With Mike Trout and the Angels lined up to miss the playoffs again, this isn’t about how much time Trout can miss until it starts hurting the team. Obviously you want the game’s best player on the field, but with the team out of contention Trout doesn’t need to come back until he’s fully ready.
However, there are a couple of reasons for Trout to come back ASAP. Aside from playing the game he loves (and makes millions upon millions to play), Trout is right in the thick of two huge storylines.
First is his MVP campaign.