At some point, an MLB player will score a contract worth a half-billion dollars.
It's an absurd notion, but it's coming. And Mike Trout may be the man to cash in.
Heading into this winter, all eyes will be on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Harper is 25 years old and Machado is 26. Both are generational talents with sterling resumes.
That said, neither has performed at peak level in his contract year.
Harper has cracked 34 home runs but is hitting a ho-hum .246 for the Washington Nationals, who will miss the postseason.