Trout is all of 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, a frame well-suited for an NFL tight end. But then he darts out of the batter's box, or explodes for a ball off the bat, or rounds second base, and the common reaction is something like, "Whoa!"
Trout reaches a top speed of 21 mph, faster than a roadrunner. He's been caught stealing in only 21 percent of his chances and has been given a baserunning score of 29.9 by FanGraphs, easily the highest in baseball since 2012.
Once, on May 1, 2012, Trout went home to first in 3.