Mike Trout

Mike Trout may have had the quietest 40-homer season in 2022. Whether he was lost in the Aaron Judge hoopla or continues to squander an incredible career on a terrible team (hint: it's the latter), Trout went about his business as he always has. He only played in 119 games due to a rare and persistent back injury that will require more rest days going forward, even when healthy. On the other hand, those 40 HR and .347 ISO probably won some leagues last year for patient managers who could ride out the injuries. Steamer projections have him hitting another 40 and maybe crossing the century mark on runs and RBI if anyone aside from Shohei Ohtani shows up to play in L.A. He is a top OBP guy and his ratios have one of the highest floors in baseball. The stolen bases are most likely gone forever, but he could pair nicely with a speed guy from Round 1. At the end of the day, he is still Mike Trout, for better or worse. You know what you're getting.

Mike Trout reaches 40-homerun mark on final day of season

Mike Trout went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the A's.

Fantasy Impact

Trout capped off his 12th big-league season with his 40th homer of the year, because of course he did. This is just the third time that the former MVP has reached this mark, and he did it this season after playing just 119 games. The 31-year-old rounded out his year with a .283 batting average, his 40 homers, 80 RBIs and an OPS of .999 in 438 at-bats.