Brewers fans, can you imagine, just for a split-second, Mike Trout in a Brewers throwback pinstripe uniform patrolling centerfield at Miller Park? Just how good would that look? This seemingly far-fetched daydream was much closer to being reality than many people know.
In the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft, the Angels selected a 19-year-old outfielder out of Millville (N.J.) High School by the name of Mike Trout with the 25th pick. However, the Angels didn’t always have this pick. It originally belonged to the Yankees.
“Whether he would have been the pick, I can’t say for sure, but there’s a good possibility.