting balls out to right-center in the old configuration of Angel Stadium. Reflecting on Mike Trout being taken 25th in the 2009 MLB draft, Tim Kurkjian and David Ross detail the imprecise nature of the draft. Hollander: Trout's setup and swing were very different back then. Millville's Mike Trout Drafted by the Angels - 2009 MLB Draft - YouTube. The Colorado Rockies took Thomore in the second round in 2010; he hit .213/.314/.296 across four seasons, three in short-season ball, before he was released by his second team, the Chicago White Sox. Certain content reproduced under license. Kathy Mair [the Angels' baseball administration coordinator] and I took him out to lunch, then he worked out for us. I took it down to a 68 because I'd never thrown a 70 on someone before! Consistent out in Anaheim and always finds himself in the MVP conversation. Alberts: He was strong, but nobody would describe him as fluid. That kid was 3-for-3 with three rockets, so I'm like, I'm gonna put this guy in and nobody knows about him. Mike Trout to the Nats? They are the average projections of Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, and Adalberto Mondesí, who happen to be my first three picks of The only pick of the top five to fail to make the majors at all was lefty Tyler Kehrer, from the University of Eastern Illinois, a hard thrower who had control problems in college and had them in pro ball, topping out in high-A in 2012, his last year in pro ball. Info. 21 teams passed on him. Player B is … well, Player B is three players. Jeff [Trout] and I played a couple of years together, even roomed together in spring training one year at the Rock in Melbourne [Florida]. and they'd laugh at him. Bane: [Agent Craig] Landis called, said the price has changed. For a while, it had seemed like the Giants wouldn't regret trading the former top prospect for Carlos Beltran in 2011 like many expected, but New York is finally seeing dividends. That showed me a lot of class and a lot of balls to say that: It's not that I don't want to play for the Yankees, but I owe it to this group. But there’s only one Mike Trout, and so none of those guys is Mike Trout. 13 overall pick.]. Keith Law | 2009 draft busts. I felt like we had a better-than-average chance. If Billy had gotten him there, it would have been over. Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics president: Our guys, to say the least, really liked him. When I adjusted my AL-only bids, it pushed Trout up to $49, but I decided before the draft that I would go as high as $51. Easiest thing I've ever done. Roy Hallenbeck, Millville (N.J.) High School varsity baseball coach: Mike made varsity all four years. Player A is the projection for José Ramírez, who was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, in the present league. Ten years ago, he lasted until the Los Angeles Angels' back-to-back picks at Nos. Mike Trout was, essentially, Mike Trout on the day that he was selected with the 25th overall pick by the the Los Angeles Angels. Silvestri: I stayed in the Philly Renaissance, Tommy Allison [then the Diamondbacks' scouting director] and I had dinner that night before. That has led to the chronic question of why the industry as a whole didn't realize Mike Trout was, in fact, Mike Trout when he was a 17-year-old high school senior. Saying you didn't like him because of his arm was a cop-out. After being drafted out of high school, Tate only made it to High-A before flaming out as a 25-year-old in 2016. Bane: I knew of Trout, but the first time I saw him was at a high school game up in Millville. Marcus Stroman and Steven Matz were on that team too and they were all hitting. 2) Where was Trout selected in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft? Texas governor declines to throw 1st pitch after All-Star Ga... 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Over 46 career appearances, Jenkins posted a 3.31 ERA and a 4.36 FIP. The right-hander has since put together a respectable MLB career, but he seems to have plateaued just short of those expectations, instead settling in as a solid second option for the Nats. He was facing this big right-hander, Charlie Law, and Mikey got all three hits that his team got off Charlie. Bane: Two weeks after the draft Jeff called and said, "Would you just get him out of the house? Mike Trout was drafted on June 9, 2009 by the Angels with the 25th pick in that year's amateur draft. Mike Hart got drafted to the Indianapolis Colts in the Sixth round as the 36th pick. He converted into a reliever to make the bigs, last pitched in MLB in 2014, and most recently suited up in the Mexican League. Drew Storen, Nationals, 4.9 career WAR. Kyle Gibson, Twins, 9.2 career WARFor better or worse, the Twins have stuck with Gibson through all his ups and downs. Sean Black was a senior at Lenape Mike's freshman year and we faced him in the playoffs. Morhardt: I wasn't scouting in 2006, but I saw Rowell in A-ball the next year, and I thought, "This is an NP [non-prospect], a big guy, a big swing, who can't play." After being viewed as a future stud with the Cardinals, Miller was shipped to the Braves in a 2014 deal for Jason Heyward. He'd never seen him before. Damon Oppenheimer, Yankees scouting director: It all started at Area Codes. 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Tony [Reagins] calls me up and says, "Mo, this is gonna be tough. As far as passing the eye test, he didn't jump off the page. Mo [Greg Morhardt] would say, "Dad did it the exact same way. 9. Chad Jenkins, Blue Jays, 0.1 career WARThe right-hander is now out of professional baseball after briefly making it to the majors as a swingman from 2012-15. and of course the people from Millville knew who he was. Greg pulled me aside in the bathroom of the Marriott in our January meetings to say how much he loved Trout. Alberts: I remember Mo asking cross-checkers, "Would you take Trout or [Dustin] Ackley?" The biggest argument against Trout is a lack of stolen base upside. Mike Minor, Braves, 11.6 career WAROver seven MLB seasons, Minor has proven to be a slightly above-average major leaguer while also being hampered by injuries. All of a sudden this guy runs 4 [seconds] flat, he hits a ball really hard, he hits another ball really hard, plus the ease about how he does stuff in the [outfield]. He reminded me of a running back. I was wrong, obviously, it's better than that, but he put a bunch of balls in the rocks in right-center field in his BP session after he signed, and then he just bolted through the system. Silvestri: [At the Perfect Game event in Jupiter, October 2008] I knew he was playing for the Tri-City Arsenal, so I said, "Guys, I'm gonna do my own thing," and I stood on the golf cart down the right-field line, as far from everyone as possible, to watch some at-bats. Malinoff: He was a pretty good player, better than we all thought. The one thing I didn't know about was Oakland. Mike came in with a 32-inch bat. Now in the Diamondbacks' organization, the 28-year-old lefty owns a 4.06 ERA and a 4.12 FIP over 25 career MLB games, last pitching at the major-league level in 2015. The thing we didn't anticipate was that his feel in the box and his recognition skills were very apparent from Day 1 in Arizona, as compared to what he saw in [New Jersey]. Mike Hart got drafted to the Indianapolis Colts in the Sixth round as the 36th pick. That half a year, I could have waited it out and went to rookie ball [in 2010] instead. Mike Piazza was a 62nd round draft choice of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988. Coach Hallenbeck allowed Mike to take BP with wood and aluminum and get an extra 25 swings before everyone else. Oppenheimer: He was tough to see, but when we were there -- myself, Donnie, Brian Barber -- he was good. ", I get a call from Jeff [Trout] the next day and he leaves a message on my home answering machine, he said, "Mo, Mikey's driving us nuts, we're just gonna take the money. The best fun fact about the 2009 MLB Draft isn't that 22 teams passed on Trout - it's that the Angels were among them. Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). However, entering Trout's age-29 season, it's now fair to consider several others worthy of the No. Chad James, Marlins, no MLB appearanceThe left-hander barely made it above High-A and hasn't pitched professionally since getting hit with a 50-game PED suspension in 2015. 18. When the Minnesota Twins were selecting 22nd in the 2009 MLB draft Mike Trout was on the board and available to be drafted. Greg had done his job, but he said names I shuddered to hear, like Mickey Mantle. Mike worked four walks versus Black. In the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft, the Angels selected a 19-year-old outfielder out of Millville (N.J.) High School by the name of Mike Trout with the 25th pick. What if he had fallen just one more spot and became a Milwaukee Brewer? Silvestri: My only job in the spring was to make sure we didn't screw this up. I called up Eddie and he said, "What did he say?" We were going to see Evan Chambers [another draft prospect] and Eddie sees me getting out of the car. It was Strasburg, then him, then a HS pitcher, then Ackley. The biggest argument against Trout is a lack of stolen base upside. The ceiling for relief prospects is never as … I thought, I can't believe this is happening to us. But I would have told Eddie we have to have a workout that day. Donavan Tate, Padres, no MLB appearanceIt took a mere three picks to find to a player who never suited up for a single major-league game. Tony Reagins [the Angels' GM at the time] said we had to stay within slot, so if they don't want the slot, we'll move on to the next guy. Now 27 years old, Turner is testing his talents in Korea this season after signing with the Kia Tigers. Sixth overall pick. Millville's Mike Trout Drafted by the Angels - 2009 MLB Draft. People saw bits of it, but nobody other than, again, Mo and Eddie really thought that he would put absolutely everything together, and develop like he has. He's the fourth Greyjoy, just destroying us, with a vengeance worse than Euron's to remind the A's they should have taken him. 3. Give him whatever you want, but I would give him slot because I think they're gonna take it and go out. Like Washington, Arizona passed on Trout with two different picks. 16 and 17) at Trout. Everybody was sure that he was our guy, but only Greg saw real glitter and gold. I said to Jeff [Trout, Mike's father]: "The way he runs, he's a varsity player. Watch later. Tony Sanchez, Pirates, 0.3 career WARSince being drafted, Sanchez has mostly been a minor-league catcher who's also gotten an occasional cup of coffee in the bigs. Drew Storen, Nationals, 4.9 career WARThe ceiling for relief prospects is never as high, and the Nats likely knew they weren't drafting the second coming of Mariano Rivera here. Greg Morhardt is now the Canada area scout for the Boston Red Sox and cross-checks other players for the draft. I told him, "This is an easy one," and I technically hadn't really seen him out running yet. In the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft Mike Trout was destined to go to one of two teams, the Los Angeles Angels or the New York Yankees. Jeff Malinoff is retired and coaches youth baseball in Washington. Bane: I was there with Jeff Malinoff, and after five innings I said, "Let's go, I've seen enough." You just got the biggest freak on the planet" -- Tony never saw him -- "wait 'til you get a load of him, you just got the biggest steal in the draft. He played running back, played center in basketball. [Donnie Rowland preceded Eddie Bane as the Angels' scouting director; in 2009 he was scouting for the Yankees. Getting out of New Jersey helped a lot. Pollock, Diamondbacks, 17.1 career WAR. Then you get down there, it's not a great field, really beat up, and it's not great competition. But I may have been light. Trout's power/speed combo -- I was heaviest on the power, saying he had 25 homer power, I think most people didn't think that. 7. 21. He came running up to me, but I said, "I'm going to say who our competition is, it's the Yankees but they're behind us, I don't know about Boston and they like [Rey] Fuentes too, but Ray [Fagnant, Boston's area scout for the Northeast] liked him." Position: Centerfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 235lb (188cm, 106kg) . This baseball season marks the 10th anniversary of the 2009 MLB Draft where superstar Mike Trout was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels 25th overall in the 1st round… So I felt pretty good coming out of that day, I sent Eddie in immediately. ... Twenty-one teams pass on Mike Trout. Tate, from Cartersville, Georgia, went third overall to the Padres, but never got out of A-ball. Mohrhardt: When you're looking at personalities to choose, makeup isn't whether the guy is nice to me, but how does he react to general situations, or what does it take for a guy to throw a towel in. Eddie Bane, Angels scouting director: Teams were scared because of Rowell, but it was still just an excuse. He wasn't crude, but his stance was crude and there was some muscle in his swing. Silvestri: It was a rough weather spring in the Northeast. Silvestri: One of our guys went to see our Arizona League club, then he put Greg and I on a conference call and said this is the best thing I've ever seen, he's going to move quickly through our system, his arm was the only tool not average. 17. Oppenheimer: Legitimately, he was the second guy on our board. Matt Hobgood, Orioles, no MLB appearanceHobgood represents yet another pitcher whom Baltimore failed to develop after taking him early in the draft. When you consider that future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols was drafted in the 13th round, and that HOF catcher Mike Piazza was drafted in the 62nd round, the baseball draft … (1:14), Draft heist of the century? I think it threw people off a little bit. I liked the fact that he was physical. Let me take it from here." Mikey was 15 and playing shortstop and pitched, wore No. I'm going to stay with my group. Alex White, Indians, minus-1.1 career WARWhite quickly progressed through the minors, but his dominance didn't translate to major-league success. Miller wound up having a good year in Atlanta but was traded once again - this time to the Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson. Trout is an eight-time MLB All-Star, three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) (winning the award in 2014, 2016, and 2019, while finishing second in the 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018 votes), and is an eight-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. I have back surgery scheduled for that spring. Matt Hobgood, RHP, Orioles. ... You're going to compare that guy to Rowell? Mike Trout is for real. Angels rookie sensation Mike Trout was putting on another show. That has a lot to do with it. It might be Jeff's kid.' I never saw that kind of athlete with that explosion and shortness to the ball before. Trout ran better than everybody else and put everything he had into his fielding and throwing. Greg was nervous. Silvestri: The other things that are so hard to figure out, the makeup stuff, we knew all that because of Greg. How Mike Trout fell to the Angels, Astros make strong opening statement and other observations from MLB's first weekend, Nats to play doubleheader, eye roster moves, Reds' Castellanos suspended 2 for sparking brawl, Cohen 'all-in,' expecting Mets to make playoffs, Texas Gov. This year, the 31-year-old lefty will start on Opening Day for the Rangers. I said, 'Hey, did his dad play minor league baseball? That sets the table for you as an evaluator -- it's human nature. Trout: Coach did a good job. He wasn't [Ken] Griffey Jr. Mike Trout would have been better off being drafted by the Diamondbacks. It might not really count, since the Angels also owned the very next pick and knew they would get both players, but they could have called either name at No. The way he talked to me, it was like a man-to-man talk, and I really felt good about the makeup. I said, "Trouter, I'm gonna take him, in six years he'll be making $20 million-plus a year, I gotta go." He had become our toughest at-bat. With the 25th pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim select….Mike Trout, Outfielder from New Jersey. The Nationals took him in the second round in 2006; he didn't sign, went to Seton Hall, and was drafted in the seventh round in 2009 by the Yankees, topping out in Double-A. Greg likes nobody as a scout! But I think teams didn't like to take the guy ranked 25th in the country third or fourth in the draft. So how do so many baseball teams -- teams that spend countless hours trying to find just one player like Mike Trout -- miss when Mike Trout actually comes along? I said, "I think we're fine," so I call up Trouter [Mike's father] and there's dead silence on the other end. Professional teams consistently chomp at the bit for a chance to draft the next Mike Trout or Bryce Harper, former high school superstars who represent the type of … 13. The only franchises immune from criticism here are the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Nolan Arenado on the West Coast? Note: All wins above replacement (WAR) courtesy of FanGraphs: 1. Morhardt: Eddie didn't tell anyone, didn't tell me, didn't tell Malinoff, he just did his thing. We tend to make excuses for guys, but he ran 3.9 in the worst possible conditions. The first two picks in the League of Alternative Baseball Reality's mixed league draft were, as expected, Mike Trout and Jose Altuve. Eddie Bane is now a special assistant to the GM of the Red Sox. I was watching his game, versus Millville. About five hours before the draft, Eddie calls and said that some teams that had more money said they'd give Trout a million [dollars] more than that. Hollander: Jeff called and said, "You have to get this kid out of the house and onto a baseball field, he just wants to sign." I don't think I got into see him until May. I went over to the parents and gave them the Cardinals paperwork to fill out. Morhardt: I had taken the job with the Angels, and [St. Louis area scout] Koby Perez said there's this kid Trout, you might have to look at him, he can really run. Bane: There were teams that didn't even cross-check him. Of the four major sports, it is likely the one draft that is most difficult to get right. I called Tony at 9 a.m. Pacific to say it's done, he's taking the money.". You just saw so much in him, I've always loved that kind of guy where you could dream and use your imagination and put the dots together. Last year, Wheeler seemed to put it all together with a strong season for the Mets. I was thinking he's a senior no one knows and I can give him [a $20,000 signing bonus] in the 30th round. At this point in the first round, Acuna Jr., Tatis Jr., Betts, Juan Soto, and Mike Trout are likely off the board. The right-hander will play for the Mariners in 2019. A football and basketball star at Norco (Calif.) High School, the 6-foot … Beane: Since then, Trout went on his own personal iron fleet in the Greyjoy. The consensus in the room was, I think, by comparing apples to apples, you'd pick Trout first. Jacob Turner, Tigers, minus-1 career WARHigh school pitchers are known as boom-or-bust assets, and Turner ended up as the latter. So, let's review the 21 franchises that passed on Trout, and the players they took instead. 20. Roy Hallenbeck is still varsity baseball coach for Millville High School. 15. (1:14). The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network … A.J. He wants to play. It was a tough combination. When you're through the 42nd pick and you have four of our top 20, everybody was just over the moon. Eddie had to be persuaded that, in his heart, he thought "this is the guy." 5. Don Kohler [then of the MLB Scouting Bureau] ran a workout; that was the first time I saw Mike. Hollander: Trout was eighth on our overall board, but with the understanding we were taking him with one of those two picks. Meanwhile, Trout ran 3.85 to first base, he was a 6.4 runner, he was powerful, he played every sport, had a compact swing, had great makeup. 12. At the end of the day the scouting director's neck is on the line, so he's the one who has to make the final decision. The ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience, Icon Sports Wire / Icon Sportswire / Getty, Stephen Dunn / Getty Images Sport / Getty, Josh Umphrey / Getty Images Sport / Getty, Cubs' Baez: Lindor's contract 'helps a lot of shortstops' in free agency, White Sox' Mercedes earns AL Player of the Week after historic start, Reds' Castellanos suspended 2 games for benches-clearing incident, MLB weekly betting preview: deGrom owns the Phillies, Bauer, Reds' Bell upset about Castellanos suspension. I said he's Mickey Mantle but not a switch-hitter, Rickey Henderson but right-handed. He was fooling around hitting left-handed, but right-handed it was consistent, a short swing, then bam! We had another player a few years after, who went very high in the draft, who was a terrific kid. He wanted to get the scouts a chance to see me hit BP. They were humbled -- the mother's eyes watered up, and they couldn't believe someone was interested in their son. Mike Trout might be the best player in MLB history, but he wasn't even seen as the best player in his own draft class, or close to it. 4. The latest episode of MLB's new podcast "Full Account" details the story of how Trout, now widely considered the best player in baseball, lasted until pick No. ... His sophomore year, it was a playoff game at the end, he was pitching, couple of Yankees scouts and an MLB scout named Don Kohler saw him pitch. ", Silvestri: I don't have a comp! Greg Morhardt, Angels area scout for the Northeast: Trout started as an infielder. Mike Alberts, Nationals area scout for the Northeast: People would ask, "What high school position players come out of the Northeast?" The kid could run, with a quick bat, but he was not a shortstop. Shopping. 8. Here's how things might look if teams were able to choose again a decade later. So scouts said, "I'm not going to miss the next Mike Trout.". I'm gonna let the best player go? He was throwing 87 off the mound, so his arm wasn't going to keep him out of center field. You get Mike in your ballpark, and I don't know where he would have been hitting balls. but they said, "No, he's only a junior," I'm like [damn]! He just came in with maturity well beyond his years. That's when it started getting surreal. I said, "Is he a senior?" This is a confusing time, but you can trust them. It's fun to remember that Mike Trout - who reportedly secured the largest contract in professional sports history on Tuesday - was selected 25th overall in the 2009 draft. Hollander: The whole draft year was really fun, since we had five of the top 48 picks. What round was mike piazza drafted? If Teixeira had never joined the Yankees, the Angels likely wouldn't have ended up with Trout. Crow is one of just four players selected before Trout to make an All-Star roster, but that's where the praise for the right-hander stops. He was on the Yankee AC team out in Long Beach, and Matty Hyde [their area scout for the Northeast] was the manager. Tate was the only kid on his high school team who didn't homer in BP! Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, 30.8 career WARStrasburg was a lock to go No. Note: All descriptions refer to the speakers' roles at the time of the draft in 2009. ... who would make the Angels' draft call. Somehow, the best player in baseball, and possibly the greatest of all time, was passed over by 21 different teams. Damon Oppenheimer is still vice president and director of amateur scouting for the New York Yankees. The outfielder never made an appearance for Los Angeles, as he was traded to St. Louis in a 2013 deal for David Freese, but he's gone on to have a solid MLB career with the Cardinals and Blue Jays. He retired with an overall .247/.317/.418 slash line following seven seasons across four minor-league levels. However, Allison and the Diamondbacks recovered nicely in the eighth round when they nabbed a first baseman named Paul Goldschmidt at No. He just didn't have bad days: He ran exceptionally, hit balls hard, ran sub-4 flats. But that part of the game, because he was going to strike out a lot, his personality was going to make it tough for the combination of a lot of failure and taking it too personal. Jiovanni Mier, Astros, no MLB appearanceThe utility infielder has never made a major-league appearance and most recently played professionally in Mexico, where he posted a .277/.366/.365 slash line. I asked a couple of fans, "What's his deal?" Give me reasons why you think he's going to hit. Trout came up into the stands and said, "I really appreciate it. Matt Purke, Rangers, 0.1 career WARPurke was the earliest selection of 2009 who didn't sign, and he wound up going to the Nationals in the third round of the 2011 draft. If anyone says, "If he figures it out some day," don't pick the player! I said, "Justin, who's the guaranteed big leaguer in there?" Let's go.". Randal Grichuk, Angels, 8.9 career WAR. Revisiting the Mike Trout draft: How badly did each team mess up? What did Rowell do compared to Mike!? Mike Silvestri is an international cross-checker for the Red Sox. Justin Hollander is now assistant general manager for the Seattle Mariners. Koby Perez, Cardinals area scout: I was headed to the University of Maryland and there was a kid, Charlie Law -- tall and lanky -- whom I had seen hit 84 mph the summer before. I go, "Tony, first of all, the Trouts' word is good. 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