"Mike Trout would've been the first $500,000,000 or $600,000,000 player" - Angels insiders defend 3x MVP in light of Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers success

While Shohei Ohtani will compete in his first World Series matchup, Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels will be watching from home. Undoubtedly, Trout will be rooting for his former teammates, but it still has to sting seeing all that success.

Trout's little postseason experience has been a talking point during his career. The slugger has played in just three postseason games during his 14-year career in the big leagues thus far.

Many believe that Trout has been too loyal to the Halos and is not as competitive as he can be. However, the crew over at Locked On Angels had the superstar's back. Mike Frisch said:

"The truth is, to act like he is not a competitive person, it shows me that you don't know the player and you have not been watching who Mike Trout is."

Frisch takes exception to people calling out Trout for his competitiveness. He is one of the most competitive players in the league and you can see how much it hurts him to sit out of games and not help his teammates. Jon Frisch said:

"He would have been the first $500 million or $600 million player, and he didn't do it because he wanted to win here and that's just who [he] is."

Angels insiders have high hopes that things will turn around for the club during Mike Trout's career

Los Angeles Angels - Mike Trout (Photo via IMAGN)

While the Angels lost their superstar Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout only played 29 games this season, there is still hope. Trout is working hard to get ready for next year and the team has some exciting young players starting to make a name for themselves.

It may not be next year, but the boys at Locked On Angels have high expectations for the club later down the road. They are speaking into reality that Trout will be back in the postseason before he decides to call it a career. Jon Frisch said:

"I have confidence that, maybe not next year, maybe not the year after that, but at some point in Mike Trout's remaining playing time, he's got a lot of time left on that contract, things are going to turn around for this team."

Time will tell if Trout can return to the postseason before hanging up the cleats. If he cannot, it will be something that sticks out when discussing his greatness.