Phillies’ perfect offer for Mike Trout if Angels decide to trade him

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Phillies’ perfect offer for Mike Trout if Angels decide to trade him

Douglas Fritz, ClutchPoints · ClutchPoints

Tue, May 5, 2026 ·

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While the Philadelphia Phillies deal with injury issues, they are also keeping an eye out for trade possibilities . But would they go for a big one? Here is the Phillies perfect offer for Mike Trout if the Angels decide to trade him.

The Phillies are considered the best bet and in the best position to deal for Trout, according to The Athletic.

“The most obvious trade partner is the Phillies, who need help in the outfield corners and would get an immediate bump from bringing a local star (he’s from Millville, New Jersey, not too far from Philly, and is a diehard Eagles fan) back home,” Keith Law wrote. “Their GM, Dave Dombrowski, has always loved acquiring big-name players, and isn’t afraid to trade prospects to try to boost the major-league team.”

But what would it take? Trout has been one of MLB’s best players so far in 2026.

Phillies would have to clear out key farm talent to get Trout

One question the Phillies have to ask themselves is whether Trout would be enough to push them over the top this year. They stood at 14-20, heading into Monday’s action, and were 10.5 games behind the division-leading Braves.

But it is so early in the season, there’s plenty of time for a hot streak to change everything. However, Trout comes with a giant share of risk. Here are his games played since the 2021 season: 36, 119, 82, 29, and 130. There’s just no guarantee he makes it through the summer and into the playoffs.

Maybe the hunger would help. Trout has only been in postseason play one time. That came in 2014, where he went 1 for 12 with one home run and one RBI in three games. That was the fourth major-league season for the 16-year veteran.

If the Phillies went ahead with the deal, they might have to part with outfielders Justin Crawford and Dante Nori. They would also need to throw in a pitching prospect.

Crawford, 22 years old, is their No. 3 overall prospect , according to MLB.com.

“Crawford makes a ton of contact, really limits his swing-and-miss, and even upped his walk rate in 2025 while lowering his strikeout rate,” MLB wrote. “He’s confounded evaluators because he does hit the ball on the ground a lot, but that number has gone down each season.

“Crawford’s close-to-top-of-the-scale speed remains an asset on both sides of the ball. He’s stolen 40+ bases in each of his three full Minor League seasons, and it helps him cover plenty of ground. He’s improved as a defender but can also use his wheels to outrun mistakes.”

As for Nori, he’s 21 years old and No. 7 on the team’s prospect list. He brings a compact stroke to the field.

“A 5-foot-9 sparkplug of a left-handed hitter, Nori knows his job is to put the ball in play and get on base,” MLB wrote. “And he did both of those things in his first full season, drawing walks and limiting strikeouts. There have been concerns about his contact-oriented quick swing and a lack of impact.

“And while he hit the ball hard for the first half of 2025, he didn’t answer those questions, with a .677 OPS and 92 wRC+ through the end of June. He’s never going to sell out for power, but he could get to 15 homers annually.”

With neither of those guys offering plus power, the Phillies might have to ship left-handed pitcher Cade Obermueller to the West Coast. Obermueller is 22 and ranked No. 9 on the prospect list.

“Obermueller has a slender, wiry frame and is a plus athlete on the mound with a little bounce,” MLB wrote. “The left-hander employs a low arm slot that helps provide excellent metrics on his fastball and slider. The heater sat at 91-94 mph, topping out at 98. And he’s able to manipulate the pitch for carry, run, or sink coming from a flat approach angle.

“He has a sinking mid-80s changeup he didn’t use much in college. But the Phillies think it can be a usable third pitch in the future.”

The Angels might not be willing to part with Trout until they get a plus power hitter in the deal. But they have to take Trout’s injury history and age (34) into consideration. It’s hard to know if Trout has more than a few seasons of plus production left in his career.

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