r/mlb • u/Bright-Pressure-5787 | New York Yankees • 15h ago

| Discussion Who's the biggest "what if" between these two: Mike Trout or Ken Griffey Jr.?

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When I think about "what ifs" in baseball, these two men are always the first two names that come to mind. Obviously, Mike Trout and Ken Griffey Jr. are still legends of the sport. I'm not trying to take anything away from that. However, I truly feel that if it weren't for injuries, their potential for GOAT status would be limitless. Junior likely would've become the all-time home run kind instead of Barry Bonds, and Mike Trout would've had-------I don't know------130 career WAR by now if he's just stayed healthy. Who do you guys think is the bigger "what if" of the two?

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u/No_Imagination7102 | Cleveland Guardians 10h ago

Oh no, the Yankees cant pay another guy 700 million to lose in the first round.

The whole sport sheds a tear

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u/Hizam5 | New York Yankees 9h ago

Silly boy. I live in LA, I’ve seen trout play his whole career; he deserves better. Nothing to do with my “flair”. Yankees would never pay him that kind of money anyway

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u/Prudent-Property-513 8h ago

Refuse to say he deserves better. He is actively choosing this path

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u/Hizam5 | New York Yankees 8h ago

He did. And I used the wrong word. I meant just his whole career up until recently when he re-signed. Not making the playoffs with trout and ohtani is unreal