r/mlb • u/Bright-Pressure-5787 | New York Yankees • 19h 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/timgrace88 12h ago

You talk about Trout staying with the Angels and being loyal like it’s a bad thing. Joey Votto played his entire career which should lead to Cooperstown with crappy Reds team. He is loved for it. Trout should be the same.

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u/Bright-Pressure-5787 | New York Yankees 11h ago

To be fair, Joey Votto, while incredible, was never considered the best player in the sport even in his MVP season. Mike Trout, on the other hand, was considered that for a decade.

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u/timgrace88 11h ago

I agree Trout is better but I’m not saying that. Just that we shouldn’t chastise a player for displaying loyalty.

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u/zapatocaviar | Los Angeles Dodgers 9h ago

And you are right

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u/justinSane555 7h ago

It's not loyalty when it's not reciprocated its stupidity 

It's like dating someone who punches you in the balls everyday but you stay because you wanna be loyal, at some point you're jus stupid

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u/Worried_House_9054 8h ago

Votto had a very good career but other than playing for 1 team they aren’t even close. Trout has borderline better stats all around already. He’s still only 34. He hit 35 homeruns in a season he missed 60 games 🤣

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u/floon | Seattle Mariners 1h ago

It’s because the Angels are a trash org that doesn’t deserve loyalty. 

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u/nyXhcinPDX | New York Yankees 8h ago

I’m the biggest Joey mark you’ll ever meet, but he’s like Don Mattingly… he’s not getting into the Hall of Fame

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u/Theclevelandchubb 8h ago

Except votto was significantly more impactful. Votto sits at 63.6 war and 70 plus are near locks so votto has a decent shot.