Mike Trout DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout has been a stud early in the season. On Saturday, Trout kicked off the scoring with a two-run single off Ryan Gusto in the opening frame. Trout didn't do much more in this game, but was involved in an odd play where the fan appeared to take the ball out of his glove. The 33-year-old has been awesome early in the season with six home runs and 14 RBI with eight walks as well. The biggest problem for Trout has been staying healthy, but he's one of the best hitters in the league when he plays.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout had a big day at the plate, along with several other teammates, in the team's 11-1 drubbing of the Tampa Bay Rays in Thursday's series finale. Trout went 2-for-5 with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBI to keep his early-season power streak going. The Angels clubbed a whopping six homers off Rays right-hander Zack Littell, with Taylor Ward and Jo Adell also hitting two homers apiece. The 33-year-old Trout is hitting only .205 through his first 12 games of 2025, but he has five homers, 11 RBI and an .895 OPS. The primary takeaway is that he's been able to stay healthy after playing in only 29 games in 2024 and 82 the previous season due to injuries. If Trout can stay healthy for the majority of the season, fantasy managers that took the chance on him at his lowered cost will be pleasantly surprised.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Guardians. In addition to the two RBI, he also scored twice in the contest. That now makes three consecutive games with a home run for the veteran and four straight with an extra-base hit. Despite that, the former 3x AL MVP is hitting just .172 (5-for-29) through eight games. All told, the 33-year-old has a .172/.278/.517 slash line with three home runs, eight RBI, six runs scored, no steals, a .318 wOBA, and a 103 wRC+. While it is still early, fantasy managers who drafted the 11x All-Star will want to see him raise his batting average more and steal a few bases. He'll have a chance to collect a couple of hits on Sunday when the Angels face the Guardians' Luis Ortiz in the series finale. Ortiz allowed nine hits, four walks, and seven earned runs his last time out.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout belted a first-inning solo home run off of Cleveland's starter Gavin Williams, while also walking once and scoring twice in the 8-6 loss to the Guardians. While his batting averageof .160 doesn't look like much, that makes three consecutivegames with an extra-base hit (1 2B, 2 HR) and at least one run scored, as well as four straightwith an RBI. A .317 xBA suggests things should be going better for the 33-year-old slugger, so perhaps he is starting to heat up. The 3x AL MVP has never faced Saturday's starter Tanner Bibee before, but has a 121 batterversus pitcher matchup rating according to RotoBaller'sBvP tool, so he could be a solid DFS play. Fantasymanagers in season-long leagues will, of course, continueto fire up the 11x All-Star.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout continued his slow start at the plate in Monday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Cardinals. The 33-year-old went 0-for-3 with two RBI and a strikeout. The power hitter is now 1-for-13 in his first four games. While this is not what fantasy managers were hoping for, the main thing is that Trout entered the season healthy, as his inability to stay on the field has been his biggest fantasy hindrance over the last several seasons. Unfortunately, the Angels haven't gotten things going offensively as a whole, so fantasy managers may have to hope that Trout can be a catalyst for his team. It may be frustrating, but fantasy managers need to be patient this early in the season.